Seton Hall hosts Kolek and No. 24 Marquette

Published Dec. 26, 2022 2:22 a.m. ET

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Seton Hall Pirates (7-6, 0-2 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (9-4, 1-1 Big East)

Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marquette -7.5; over/under is 141

BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Marquette hosts the Seton Hall Pirates after Tyler Kolek scored 29 points in Marquette's 103-98 overtime loss to the Providence Friars.

The Golden Eagles are 7-1 on their home court. Marquette has a 9-0 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Pirates are 0-2 against Big East opponents. Seton Hall ranks fifth in the Big East with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Tyrese Samuel averaging 2.1.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kam Jones is averaging 16.4 points and 1.5 steals for the Golden Eagles. Olivier-Maxence Prosper is averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games for Marquette.

Al-Amir Dawes is averaging 10.9 points for the Pirates. Jamir Harris is averaging 0.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Seton Hall.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 7-3, averaging 82.5 points, 29.1 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 9.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.

Pirates: 5-5, averaging 66.6 points, 32.2 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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