Pope, Seton Hall hold off frantic Providence rally (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Seton Hall's Herb Pope, right, blocks a shot attempt by Providence's Jamine Peterson, center, while Seton Hall's John Garcia defends in the first half of their first round NCAA college basketball game at the Big East Conference Championships, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in New York  (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Herb Pope had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Seton Hall built a huge second-half lead before barely holding off a furious Providence rally for a 109-106 victory in the first round of the Big East tournament Tuesday night.