GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Marquette 74, Seton Hall 53
(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
By MATT SUGAM
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. - It was a very familiar feeling for Marquette coach Shaka Smart.
Kam Jones scored 22 points, Oso Ighodaro had 18 on 7-for-7 shooting and No. 20 Marquette beat Seton Hall 74-53.
"It reminds me of last year's game here in that that I felt like Seton Hall was ready to play, and they were ready to go out and beat us," Smart said. "But our guys responded and gave a good pushback that allowed us to do what we needed."
Marquette (16-5, 8-2 Big East) shot 54% (29 for 54) from the field in its second straight win since an 80-76 loss to Xavier last weekend.
The Golden Eagles used a 10-2 run to take a 37-29 halftime lead. Jones had 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting in the first half.
"The first half was a very good half for us ... and then offensively, we just had to figure out their switching," Smart said. "They have good aggressiveness and good versatility."
Ighodaro's jumper sparked a 13-3 spurt, giving Marquette a 53-36 lead with 15:15 remaining. Jones capped the run with a 3-pointer.
The Golden Eagles led by as many as 22 at 74-52 with 1:48 remaining.
Kadary Richmond led Seton Hall with 10 points and five assists. The Pirates committed a season-high 26 turnovers.
"You don't prepare well, you're not playing well. It's not rocket science," Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway said.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Following up on a win against No. 22 Providence, Marquette could move up in the AP poll. It is second in the Big East at the midpoint in conference play.
BIG PICTURE
Marquette: Winners of seven of their last eight, the Golden Eagles look like a team prepared to compete for a Big East title in its second year under Smart. They scored 34 points off Seton Hall's turnovers.
Seton Hall: After starting 0-3 in the Big East, the Pirates won four straight - including a win over No. 15 UConn - and five of the last six coming in. Despite the loss, the Pirates have been playing better under first-year coach Shaheen Holloway.
January 21, 2023
| Marquette | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| O. Ighodaro | F | 38 | 7-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| O. Prosper | F | 19 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| T. Kolek | G | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| K. Jones | G | 30 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| S. Mitchell | G | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| C. Ross | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| D. Joplin | 19 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| S. Jones | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| B. Gold | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| K. Itejere | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 29-54 (.537) |
7-9 (.778) |
9-27 (.333) |
7-23 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 74 | |
| Seton Hall | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Ndefo | F | 29 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Samuel | F | 18 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| A. Dawes | G | 31 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| F. Odukale | G | 30 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| K. Richmond | G | 23 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| D. Davis | 23 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| J. Harris | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| T. Davis | 15 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| T. Jackson | 9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| J. Sanders | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 17-37 (.459) |
14-20 (.700) |
5-12 (.417) |
6-26 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 53 | |
