Leaving the top of the superb Uconn, he was back to reality for Seton Hall basketball on Tuesday.
The hackers were drilled at n ° 16 Marquette 80-56, a result whoever with an impulse saw to come. The Golden Eagles beat the room like a drum since Shaka Smart took over (now 7-1) and the pirates have been 0-4 in Milwaukee since 2020. They came out of the gymnasium there three years in a row.
Seton Hall (7-19 in total, 2-13 Big East) went less-16 on the glass and shred down defensively while Marquette struck 11 out of 27 3 points (40%). The pirates, who stole for the last time this season, come home for a match against Xavier (17-10, 9-7) Sunday (2 p.m., Fox Sports 1).
N ° 16 Marquette (20-6, 11-4) now leads the 26-14 series.
Three thoughts
1. Brick City
Losing coaches likes to rely on a variation of “we just missed shots”, but on the offensive side, it was really the story of the pirates. In the first half, their attack generated a beautiful repeated appearance, only to be betrayed by bricks and too soft finishes at the edge. They ended up shooting the match 36%, but with 13 assists out of 21 goals on the field (a high ratio) and only 10 reversals after having collected 24 times during the home defeat last month against the Golden Eagles ( who led the Big East at 16 for the forced turnover per game).
It will be a painful film session because the pirates shared the ball and moved well without him, but have broken so much chance of scoring.
It was a match where they really missed the third cycle goalkeeper Jenkins (11.4 ppg, 0.411 from the range of 3 points), which resisted an eighth consecutive match with a knee injury.
2. The auditions continue
Shaheen Holloway has reduced his new rotation, leaving the Manny Okraforfor center and striker David Tubek on the bench. The seven undergraduate students who have entered are playing for their future at the moment – some of these guys will give the program essential continuity next season.
The question is: Who? No one has distinguished herself here, especially in defense.
Sophomore Wing Scotty Middleton (9 points on the shooting of 3, 4 rebounds) was probably the most effective player in the room tonight.
Freshman Center Godswill Erheriene (6 points out of 3 shots in 6, 3 rebounds) experienced a drop in production after two consecutive performances, but it continues to connect a precious experience.
The first year Redshirt striker Gus Yalden, from Wisconsin, returned from an ankle injury and chipped six points and two interceptions in 12 minutes while fixing beautiful screens.
3. The roller coaster of Isaiah Coleman continue
The pirate star only pulled 5 out of 19 and finished with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 interceptions and 3 assists. It was a second half of the roller coasters on the Big East calendar for the second year wing, because it is better identified by conference coaches, often tries to do too much and does not get enough help on the offensive.
Coleman has just signed with an Nile agent, who necessarily reports nothing on his future plans, but is an intelligent decision for someone who will command this off -season.
Three quotes
Shaheen Holloway’s post-match radio interview …
General reflections: “We have lost this match in the past two days. After the victory we had against Uconn, no one could train, everyone hurts. Everyone is in pain. The guys have become really happy with this victory, everyone hurts, painful and could not do much, and you come here, and that’s what happened. “”
On the performances of Scotty Middleton and Gus Yalden: “No one had a solid match for us. We have obtained what we deserve. You can’t come on the road and play as we played. We did not defend ourselves at all. Disappointing because (against Uconn), I thought that the way we defended, we turned a corner. But to be honest, you can’t prepare for a team like Marquette one day either. Their offense is not easy to keep and they have good IQ basketball guys. “”
“There were no light points. I’m not going to sit here and play an imagination. They just came out hungry and kicked our butts. »»
The rest of this week: “It’s a difficult journey for us. We come back to 4 am (the match ended after 11 p.m., time of the East Coast), so tomorrow is a washing and Thursday could be a washing also because of this. It is a terrible horror, to be honest. »»
Jerry Carino has covered the sports scene of New Jersey since 1996 and the beat of university basketball since 2003. Contact it to jcarino@gannettnj.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Seton Hall basketball collapsed in Marquette while the players of the players continue
(Tagstotranslate) Marquette
