Seton Hall breaks away for 92-70 win in Eastern's East Coast trip

For the first half of last Sunday’s nonconference men’s basketball game between Eastern Washington and Seton Hall, it looked as though the Eagles were able to perform on the big stage.

But something happened after the break where Eastern’s field goal shooting percentage dropped by 10 points and the Eagles lost 92-70 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. to the Pirates of the Big East.

It was the first of a two-game road trip to the East Coast for Eastern which visits the University of Connecticut Saturday for a 10 a.m. tipoff in Bridgeport’s Webster Bank Arena.

“It’s a 40-minute game, but w...