SETON

KSTATE

Staton-McCray and Fisher score 16 points each, lead Seton Hall over Kansas State 78-67

AP
Dec 06, 2025

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) AJ Staton-McCray and Elijah Fisher scored 16 points apiece, and Seton Hall Pirates built a double-digit lead early in the second half to cruise past Kansas State Wildcats 78-67 on Saturday in a rare matchup.

Adam Clark scored five points and Fisher added four as Seton Hall closed the first half on a 9-3 surge for a 35-29 halftime advantage. The Pirates opened the second half on a 22-6 run and led 51-35.

K-State pulled within 62-54 with about six minutes left but didn't get closer.

Staton-McCray was just 3 of 15 from the floor but made all nine of his free-throw attempts. Fisher was 5-of-9 shooting. Najai Hines added 11 points and Clark finished with 10 for Seton Hall (9-1).

Khamari McGriff scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Kansas State (5-4), which shot 37% (23 of 62) and missed 20 of its 35 free-throw attempts.

The Wildcats have lost four straight.

Seton Hall earned a 34-29 win over K-State on Dec. 30, 1940 in the only previous meeting. The win was in the midst of the Pirates’ program-record 41-game winning streak that spanned 1939-41.

Kansas State plays at home against Mississippi Valley State on Monday.

Seton Hall will look to extend a four-game win streak with a home game against Rutgers on Saturday.

