20 hours Ago By The Canadian Press
Seton Hall Pirates (7-24, 2-18 Big East) vs. Villanova Wildcats (18-13, 11-9 Big East) New York; Wednesday, 9 p.m.
EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -10.5; over/under is 126.5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays in the Big East Tournament against Seton Hall.
The Wildcats have gone 11-9 against Big East opponents, with a 7-4 record in non-conference play. Villanova is ninth in the Big East with 12.9 assists per game led by Jhamir Brickus averaging 5.
0. The Pirates are 2-18 in Big East play. Seton Hall is 5-19 against opponents with a winning record.
Villanova averages 9.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 8.
3 per game Seton Hall gives up. Seton Hall averages 5.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.
6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.9 per game Villanova allows. The teams meet for the third time this season.
Villanova won 59-54 in the last matchup on Feb. 27. Eric Dixon led Villanova with 32 points, and Dylan Addae-Wusu led Seton Hall with 18 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wooga Poplar is averaging 14.2 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Dixon is averaging 21.7 points over the last 10 games. Isaiah Coleman averages 1.
3 made 3-pointers per game for the Pirates, scoring 15.3 points while shooting 30.1% from beyond the arc.
Prince Aligbe is averaging 7.9 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 68.
6 points, 28.2 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.
1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 65.6 points per game. Pirates: 1-9, averaging 57.
4 points, 24.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 8.
6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
The Associated Press.
