Teams with a lot to play for clash when the 16th-ranked Xavier Musketeers face the Seton Hall Pirates in a key Big East Conference battle on Friday. The Musketeers (20-8, 12-5 Big East), who will be without senior forward Zach Freemantle, who has a stress fracture in his foot, are still within striking distance at the top of the conference, two games behind first-place Marquette. The Pirates (16-12, 9-8), who have lost three of four, need to finish strong to make the NCAA Tournament. Xavier defea ted Seton Hall 73-70 in the first meeting this season on Dec. 20.
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