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The Villanova Wildcats will travel to Newark, NJ, for a Big East Conference clash with the Seton Hall Pirates on Tuesday. Tip-off from the Prudential Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are 1.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 128.5 points.
Villanova (15-14 SU, 12-17 ATS) defeated Creighton on Saturday. The Wildcats are 4-1 straight-up in their past five and 9-9 in Big East play.
Seton Hall (16-13 SU, 15-13 ATS) lost to Xavier on Friday. The Pirates are 1-4 straight-up in their past five and 9-9 in Big East play. Junior guard Kadary Richmond (10.1 PPG and 5.2 RPG) is questionable to play with a back injury after sitting out the last game.
Villanova beat Seton Hall 58-54 on February 11. The Wildcats outshot the Pirates from the field, including three-point range. SHU was better on the boards (+6 rebounding m argin and 11 offensive rebounds) but committed too many turnovers (18) and fouls (20).
Villanova leads the all-time series 74-37.
Villanova is back over .500 for the first time since early January after winning five of its past six games. With Justin Moore (12.2 PPG) back in the lineup following a torn Achilles, are the Wildcats just rounding into shape? The senior guard scored 25 points in Nova's upset victory at Xavier last week, and while he was held to eight points by Creighton, his presence on the court has been a significant boost since his return on January 29.
Moore's services weren't as necessary against the 19th-ranked Blue Jays, as Eric Dixon poured in 18 points in the second half to lead the Wildcats to a 79-67 win. The junior forward scored a career-high 31 points, hitting a career-high six three-pointers. Nova shot 50 percent from the field, including 9-for-22 from distance, and converted 16 of its 20 foul shots. The Cats committed only three turnovers.
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— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) February 27, 2023
“We ran into a buzz saw today,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “Villanova was able to turn our defense inside out with Dixon’s ability to stretch the floor.”
Villanova averages 69.7 points per game (227th) and shoots 43.8 percent from the floor (233rd), including 33.2 percent from three (242nd). It boasts the top free-throw percentage (82.3%) in the country and averages 29.0 rebounds (315th) with a -0.3 rebounding margin. The Wildcats are 43rd in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
Nova surrenders 67.6 points per game on defense (110th), and its opponents shoot 43.9 percent (194th) with a 33.6 shooting percentage from behind the arc (166th). The Wildcats are 92nd in adjusted defensive efficiency.
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