2:35 pm
March 7

#8 Seton Hall @ #11 Creighton

Who will WIN this matchup?

#8 Seton Hall Pirates (21-8)

@ #11 Creighton Bluejays (23-7)

 

Current odds:

#8 Seton Hall Pirates: (+139)

#11 Creighton Bluejays: (-161)

 

• The spread for the game is Creighton by 3.5 points.

• Myles Powell (21.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 77 3-pointers) has been unable to find his shooting stroke in league play, connecting on just 26.3 percent of his 3-pointers, but he’s averaging 20.6 points in his past five outings. Quincy McKnight (11.8 points, 5.5 assists) leads the league in assists in Big East games (6.6); he also scored 20 points in the first meeting against the Bluejays. Junior forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds) scored 13 points in just 15 minutes in the first game but was plagued by foul trouble; however, the 6-11 lefty is averaging 19.3 points on 30-of-44 from the floor in his last four outings.

• The Bluejays drained a season-high 17 3-pointers against the Hoyas as Ballock (6-of-13), Ty-Shon Alexander (4-of-8) and Marcus Zegarowski (4-of-6) combined for 14 triples in 27 attempts. In the first contest this year, Creighton overcame Seton Hall’s size by playing five guards – nobody bigger than 6-6 – that scored 44 points on 32 possessions and shot 16-of-27 – as the Pirates yielded 80 points for the only time this season. The Bluejays shoot 38.6 percent on 3-pointers in Big East games – tops in the league – with Ballock (42.4 percent) ranked fourth, Zegarowski (42.4) fifth and Alexander (37.9) 12th.

• The Pirates allow 99.1 points per 100 possessions in league games – best in the Big East. Their 45.5 effective field-goal percentage also ranks first.

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