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1st Half
HALL
Pirates
35
KSU
Wildcats
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Stephon Payne vs. Khamari McGriff (Wildcats gains possession)
19:46	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk (P.J. Haggerty assists)	0-2
19:36	+3	AJ Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists)	3-2
19:07	+3	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point jump shot	3-5
18:49		Mike Williams turnover (bad pass) (Abdi Bashir Jr. steals)
18:29		Stephon Payne blocks Khamari McGriff's two point layup
18:27		AJ Staton-McCray defensive rebound
18:16	+3	Elijah Fisher makes three point jump shot (AJ Staton-McCray assists)	6-5
17:57		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
17:55		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
17:50		P.J. Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Stephon Payne steals)
17:45		Stephon Payne misses two point layup
17:43		Stephon Payne offensive rebound
17:40	+2	Elijah Fisher makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)	8-5
17:40		Nate Johnson shooting foul (Elijah Fisher draws the foul)
17:40		Elijah Fisher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:40		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
17:14		P.J. Haggerty turnover (AJ Staton-McCray steals)
17:09		Mike Williams misses two point jump shot
17:07		Stephon Payne offensive rebound
17:04		AJ Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
17:02		Elijah Fisher offensive rebound
16:49	+3	Adam Clark makes three point jump shot	11-5
16:31		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:29		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
16:27		Khamari McGriff misses two point layup
16:25		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
16:25	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup	11-7
15:56		AJ Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
15:54		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
15:54		TV timeout
15:40		Stephon Payne blocks David Castillo's two point layup
15:38		Adam Clark defensive rebound
15:31		Elijah Fisher misses three point jump shot
15:29		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
15:18		C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
15:16		Elijah Fisher defensive rebound
15:14		Elijah Fisher turnover (bad pass)
15:04		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:02		AJ Staton-McCray defensive rebound
14:47		Abdi Bashir Jr. personal foul
14:30		Mike Williams misses three point jump shot
14:28		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
14:14		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:12		Mike Williams defensive rebound
14:05		Elias Rapieque personal foul
13:58	+2	Najai Hines makes two point layup (Tajuan Simpkins assists)	13-7
13:58		Elias Rapieque shooting foul (Najai Hines draws the foul)
13:58	+1	Najai Hines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-7
13:42	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point jump shot	14-9
13:42		Najai Hines shooting foul (Khamari McGriff draws the foul)
13:42		Khamari McGriff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:42		Najai Hines defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Najai Hines makes two point layup (Trey Parker assists)	16-9
12:56	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point hook shot (C.J. Jones assists)	16-11
12:29		Mobi Ikegwuruka personal foul
12:18		Khamari McGriff blocks Jacob Dar's two point layup
12:16		Pirates offensive rebound
12:14		Trey Parker turnover (lost ball) (Khamari McGriff steals)
12:07		P.J. Haggerty misses two point layup
12:05		Najai Hines defensive rebound
12:00		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
12:00		Abdi Bashir Jr. personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:55		Tajuan Simpkins misses three point jump shot
11:53		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
11:40		David Castillo turnover (lost ball) (Trey Parker steals)
11:35	+2	Tajuan Simpkins makes two point layup (Trey Parker assists)	18-11
11:14		Trey Parker shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
11:14		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:14	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
11:07	+2	Najai Hines makes two point layup (AJ Staton-McCray assists)	20-12
10:57		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
10:55		P.J. Haggerty offensive rebound
10:54		Najai Hines blocks P.J. Haggerty's two point layup
10:52		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:46	+2	Dorin Buca makes two point layup (P.J. Haggerty assists)	20-14
10:30		AJ Staton-McCray misses two point layup
10:28		Jacob Dar offensive rebound
10:28		Jacob Dar misses two point layup
10:27		Najai Hines offensive rebound
10:26		Najai Hines misses two point layup
10:24		Dorin Buca defensive rebound
10:22		Tajuan Simpkins shooting foul (Mobi Ikegwuruka draws the foul)
