Some would call this a Must game and others might not. Without question Seton Hall needs this one. No excuses and the crowd including the students better be dialed in. Butler is desperate and dangerous. They are well coached and have a good deal of talent. Their starting five are all capable of putting up strong point production. They certainly bring a certain confidence with them on the road.
The good news is that they haven't really put up a huge number of points in their road games, usually in the 60's especially during conference play. The only deviation was the upset at Creighton, where they put up 99 in a perfect offensive game on a college level. They also had 75 at Providence, but that was an OT game.
For Seton Hall they must play one of their top-notch defensive games. Aside from Rutgers at home and the Providence game the team puts up surprisingly nice numbers at home. So, if they can just be on par offensively and play a Sha expected level of defense, The Hall should be OK. Every team puts up around 10 three point made shots against SHU, but they have been able to overcome that at least at home. The key is to keep Butler off the line, that's very important this time. Khadary just needs to lead and doesn't have to overdo it. Dawes is 13 for his last 28 from three (46%) Hopefully, Addae-Wusu can somehow get back on track. He's 4 for his last 31 from three (13%). He is helping out in other ways though. Davis and Bediako play well at The Rock. The bench players also seem to relax at home. So, Coleman, EHE and Sanders must add to the equation on Saturday night. Get this one, take two shots on the road for marquee wins and then it's time to settle the score with Villanova.
The good news is that they haven't really put up a huge number of points in their road games, usually in the 60's especially during conference play. The only deviation was the upset at Creighton, where they put up 99 in a perfect offensive game on a college level. They also had 75 at Providence, but that was an OT game.
For Seton Hall they must play one of their top-notch defensive games. Aside from Rutgers at home and the Providence game the team puts up surprisingly nice numbers at home. So, if they can just be on par offensively and play a Sha expected level of defense, The Hall should be OK. Every team puts up around 10 three point made shots against SHU, but they have been able to overcome that at least at home. The key is to keep Butler off the line, that's very important this time. Khadary just needs to lead and doesn't have to overdo it. Dawes is 13 for his last 28 from three (46%) Hopefully, Addae-Wusu can somehow get back on track. He's 4 for his last 31 from three (13%). He is helping out in other ways though. Davis and Bediako play well at The Rock. The bench players also seem to relax at home. So, Coleman, EHE and Sanders must add to the equation on Saturday night. Get this one, take two shots on the road for marquee wins and then it's time to settle the score with Villanova.
