1 | 2 | T | |
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XAV | 46 | 24 | 70 |
HALL | 38 | 31 | 69 |
Xavier holds on to beat Seton Hall 70-69
NEWARK, N.J. -- Naji Marshall scored a career-high 28 points with six rebounds and five assists as Xavier held on late to beat Seton Hall 70-69 on Wednesday night.
The Musketeers (14-13, 6-8 Big East Conference) were up 68-52 in the second half with 6:23 to play but Seton Hall finished on a 17-2 rally led by Myles Cale with eight points in the surge to close to a point with 52 seconds remaining. Xavier held on after that as Seton Hall's Shavar Reynolds missed a 3-point attempt with three seconds left.
Marshall was 11 of 23 from the field including five 3-pointers for the Musketeers. Tyrique Jones added 18 points and 15 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Zach Hankins chipped in 10 points and four rebounds.
Cale led the Pirates (16-10, 7-7) with 21 points. Myles Powell added 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals and Sandro Mamukelashvili had 10 points and eight rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Clark
- Paul Szelc
- Jeffrey Anderson
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Butler | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
DePaul | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Marquette | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Providence | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
St. John's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Villanova | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Xavier | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Creighton | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
UConn | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |