In an effort to end his team’s losing skid, Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway started his seventh different lineup on New Year’s Eve at Xavier -- inserting freshman point guard Jahseem Felton into the lineup. But it was the same old story as the Pirates struggled on offense and fell, 94-72, at the Cintas Center to fall to 5-9, 0-3 Big East. Xavier (9-5, 1-2), which shot 30-of-40 from the line and had a 20-9 advantage on fast-break points, snapped a three-game losing streak.
Ryan Conwell led six Xavier players in double-figures with 22 points. He was 3-of-7 from deep. Marcus Foster and Dante Maddox Jr.
scored 14 apiece. Isaiah Coleman, coming off a career-high 25 points in the loss to Georgetown, scored 19 points in the loss and Scotty Middleton 12. Chaunce Jenkins scored 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting and Felton scored 9 on 3-of-6 shooting with zero assists.
The Hall got into early foul trouble, allowing Xavier to get into the bonus early. Xavier was 14-of-20 from the line in the first half en route to a 44-31 lead. Seton Hall was 4-of-4.
https://t.co/8ZkKpg6kfq Xavier used a 16-0 first-half run to go ahead 16-5. The Hall got into early foul trouble, allowing Xavier to get into the bonus early.
Xavier was 14-of-20 from the line in the first half en route to a 42-31 lead. The Hall was 4-of-4. Conwell scored 18 in the first half for the Musketeers.
Xavier used an 8-0 run to push it to 52-34 in the second half. The Hall pressed at points but never went full-tilt in that direc.
