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Halldan1 · Jan 6, 2020

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The Hall Travels to Cincinnati for Wednesday Night Tilt with Xavier

No. 25 (Coaches Poll) Seton Hall (10-4, 2-0 BIG EAST, KenPom 19, NET 25) at Xavier (12-3, 1-1 BIG EAST, KenPom 35, NET 41)

Wednesday, Jan. 8 • Cintas Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) • 8:45 p.m.

TV: FS1 / FOX Sports GO with Thom Brennaman & Tim Miles

Radio: WMCA 570 AM / XM 380 / SHUPirates.com / SHU Pirates Mobile App with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin

SETON HALL MEDIA CENTER

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

Seton Hall, ranked No. 25 in this week’s USA Today Coaches Poll, is riding a four-game win streak, its longest of the season and currently the second-longest in the BIG EAST.
The Hall is looking to start 3-0 in league play for just the fourth time in its history (2017-18, 1998-99, 1992-93). The Pirates went to the NCAA Tournament in two of those three seasons and won at least one game.
Seton Hall is 2-0 in the BIG EAST for the third-consecutive season and the fifth time in the last six years.
The Hall is also looking to begin with a 2-0 record in conference road games for just the second time in the BIG EAST Era (1999-00). The 1999-00 squad started the year 3-0 in conference road games.

INSIDE THE SERIES: XAVIER

Seton Hall is 11-9 all-time against Xavier in a series that dates back to 1948.
In BIG EAST games, the Hall is 7-6 against the Musketeers.
The Pirates split the 2018-19 season series against Xavier with each team winning on the road.
The Hall is 2-4 all-time at the Cintas Center with wins coming on Feb. 1, 2014 (68-60) and Jan. 2, 2019 (80-70).

MP13 NAMED BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Myles Powell was named BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/6/20) after averaging 21.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 spg and 3.5 apg in a pair of league wins for Seton Hall.
Powell returned from a two-game absence by scoring 18 of his 27 points in the second half in a 74-66 win at DePaul. He also had five steals.
In a 78-62 victory over Georgetown, Powell scored 15 points, dealt six assists and scored eight points in a late 10-0 run to help secure the win.
Powell has been named Player of the Week twice this season and four times in his career, one shy of tying Terry Dehere (1989-93) for most in program history (five).

IT STARTS WITH DEFENSE

When Seton Hall is at its best, it’s playing hard nosed defense that the program was built upon.
Currently, the Pirates rank seventh in the nation in KenPom’s defensive efficiency rankings.
The Pirates’ propensity to block shots has helped their cause as they average 6.1 blocks per contest, a clip that leads the BIG EAST and ranks 10th in the country.
In the KenPom Era (2001-02 – present), Seton Hall twice has finished in the top 15 in defensive efficiency and both have happened under head coach Kevin Willard (10th in 2010-11 and 2015-16).
A trend this season has been the Pirates’ ability to hold their opponents below their season scoring average, which has happened in each of the last 11 games.
Opponents have scored 10 or more points below their season scoring average in six of Seton Hall’s 10 wins this season including the last four games:

Date Team 2019-20 PPG* Points vs. The Hall

12/19/19 Maryland 77.1 PPG 48

12/22/19 Prairie View A&M 70.3 PPG 55

12/30/19 at DePaul 77.2 PPG 66

01/03/20 Georgetown 80.3 PPG 62

*Points Per game when entering game vs. Seton Hall

Halldan1 · Jan 7, 2020