Pirates Aim for Season Sweep of Marquette on Saturday

Saturday, January 31

Newark, N.J.

12:00 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Marquette

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Pirates Aim for Season Sweep of Marquette on Saturday

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SETON HALL PIRATES (15-6, 5-5) vs. MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES (8-14, 3-8)

Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 31 • 12 p.m. Eastern
Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (11,153)
TV: NBCSN • John Fanta & Jordan Cornette
Online: Peacock
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Marquette: 15-24 (Streak: W1)

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Pirates snapped their four game losing streak on Wednesday night with a 86-68 win over Xavier at Prudential Center.
Tajuan Simpkins tied his career-high with 27 points and knocked down five 3-pointers.
Simpkins had the most points off the bench by a Pirate since Kadary Richmond, who also scored 27 as a reserve on Jan. 8, 2022 against UConn.
Simpkins' five made three-pointers off the bench are the most by a Pirate non-starter since Jamir Harris (6) against Nyack on Dec. 4, 2021.
Budd Clark had a sensational all-around game with 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Clark is the first Pirate to post that statline since Jeremy Hazell on Jan. 25, 2011 against Syracuse (28p, 9r, 4a, 4s).
Seton Hall's 56 point second half on Wednesday was its most points in a half since Jan. 13, 2022 at DePaul (57).
The Pirates have held 17 of their 21 opponents this season to under 70 points and are 13-4 in those games.
Seton Hall has improved 46 spots in KenPom from opening night, tying them with Virginia for the largest leap of any Power 5 school.
The Pirates own the eighth-best scoring defense in the nation (64.1) and the ninth-best blocks per game average (5.7).
Najai Hines ranks 22nd in the nation and second among all freshmen in blocks per game (2.3).
Tajuan Simpkins has been essential to the Pirates' success this season, averaging 11.7 points and shooting 50% FG in Seton Hall's 14 wins this season.
Stephon Payne has three games this season with 15+ rebounds after having zero such games in his career prior to this year.
Seton Hall is limiting oppoents to a league-best 28% shooting from 3PT in BIG EAST games.
Shaheen Holloway is one of 51 coaches in the nation to be coaching at his alma mater.

WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY

Second half rallies have been Seton Hall's thing as of late. On Jan. 17, the Pirates trimmed a 17-point Butler lead down to six before the Bulldogs were able to stem the tide.
The Pirates nearly overcame an 18-point second half deficit last Tuesday, cutting the UConn lead down to one in a 69-64 defeat to the No. 3 Huskies on Jan. 13.
On Jan. 10, the Pirates erased an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Georgetown, 76-67, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
The win over the Hoyas was the third straight game in which the Pirates had overcome a double digit second half deficit to win.
Budd Clark scored 13 of his 22 points after halftime en route to the victory. For his efforts, Clark was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Seton Hall rallied from 16 points down in the second half to defeat Creighton, 56-54, on Jan. 4 at Prudential Center.
Seton Hall's leading scorer in the game, Elijah Fisher, had just 10 points, marking the first time the Pirates won a game where their leading scorer had just 10 points since Dec. 11, 2022 at Rutgers (Dre Davis).
The Pirates used a 13-0 run to close the game in a 79-73 victory at Marquette.
The win snapped Seton Hall's four-game losing streak in Milwaukee.
Stephon Payne grabbed 22 rebounds in the win at Marquette on Dec. 30, the most rebounds by a Pirate since Angel Delgado pulled down 23 in his memorable performance against Kansas in the Second Round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
The Pirates opened BIG EAST play with a 72-67 victory over Providence on Dec. 19.
Stephon Payne put on a show with 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Tajuan Simpkins poured in a career-high 22 points.
For Payne's efforts against the Friars, he was named BIG EAST and MET Writers Player of the Week, and also received a USBWA National Player of the Week honor.
In the non-conference finale, Seton Hall reclaimed the Boardwalk Trophy by defeating in-state rivals Rutgers, 81-59, in the Garden State Hardwood Classic on Dec. 13.
Budd Clark was named the Joe Calabrese MVP of the game, finishing with 16 points, seven assists, four steals and just one turnover.
The Pirates grabbed a signature road win on Dec. 6, downing Kansas State, 78-67, for their first win over a Big 12 foe since downing Texas on Dec. 7, 2021.
The Longhorns were ranked No. 7 in that game, which served as Seton Hall's last non-conference ranked win before it defeated No. 23 NC State at the Southwest Maui Invitational.
Picked to finish last in the BIG EAST before the season, the Pirates have already nearly doubled last year's win total and have scored double-digit signature wins over No. 23 NC State in Maui as well as on the road at Kansas State.
Five different Pirates made multiple three-pointers in the win over CCSU back on Dec. 3, a first since Feb. 14, 2012 against St. John's.