10:22		Mobi Ikegwuruka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:22	+1	Mobi Ikegwuruka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-15
10:01		Dorin Buca blocks AJ Staton-McCray's two point layup
9:59		Dorin Buca defensive rebound
9:53	+2	David Castillo makes two point layup (Dorin Buca assists)	20-17
9:30		Nate Johnson shooting foul (AJ Staton-McCray draws the foul)
9:30	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-17
9:30	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-17
9:19		Taj Manning misses three point jump shot
9:17		Dorin Buca offensive rebound
9:11		C.J. Jones turnover (bad pass)
8:51		Dorin Buca blocks AJ Staton-McCray's two point layup
8:49		Taj Manning defensive rebound
8:43	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (P.J. Haggerty assists)	22-20
8:14		Mike Williams misses three point jump shot
8:12		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Dorin Buca makes two point dunk (P.J. Haggerty assists)	22-22
7:52		Pirates 30 second timeout
7:52		TV timeout
7:43		Adam Clark misses three point jump shot
7:41		Taj Manning defensive rebound
7:31		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
7:30		Dorin Buca offensive rebound
7:30		Stephon Payne personal foul
7:30		Elijah Fisher personal foul
7:10		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
7:09		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
6:42	+2	Najai Hines makes two point hook shot (AJ Staton-McCray assists)	24-22
6:24		Najai Hines shooting foul (C.J. Jones draws the foul)
6:24	+1	C.J. Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-23
6:24	+1	C.J. Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
6:18		AJ Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
6:16		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
6:10		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
6:08		C.J. Jones offensive rebound
6:00		P.J. Haggerty misses three point jump shot
5:58		Tajuan Simpkins defensive rebound
5:49	+2	Tajuan Simpkins makes two point layup	26-24
5:30		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
5:28		Elijah Fisher defensive rebound
5:21		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
5:19		David Castillo defensive rebound
5:15		Stephon Payne personal foul
5:15	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-25
5:15		Khamari McGriff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:15		Josh Rivera defensive rebound
5:08		Josh Rivera misses three point jump shot
5:06		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
4:57		Tajuan Simpkins personal foul
4:57	+1	C.J. Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-26
4:57		C.J. Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:57		Josh Rivera defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Elijah Fisher makes two point layup (Mike Williams assists)	28-26
4:14		Mobi Ikegwuruka turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Fisher steals)
4:11		Mobi Ikegwuruka personal foul
4:11	+1	Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-26
4:11	+1	Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-26
4:00		P.J. Haggerty turnover
4:00		TV timeout
3:39		Mike Williams turnover (out of bounds)
3:29		Adam Clark shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
3:29		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:29		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:29		Trey Parker defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Adam Clark makes two point jump shot	32-26
2:52		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
2:50		Trey Parker defensive rebound
2:45		Josh Rivera misses two point layup
2:43		Pirates offensive rebound
2:36	+2	Adam Clark makes two point jump shot	34-26
2:27		Wildcats 30 second timeout
2:07		Dorin Buca offensive foul
2:07		Dorin Buca turnover (offensive foul)
1:54		David Castillo shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
1:54		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		Taj Manning defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk (Dorin Buca assists)	34-28
1:23		Elijah Fisher misses three point jump shot
1:21		David Castillo defensive rebound
1:18		Trey Parker personal foul
1:18		David Castillo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:18	+1	David Castillo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-29
1:01		Adam Clark misses three point jump shot
0:59		Josh Rivera offensive rebound
0:56		Josh Rivera misses two point layup
0:54		David Castillo defensive rebound
0:51		David Castillo misses two point layup
0:49		David Castillo offensive rebound
0:44		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
0:42		Josh Rivera defensive rebound
0:18		Josh Rivera turnover (traveling)
0:02		AJ Staton-McCray blocks P.J. Haggerty's two point layup
0:00		Adam Clark defensive rebound
0:00		David Castillo personal foul
0:00		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:00	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HALL
Pirates
43
KSU
Wildcats
38

