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No. 16 Xavier will try to get its season back on track when it travels to Seton Hall on Friday night. The Musketeers have lost three of their last four games, with those three losses coming by a combined four points. Seton Hall has dropped three of its last four games as well, falling to then-No. 20 UConn last Saturday—the Pirates lost to Xavier by three points in the first meeting between these teams.
Xavier got off to an outstanding start to the season, going 15-3 through its first 18 games with those three losses coming against a trio of top-15 teams. The Musketeers went 7-0 through their first seven Big East games to establish themselves as contenders. They wound up going 11-2 through their first 13 games of league play, but they have fallen out of contention after losing three of their last four games. Xavier has dropped those three games by a combined four points, including a 64-63 setback against Villanova on Tuesday after blowing a 13-point lead in the second half. The Musketeers are now two games back of Marquette atop the Big East standings with three games remaining.
Adam Kunkel on the drive! pic.twitter.com/qa3Echquam
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) February 22, 2023
They turned the ball over 10 times in the second half of their loss against Villanova. Xavier has been struggling without senior forward Zach Freemantle, who is dealing with a foot injury and is expected to return in the postseason. He averages 15.2 points and a team-leading 8.1 rebounds per game. Jerome Hunter scored 14 points in the loss to the Wildcats, while Jack Nunge posted his ninth double-double of the campaign with 12 points and 10 boards. Xavier has relied on an offense that ranks ninth nationally in effective field goal percentage, shooting a red-hot 39.4% from 3-point range, which ranks fifth. The Musketeers are facing a Seton Hall defense that is No. 13 nationally, making this an enticing matchup.
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