6:33 pm
December 9

#7 Texas @ #23 Seton Hall

Who will WIN this matchup?

#7 Texas Longhorns (6-1)

@ #23 Seton Hall Pirates (7-1)

 

Current odds:

Texas Longhorns: (+105)

Seton Hall Pirates: (-125)

 

• The line for this game is Seton Hall by 1 point.

• Something has to give when No. 7 Texas squares off against No. 23 Seton Hall on Thursday in Newark, N.J., in a matchup of two powerhouses as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle. The two teams have been consistent and impressive over the first month of the season and look to use Thursday’s dustup as a springboard into conference play. The game will also serve as an examination of just how well the two teams have jelled with their new rosters.

• Texas (6-1) travels to New Jersey after an 88-58 blowout win at home Friday over Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Christian Bishop scored 17 points off the bench to lead the Longhorns’ balanced attack, as Tre Mitchell and Timmy Allen each added 13 points and Marcus Carr had 11 for Texas.

• Texas outscored the Vaqueros 42-17 in the second half, riding a dominating early surge that coach Chris Beard demanded after his team was up by just five points at halftime.

• Texas’ lone loss this season is to then-top-ranked Gonzaga on the road. Since then it has reeled off five straight wins against teams it was expected to handle and did do by an average of more than 23 points.

• The Pirates (7-1) return to Newark after a dominating 113-67 win on campus Saturday over Division II Nyack College. Jamir Harris led all scorers with 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range. Tyrese Samuel added 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Tray Jackson racked up 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the floor. All three of those players came off the bench in the win.

• Seton Hall also got 16 points from Rhoden and 12 from Myles Cale in the victory, in which it shot 63.3 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc, while holding Nyack College to 36.5 percent overall.

• Seton Hall has won four straight games remains a perfect 5-0 as a home team this season, with four of those wins in Newark. The Pirates have played a tougher schedule than Texas, earning a 67-65 win at then-No. 4 Michigan on Nov. 16, while their lone defeat was 79-76 to now-No. 21 Ohio State in tournament play in Florida.

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#23 Seton Hall Pirates
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