Seton Hall Heads To Cincinnati To Take On Xavier

Game 27: Seton Hall Pirates (17-9, 8-8 BIG EAST) at Xavier Musketeers (17-10, 7-9 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Feb. 26 • Cintas Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) • 3:30 p.m.
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NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

Seton Hall has won five of its last seven games and currently sits in sole possession of sixth place in the BIG EAST standings.
After going 3-5 in January, the Pirates are 5-2 in the month of February.
February has been a good month for the Pirates in recent years as they've gone 32-19 since 2015-16 in the calendar's second month.
Seton Hall has allowed only 65 points per contest over the last seven games and it has allowed its last seven opponents to shoot 27 percent (39-of-147) from three-point range.
The Pirates lead the BIG EAST with a 30.3 percent three-point field goal percentage defense.
The Pirates rank 28th in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency according to KenPom.
Seton Hall is 14-0 this season when it holds its opponents under 70 points and 14-1 when its either leading or tied at halftime.
Seton Hall's depth has been critical during this stretch and it was on display in the 66-60 win over Butler (Feb. 23) where three Pirates came off the bench and scored in double-figures.
The Pirates are 107-20 (.843) since 2016-17 when they attempt more FTs than their opponent.
The Hall is 129-19 (.872) since 2015-16 when its lead gets to seven points.
Graduate Student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) is one of only two players in the BIG EAST (Adama Sanogo, UConn) that is averaging at least 8.9 rebounds (8.9) and points per game (9.0) against league competition.
Over the last three games, graduate student Jamir Harris (North Brunswick, N.J.) is averaging 10.7 points and making 44 percent of his three-pointers (7-of-16).
Graduate student Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) has registered a block in 48 of his last 50 games and ranks sixth nationally with 3.2 blocks per game.
Sophomore Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) has stepped up as the primary point guard in Bryce Aiken's absence and is averaging 10.9 points, five assists and 4.4 rebounds over his last eight games.
Senior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday after averaging 16.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week for the Pirates.
Rhoden ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 15.5 points per game, 14th in rebounding with seven rebounds per game and fourth with an 80.6 percent clip from the free-throw line.
With three league games remaining, graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) has played in 89 career BIG EAST games, the most in the history of the conference.

INSIDE THE RESUME

Seton Hall ranks 38th in the NET and 37th in KenPom.
Seton Hall is 7-9 this season against Quad 1 and Quad 2 competition.
Four of the Pirates' five Q1 wins came against teams that are currently ranked 33rd in the NET or higher.
The Pirates are one of 24 teams in Division I that have at least five Q1 wins.
Two of the Pirates' last four games this season will be Q1 opportunities at Xavier and at Creighton.
The Pirates are one of only two teams along with Kentucky (at No. 5 Kansas, 80-62) that secured a true top five road win in the non-conference (at No. 4 Michigan, 67-65).
Seton Hall went 9-1 in the non-conference with wins over Texas, Michigan, Rutgers, Wagner (tied-first, NEC) and Yale (tied-first, Ivy League).
The Pirates rank 22nd in KenPom's Strength of Schedule rating.
The Pirates do not have a Q3 or Q4 loss on their resume.