Seton Hall And No. 23 Creighton Set To Clash In Newark

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Seton Hall And No. 23 Creighton Set To Clash In Newark - Seton Hall University Athletics

Two of the hottest teams in the BIG EAST will square off on Wednesday in Newark

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Game 25: No. 23 Creighton Bluejays (15-8, 9-3 BIG EAST) at Seton Hall Pirates (15-9, 8-5 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, Feb. 8 • 6:30 p.m. • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.)
TV: FS1 • Jason Benetti & Donny Marshall
Web: www.FOXSports.com/Live
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network / SiriusXM 381, SiriusXM App 971 / Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Creighton
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Game Promotion: Student T-Shirt Giveaway​

• This game qualifies for our Family Four Pack offer! Get four tickets and a $25 concession stand voucher for $125! Purchase now online or call our ticket office (973) 275-4255 during business hours.
• The first 400 Seton Hall students in attendance will receive a free Seton Hall Basketball shirt from McLoone's Restaurants!

Game Presented by RWJ Barnabas Health

MOBILE TICKETING
All tickets to gain entry into men's and women's basketball home games will be fully digital, which will help to make entry to Prudential Center and Walsh Gymnasium safer and easier for fans.

This transition to digital ticketing through a smartphone will also help to make ticket transactions more secure while reducing fraud and counterfeiting. Tickets are accessible through the SHU Pirates Mobile App, available to all iOS and Android devices. For more information and to watch an informational video, click here.

CASHLESS POLICY
Cash will NOT be accepted at concession stands, retail locations or the Box Office.
Pay with a debit or credit card using tap to pay, chip or swipe, or mobile payment, including Apple Pay and Google Pay. For guests needing to convert cash to a card, Reverse ATMs are available with no fees by sections 1, 14, 125 and inside the Box Office Lobby.

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Winners of eight of its last 10 games, the Seton Hall men's basketball team welcomes No. 23 Creighton on Wednesday as the Pirates take on the Bluejays at 6:30 p.m. on FS1.
• After starting 0-3 in BIG EAST play, the Pirates sit alone in fifth place in the conference standings with a record of 8-5.
• Seton Hall has played one of the most difficult schedules in the country as KenPom ranks the Pirates' slate as the 15th toughest in Division I and its NET SOS ranks 21st.
• The Pirates are 80-60 (.568) all-time at Prudential Center against BIG EAST competition.
• The Pirates are 8-3 at Prudential Center this season and their average margin of victory in Newark is 21.4 points.
• Any kind of success that Seton Hall has starts with its defense, which leads the BIG EAST in opponent's field goal percentage (40.4 pct), scoring defense (64 ppg) and three-point defense (29.6 pct).
• The Pirates' field goal defense ranks 35th in the country and its three-point defense ranks 20th.
• The Hall is allowing second lowest average point total (34.0 points) after halftime in BIG EAST games this season.
• Seton Hall has held five opponents to under 50 points this season, its most since 1951-52 (7).
• The Pirates rank 14th in KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency.
• The Pirates are 13-1 this season when they hold their opponents to under 70 points.
• The Hall is 146-22 (.870) since 2015-16 when its lead gets to seven points.
• In Holloway's last 35 games as a head coach, his teams have allowed just 62.1 points per game and only 10 opponents have scored more than 70 points.
• Graduate student KC Ndefo (Elmont, N.Y.) is the anchor of Seton Hall's defense and he's the NCAA's active leader in career blocks with 358
• Ndefo leads the BIG EAST and ranks 21st nationally with 48 total blocks this season.
• Ndefo is averaging 11.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks over his last six games.
• Junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) leads the Pirates in scoring (12.8 ppg), rebounding (6.4 rpg) and assists (4.8) in BIG EAST play.
• Richmond has scored in double figures in each of the last five games and he's averaging 13.4 points, seven rebounds and 4.4 assists in those contests.
• Senior Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday after averaging 16.5 points, four rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists in two wins for the Pirates.
• The Pirates are 13-3 when Dawes scores in double figures.

INSIDE THE RESUME

• Seton Hall has a NET ranking of 53 and a KenPom ranking of 51.
• Seton Hall is 5-8 this season against Quad 1 and Quad 2 competition.
• The Hall owns three wins over Q1 opponents; Memphis, Rutgers and UConn.
• Two of the Pirates' three Q1 wins have come against teams ranked in the top 20 of the NET; No. 19 Rutgers on the road, No. 7 UConn at home.
• The Pirates are one of five teams in the BIG EAST with at least three Q1 wins.
• Seton Hall's NET SOS is 21 and its KenPom schedule strength ranks 15th.
• The Pirates boast a NET non-conference SOS of 47 and their 5-4 record on the road ranks 55th.
• Seton Hall has one of the top defenses in the country as it ranks 14th in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency and it tops the BIG EAST in scoring defense (64 ppg), field goal percentage defense (40.4 pct) and three-point field goal defense (29.4 pct).