Herb Pope scored 23 points and 10 rebounds as Seton Hall beat visiting Providence 81-71 on Sunday.

Jeff Robinson added 20 points for Seton Hall (10-12, 4-6 Big East), which took a 31-16 lead with 4:28 to go in the first half after a 20-5 run. The Friars didn’t get back within single digits until less than two minutes remained in the game.

Seton Hall won despite an off game from leading scorer Jeremy Hazell, who went 3 of 12 for 10 points. Hazell had 28 points in Tuesday’s win at Syracuse.

It was a disappointing result for Providence (13-9, 2-7 Big East), which beat Louisville and Villanova in its previous two games for the program’s first consecutive wins against ranked foes since 1998.

Marshon Brooks and Vincent Council led Providence with 20 points apiece. Bilal Dixon contributed 17 points and 10 boards for his first Big East double-double this season.