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Game Thread #27: Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Seton Hall Pirates

Hangin' by a moment ...

BIG EAST BASKETBALL

Marquette vs. Seton Hall

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15-11 (6-7 Big East)
KenPom: 33
RPI: 66


11-15 (5-9 Big East)
KenPom: 59
RPI: 91

February 19, 2011 8:00 p.m. CDT

Bradley Center (18,600) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

TV: BIG EAST Network (w/ Jim Barbar and Anthony Buford)

Radio: ESPN 540 (Milwaukee) (w/ Steve "The Homer" True and Jim McIlvaine)

SBN Coverage: Pirates vs Golden Eagles coverage

A View from the Other Side: South Orange Juice

All-Time Series: Marquette leads, 7-1.

Last Meeting: Marquette defeated Seton Hall, 84-83, in overtime on February 28, 2010.

Spread: Marquette (-7.5)


The usual fare -- starters, stats, and beer -- after the jump, plus: Mr. Kensington's Degenerate Gambling Challenge.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE STARTERS
  • G Dwight Buycks (2010-'11 stats: 9.8 ppg; 3.1 rpg; 4.2 apg)
  • G Darius Johnson-Odom (2010-'11 stats: 16.1 ppg; 3.1 rpg; 2.5 apg)
  • F Jimmy Butler (2010-'11 stats: 15.5 ppg; 6.3 rpg; 2.3 apg)
  • F Jae Crowder (2010-'11 stats: 13.0 ppg; 6.7 rpg; 1.7 apg)
  • C Chris Otule (2010-'11 stats: 4.9 ppg; 3.0 rpg; 0.2 apg)

MARQUETTE FULL STATS


FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc
G M M A Pct M A Pct M A Pct Off Def Tot Ast TO Stl Blk PF PPG
Darius Johnson-Odom 26 30.0 5.2 12.0 43.1 1.9 5.2 37.3 3.8 5.2 73.3 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.5 1.8 0.7 0.2 2.6 16.1
Jimmy Butler 26 34.0 5.1 10.3 49.6 0.5 1.5 35.9 4.8 6.0 79.5 2.4 3.9 6.3 2.3 1.5 1.3 0.3 1.4 15.5
Jae Crowder 26 27.7 4.9 9.4 51.8 1.3 3.3 40.0 2.0 3.3 60.0 2.3 4.4 6.7 1.7 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.1 13.0
Dwight Buycks 25 29.5 3.6 7.6 47.6 1.2 2.8 41.4 1.4 2.0 70.6 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.2 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.8 9.8
Vander Blue 26 21.7 2.5 5.7 43.5 0.2 0.8 18.2 1.4 2.3 60.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.3 2.0 6.5
Chris Otule 26 15.6 1.9 3.3 58.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 59.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.6 4.9
Davante Gardner 22 8.0 1.5 2.5 58.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 74.4 0.9 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.3 4.3
Joseph Fulce 19 10.1 1.6 3.1 53.4 0.3 0.7 38.5 0.5 0.5 100.0 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 4.0
Junior Cadougan 25 18.6 0.8 2.1 38.5 0.0 0.3 14.3 1.0 1.8 59.1 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.7
Erik Williams 14 7.4 1.1 2.3 46.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 66.7 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 2.6
Jamail Jones 12 6.3 0.5 1.7 30.0 0.3 0.9 27.3 0.3 0.3 100.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.5
Reggie Smith 8 9.9 0.5 1.4 36.4 0.1 0.5 25.0 0.3 0.8 33.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.4
Robert Frozena 9 2.2 0.1 0.6 20.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 75.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6


SETON HALL PROBABLE STARTERS

  • G Eniel Polynice (2010-'11 stats: 3.5 ppg; 2.5 rpg; 1.5 apg)
  • G Jeremy Hazell (2010-'11 stats: 18.5 ppg; 3.2 rpg; 1.6 apg)
  • G Fuquan Edwin (2010-'11 stats: 8.0 ppg; 3.3 rpg; 0.8 apg)
  • F Herb Pope (2010-'11 stats: 10.4 ppg; 8.6 rpg; 1.5 apg)
  • F Jeff Robinson (2010-'11 stats: 12.2 ppg; 6.8 rpg; 0.7 apg)

SETON HALL FULL STATS


FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc
G M M A Pct M A Pct M A Pct Off Def Tot Ast TO Stl Blk PF PPG
Jeremy Hazell 13 34.1 6.1 15.3 39.7 2.3 7.6 30.3 4.1 4.9 82.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.6 1.7 2.4 0.1 0.9 18.5
Jeff Robinson 26 32.0 4.9 10.6 46.0 1.2 3.5 32.6 1.3 1.8 71.7 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.7 1.5 0.8 0.6 2.7 12.2
Jordan Theodore 26 29.4 4.0 9.3 42.4 0.9 2.7 32.9 2.4 3.0 79.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.3 2.6 1.3 0.0 2.7 11.2
Herb Pope 25 27.5 4.0 9.2 43.0 0.2 1.1 21.4 2.2 4.1 54.4 3.1 5.5 8.6 1.5 2.1 0.8 1.5 3.5 10.4
Fuquan Edwin 26 24.8 3.0 7.5 39.8 0.7 2.5 27.7 1.3 1.9 67.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.4 2.7 8.0
Ferrakohn Hall 10 18.4 2.1 4.5 46.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.9 47.4 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.3 2.6 5.1
Jamel Jackson 19 14.7 1.6 4.9 33.3 1.2 3.8 31.5 0.2 0.2 75.0 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.3 4.6
Keon Lawrence 24 24.0 1.5 4.5 33.3 0.3 1.3 21.9 1.2 1.6 74.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.9 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.5 4.5
Eniel Polynice 26 16.2 1.5 4.0 36.2 0.1 0.7 11.1 0.5 0.9 52.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 3.5
Patrik Auda 19 14.6 1.0 2.3 43.2 0.3 1.0 26.3 0.6 0.8 68.8 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.1 2.8
Anali Okoloji 13 3.6 0.5 1.4 38.9 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.5 70.0 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.2
Aaron Geramipoor 11 4.5 0.1 0.5 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 100.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.4
Darnell Gatling 6 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 100.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Peter Dill 2 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

MR. K's DEGENERATE GAMBLING CHALLENGE

We need something to do while we play out the string. Why not gamble?

Here are Mr. Kensington's over/unders for the Seton Hall game. You've got until 8:00 p.m. CDT to get your picks in.

  • Shots taken by Jeremy Hazell: 19.5
  • Shots taken AT Jeremy Hazell: 0.5
  • Points scored by Dwight Buycks: 6.5
  • Times the announcers use "Marquette" and "bubble" in the same sentence: 18.5
  • 3-pointers made by Marquette: 6.5
  • Minutes elapsed before Buzz's first substitution: 3.5
  • Times I accidentally call Kevin Willard "Bobby G": 1.5
  • Percentage of the crowd inebriated before the 8:00 tip: 25.5%

BEER OF THE GAME

Spring is in the air: pitchers and catchers reported this week, and the mercury's climbed above 30 in Wisconsin for the first time since November. So tonight, we'll go with Shiner Bock's new seasonal offering: 102 Double Wheat.

Enjoy the game, and bring me home a winner.