Seton Hall Pirates (5-8, 0-2 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (8-5, 0-2 Big East)
Cincinnati; Tuesday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall visits Xavier after Isaiah Coleman scored 25 points in Seton Hall’s 61-60 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.
The Musketeers are 7-1 in home games. Xavier ranks eighth in the Big East in rebounding averaging 31.8 rebounds. Zach Freemantle leads the Musketeers with 7.7 boards.
The Pirates are 0-2 against Big East opponents. Seton Hall ranks ninth in the Big East shooting 33.0% from 3-point range.
Xavier averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.6 more made shots than the 7.3 per game Seton Hall gives up. Seton Hall’s 39.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.1 percentage points lower than Xavier has allowed to its opponents (42.8%).
The Musketeers and Pirates face off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dayvion McKnight is averaging 11.2 points and 4.7 assists for the Musketeers.
Coleman is averaging 13.9 points and 1.7 steals for the Pirates.
LAST 10 GAMES: Musketeers: 5-5, averaging 76.9 points, 31.1 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game.
Pirates: 4-6, averaging 63.0 points, 30.9 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points.
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