Time		Play	Score
19:49		AJ Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
19:46		Khamari McGriff personal foul
19:26		AJ Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
19:25		Stephon Payne personal foul
19:05		Nate Johnson turnover (lost ball)
18:42	+2	Najai Hines makes two point dunk (Mike Williams assists)	37-29
18:27	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (P.J. Haggerty assists)	37-31
18:05	+3	Mike Williams makes three point jump shot	40-31
17:55		Najai Hines shooting foul (Abdi Bashir Jr. draws the foul)
17:55		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:55		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3
17:55		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3
17:55		Adam Clark defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Adam Clark makes two point jump shot	42-31
17:27		P.J. Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams steals)
17:22	+2	Mike Williams makes two point layup (Elijah Fisher assists)	44-31
17:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:21		TV timeout
17:06		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:04		Taj Manning offensive rebound
17:02		Stephon Payne personal foul
17:00		Najai Hines blocks David Castillo's three point jump shot
16:58		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
16:55		Dorin Buca turnover (Elijah Fisher steals)
16:47		AJ Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
16:46		Elijah Fisher offensive rebound
16:46		David Castillo personal foul
16:34		Mike Williams misses two point layup
16:32		Abdi Bashir Jr. defensive rebound
16:20		Taj Manning misses three point jump shot
16:18		AJ Staton-McCray defensive rebound
16:09		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
16:07		Dorin Buca defensive rebound
15:53	+2	David Castillo makes two point layup (Abdi Bashir Jr. assists)	44-33
15:29		Adam Clark turnover (bad pass) (Taj Manning steals)
15:17		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:15		Pirates defensive rebound
15:14		TV timeout
14:44		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
14:42		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
14:26		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:24		AJ Staton-McCray defensive rebound
14:20	+2	AJ Staton-McCray makes two point layup	46-33
14:20		Abdi Bashir Jr. shooting foul (AJ Staton-McCray draws the foul)
14:20	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-33
14:07	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point layup	47-35
13:42	+2	Elijah Fisher makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)	49-35
13:32		P.J. Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Adam Clark steals)
13:28		Jerome Tang technical foul
13:28	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes technical free throw 1 of 2	50-35
13:28	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes technical free throw 2 of 2	51-35
13:28		P.J. Haggerty personal foul
13:20		P.J. Haggerty personal foul
13:09		Mike Williams misses two point jump shot
13:07		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:01		Adam Clark shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
13:01		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:01	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-36
12:46		Dorin Buca blocks Elijah Fisher's two point layup
12:44		Dorin Buca defensive rebound
12:35	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot (Abdi Bashir Jr. assists)	51-39
12:14		Mike Williams misses three point jump shot
12:12		Pirates offensive rebound
12:00		Elijah Fisher misses three point jump shot
11:58		Dorin Buca defensive rebound
11:50		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:48		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
11:43		Tajuan Simpkins shooting foul (Dorin Buca draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:43	+1	Dorin Buca makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-40
11:43		Dorin Buca misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:43		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:27		Jacob Dar shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
11:27		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:27		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:27		Josh Rivera defensive rebound
11:13		Trey Parker turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Haggerty steals)
11:09	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point layup	51-42
10:48		AJ Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
10:46		Josh Rivera offensive rebound
10:36	+2	AJ Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Stephon Payne assists)	53-42
10:19		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:17		Stephon Payne defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Tajuan Simpkins makes two point layup	55-42
9:32		Josh Rivera personal foul
9:32	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-43
9:32	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-44
9:10		Tajuan Simpkins misses three point jump shot
9:08		Khamari McGriff defensive rebound
8:53		Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass)
8:42	+3	Trey Parker makes three point jump shot (Stephon Payne assists)	58-44
8:31		P.J. Haggerty turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams steals)
8:27	+2	Mike Williams makes two point layup	60-44
8:16		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:16		TV timeout
8:01	+3	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point jump shot (David Castillo assists)	60-47
7:42		Elias Rapieque blocks Josh Rivera's two point layup
7:40		Wildcats defensive rebound
7:27		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:25		Trey Parker defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Trey Parker makes two point layup	62-47
7:04	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (David Castillo assists)	62-49
7:04		Najai Hines shooting foul (Khamari McGriff draws the foul)
7:04		Khamari McGriff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:04		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
7:02		Khamari McGriff turnover (lost ball) (Tajuan Simpkins steals)
6:52		AJ Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Haggerty steals)
6:44		Elias Rapieque misses two point layup
6:42		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
6:41	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk	62-51
6:26		Adam Clark misses two point layup
6:24		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
6:17		Elijah Fisher shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-52
6:17	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-53
6:09		Tajuan Simpkins turnover (bad pass)
5:56		Nate Johnson misses two point layup
5:54		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
5:53		AJ Staton-McCray shooting foul (Khamari McGriff draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-54
5:53		Khamari McGriff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:53		Tajuan Simpkins defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Stephon Payne makes two point dunk (AJ Staton-McCray assists)	64-54
5:20		Khamari McGriff misses two point layup
5:18		Stephon Payne defensive rebound
5:15		Tajuan Simpkins misses two point layup
5:13		Pirates offensive rebound
5:09		P.J. Haggerty personal foul
5:09	+1	Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-54
5:09	+1	Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-54
4:59		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
4:57		AJ Staton-McCray defensive rebound
4:41		AJ Staton-McCray misses two point layup
4:39		Stephon Payne offensive rebound
4:36	+2	Stephon Payne makes two point layup	68-54
4:30		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:28		Pirates defensive rebound
4:13		AJ Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
4:11		Elijah Fisher offensive rebound
4:11	+2	Elijah Fisher makes two point layup	70-54
4:11		Elias Rapieque shooting foul (Elijah Fisher draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-54
4:06		Elijah Fisher personal foul
4:06		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:06	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-55
3:43		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
3:41		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
3:36		P.J. Haggerty misses three point jump shot
3:34		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
3:29	+2	David Castillo makes two point layup (Khamari McGriff assists)	71-57
3:13		P.J. Haggerty personal foul
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-57
3:13	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-57
3:06		Elijah Fisher shooting foul (Elias Rapieque draws the foul)
3:06		Elias Rapieque misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:06		Elias Rapieque misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		Tajuan Simpkins defensive rebound
2:54		Khamari McGriff personal foul
2:54	+1	Stephon Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-57
2:54		Stephon Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
2:41		David Castillo misses two point jump shot
2:39		Wildcats offensive rebound
2:28		Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass) (AJ Staton-McCray steals)
2:23		Elijah Fisher turnover (P.J. Haggerty steals)
2:19		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:17		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
2:11		P.J. Haggerty misses two point layup
2:09		Stephon Payne defensive rebound
2:00		Pirates 30 second timeout
1:47		Adam Clark misses two point layup
1:45		David Castillo defensive rebound
1:40	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point layup (David Castillo assists)	74-59
1:32		Mike Williams turnover (bad pass) (Abdi Bashir Jr. steals)
1:24	+2	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes two point layup	74-61
1:12		Khamari McGriff blocks Mike Williams's two point layup
1:10		Mike Williams offensive rebound
1:08	+2	Mike Williams makes two point layup	76-61
1:02	+3	C.J. Jones makes three point jump shot (P.J. Haggerty assists)	76-64
1:01		Wildcats 60 second timeout
0:50		Khamari McGriff blocks Adam Clark's two point layup
0:48		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
0:44	+3	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)	76-67
0:29		Nate Johnson personal foul
0:29	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-67
0:29	+1	AJ Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-67
0:24		C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
0:22		Trey Parker defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Trey Parker defensive rebound