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01/27 03:43 CST Seton Hall hosts Xavier after Carroll's 31-point game
Seton Hall hosts Xavier after Carroll's 31-point game
By The Associated Press
Xavier Musketeers (11-9, 3-6 Big East) at Seton Hall Pirates (14-6, 4-5 Big
East)
Newark, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Xavier plays Seton Hall after Tre Carroll scored 31 points in
Xavier's 88-83 loss to the St. John's Red Storm.
The Pirates have gone 8-3 at home. Seton Hall has a 1-1 record in games decided
by 3 points or fewer.
The Musketeers are 3-6 in Big East play. Xavier averages 19.1 assists per game
to lead the Big East, paced by Filip Borovicanin with 4.7.
Seton Hall averages 71.6 points per game, 5.6 fewer points than the 77.2 Xavier
gives up. Xavier averages 9.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.4 more
made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Seton Hall allows.
The Pirates and Musketeers square off Wednesday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Stephon Payne III is averaging 7.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.6
blocks for the Pirates. A.J. Staton-McCray is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Jovan Milicevic averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Musketeers,
scoring 11.5 points while shooting 42.6% from beyond the arc. Carroll is
shooting 52.8% and averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, averaging 67.0 points, 35.2 rebounds, 11.6
assists, 8.2 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.
Musketeers: 4-6, averaging 78.3 points, 32.2 rebounds, 19.6 assists, 6.8 steals
and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 81.5 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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