Overview: 3 keys for Xavier’s musketeers to obtain a Big East Road victory over Seton Hall Pirates

Although there is no exact science at the Bulle of the NCAA tournament, the simplest way to polish a curriculum vitae for an offer in the field is to manage your own business.

This is the boat that Xavier is with four regular season games and the Big East tournament. If the musketeers continue to stack victories and other bubble teams continue to fall, March Madness path becomes clearer.

Xavier goes for a sequence of four consecutive victories and a fourth victory on the road on Sunday when the musketeers visit Seton Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

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It would be a disappointing victory over the curriculum vitae of the Xavier NCAA tournament but nevertheless necessary. Xavier is an 11-0 combined in the two lower quadrants in the NAA Net ranking, so a loss of quad 3 Sunday would be catastrophic for the hopes of the musketeer tournament.

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3 keys to the victory of a Xavier Musketeers on Seton Hall Pirates

1. Xavier must remove the air from the building early

Faced with a team of 12 games in less than 0,500, Xavier must send a message early. This is what a team at the tournament should do against one of the worst teams in the Big East.

Xavier has done an excellent job by giving the tone lately. During his sequence of three consecutive victories, Xavier had an average of 46 points in first half and pulled 53.2% in the field (50 out of 94).

According to Kenpom, the defense of Seton Hall ranks n ° 322 as an effective percentage of the objectives on the ground with metrics lower than normal defending the perimeter (n ° 310) and shots from the interior of the arc (n ° 296).

Seeing a sequence of three consecutive defeats in December, and playing without Zach Freemantle, Xavier A Blitzé Seton Hall at the Cintas Center by firing at 57.4% of the field and slaughter 10 3 points.

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While the defense of Seton Hall allows opponents to shoot 46.1% in the field and 36.1% of the city center (both from the last in the Big East), the pirates can always cause headache for opposing offenses.

Seton Hall ranks n ° 18 in Kenpom as a percentage of turnover and n ° 31 as a percentage of flight. The badly safety of the ball has sometimes tormented Xavier this season, especially during the crisis crisis.

Sean Miller aims his club to keep the turnover turnover. This is something that Xavier did only four times for Big East Play, but they have 3-1 in these matches. Xavier only committed nine reversals in consecutive competitions.

3. Xavier’s defensive intensity cannot hesitate against the Seton Hall offensive in difficulty

Miller said Xavier’s ability to defend would define the rest of the musketeer season and the team’s chances to be invited to the NCAA tournament.

On Sunday, Xavier will face the worst offense that remains at its calendar, but a bubble team cannot afford to underestimate an adversary.

Xavier returned home and played well on the defensive in the victories on Depaul and Butler. On the road, however, Xavier granted more than 80 points in three consecutive games.

Only three teams in the country (Air Force, Coppin State, Mississippi Valley State) on average fewer points than Seton Hall (62.4 per game). The pirates shoot a league at 39.9% on the field, classification n ° 356 in Kenpom in two -point shots and the rendering at the second highest rate (12.7 per match) in the Big East.

If Xavier gives everything in defense, there is no reason why the musketeers cannot suffocate a Seton Hall team which has not scored more than 60 points in payment all month.

Xavier Mousquetaires vs Pirates Seton Hall

Advice: Sunday, 2 p.m., Prudential Center (18,711)

TV / Radio: FS1 / 55 krc

Notes: Xavier is n ° 51 Kenpom and Seton Hall is n ° 205. Xavier is n ° 51 in the NCAA Net classification And Seton Hall is n ° 216.

History: Seton Hall directs the series of all time, 16-14.

Seton Hall Pirates Scouting Report

Save: 7-19 (2-13 Big East)

Head coach: Shaheen Holloway (49-47 in Seton Hall, third season)

Offense: 62.4 PPG

Defense: 69.8 ppg

Preview: Last year, Seton Hall was one of the snobs of the most surprising NCAA tournament after finishing 20-12 (13-7 Big East). The pirates then rallied for a nit championship.

Seton Hall lost its three best scorers, notably the Eastern goalkeeper Kadary Richmond (St. John’s) and Dre Davis (Ole Miss) in the transfer portal. A multitude of injuries, inconsistency and challenges by adding in the portal led to the part of the program Worse season since 1996-97.

This does not mean that Seton Hall cannot knock out a team in its place of origin. On February 15, the pirates forced 16 reversals and held UCONN at only 37.3% shooting in a shocking upheaval of 69-68 in prolongation of the two champions in title.

Planned starting line

(Pos., Height, statistics)

Dylan Addae Wusu (G, 6’4 “, 9.8 pg)

Garwey Dual (G, 6’5 “, 5 ppg)

Isaiah Coleman (G, 6’5 “, 15.2 ppg)

Prince Aligbe (F, 6’7 “, 7.6 ppg)

Godswill Erheriene (C, 6’9 “, 2.7 ppg)

Xavier musketeer screening report

Save: 17-10 (9-7 Big East)

Head coach: Sean Miller (180-85 in Xavier, eighth season)

Offense: 77.3 PPG

Defense: 70.6 ppg

Projected entries

(Pos., Height, statistics)

Dayvion McKnight (G, 6’0 “, 10 ppg)

Ryan Conwell (G, 6’4 “, 15.4 ppg)

Marcus Foster (G, 6’5 “, 8.2 ppg)

Dailyn Swain (G / F, 6’8 “, 10.5 ppg)

Zach Freemantle (F, 6’9 “, 16.8 ppg)

Players to watch

The Seton Hall offensive had trouble, but Isaiah Coleman was a coherent threat. The second year student is the top scorer in Seton Hall (15.2 points) and the rebounder (5.3) while only pulling at 38.2% of the land. Coleman ranks fifth in the Big East in attempts to go by match (13.4). He had 19 during the first meeting against Xavier but pulled only 7 out of 20.

Dante Maddox Jr. Poured 14 points out of 4 on 5 shots with a pair of 3 points against Seton Hall in December. Maddox combined for 50 points with 10 triple in the previous two games on the Xavier road. Seton Hall authorizes 8.4 3 points per game, the second in the Big East.

Seton Hall is the only Big East team for an average of less rebounds (32.3) than Xavier (33.8). Zach Freemantle This could be on a double surveillance against a dull defense of Seton Hall and an incoherent front area. Freemantle missed the first game with the pirates.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Here’s how Xavier Musketeers gets Big East Road to win on Seton Hall