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02/17 03:42 CST Seton Hall faces Xavier following Craft's 26-point showing
Seton Hall faces Xavier following Craft's 26-point showing
By The Associated Press
Seton Hall Pirates (17-8, 11-5 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (11-14, 4-12 Big
East)
Cincinnati; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall visits Xavier after Ja-Kahla Craft scored 26 points in
Seton Hall's 96-72 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons.
The Musketeers are 8-7 on their home court. Xavier is 7-6 when it has fewer
turnovers than its opponents and averages 16.2 turnovers per game.
The Pirates are 11-5 against Big East opponents. Seton Hall scores 70.6 points
and has outscored opponents by 6.5 points per game.
Xavier scores 57.8 points per game, 6.3 fewer points than the 64.1 Seton Hall
gives up. Seton Hall averages 70.6 points per game, 4.4 more than the 66.2
Xavier allows.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mariyah Noel is averaging 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the
Musketeers. Meri Kanerva is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Shailyn Pinkney is averaging four points for the Pirates. Mariana Valenzuela is
averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Musketeers: 2-8, averaging 54.3 points, 26.8 rebounds, 12.4
assists, 5.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points per game.
Pirates: 7-3, averaging 68.4 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 8.4 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 65.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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