The Seton Hall Pirates (19-12), led by forward Myles Powell, meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (24-8), led by guard Marcus Howard, in a Big East men's basketball tournament semifinal on Friday, March 15, 2019 (3/15/19) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Seton Hall Pirates (19-12), led by forward Myles Powell, meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (24-8), led by guard Marcus Howard, in a Big East men’s basketball tournament semifinal on Friday, March 15, 2019 (3/15/19) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Buy Seton Hall and Marquette gear via Fanatics and Champs.
Buy tickets to Big East or NCAA Tournaments via PrimeSport and StubHub.
Book travel to tournaments via AirBnB, LastMinuteTravel and TripAdvisor.
Here’s what you need to know:
Who: Seton Hall vs. Marquette
What: Big East Tournament semifinal
Where: Madison Square Garden
When: Friday, March 15, 2019
Time: 9 p.m. EDT
TV: FS1
Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish
Livestream: fuboTV (free trial), Fox Sports Go
Line: Marquette -4 (bet via FanDuel)
BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the Big East championship game is up for grabs as Seton Hall and Marquette are set to do battle. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played each other on March 6, when the Pirates outshot Marquette from the field 43.3 percent to 38.7 percent and hit 10 more free throws en route to the 73-64 victory.
SENIOR STUDS: Seton Hall’s Myles Powell, Quincy McKnight and Michael Nzei have combined to account for 56 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 92 percent of all Pirates points over the last five games.
FUELING THE OFFENSE: Powell has either made or assisted on 54 percent of all Seton Hall field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has 27 field goals and 13 assists in those games.
ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Pirates have recently converted buckets via assists more often than the Golden Eagles. Marquette has an assist on 43 of 76 field goals (56.6 percent) across its previous three games while Seton Hall has assists on 47 of 74 field goals (63.5 percent) during its past three games.
STIFLING DEFENSE: Seton Hall has held opposing teams to 42.9 percent shooting, the lowest percentage among all Big East teams.
(The AP contributed to this report.)