#MUBB topples Seton Hall, 73-72, with last-second free throw

MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University men's basketball team toppled No. 20/18 Seton Hall, 73-72, at Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon.

Darryl Morsell paced the Golden Eagles (12-6, 4-3 BIG EAST) with a career-high 26 points. It was Morsell's fifth 20-point game of the season, and his first since Nov. 18 against Ole Miss when he began the year with four-straight 20-point performances.

MU guard Greg Elliott, playing in his 100th career game, knocked down a free throw with 1.8 seconds on the clock to give Marquette its final lead of the ballgame.

Justin Lewis added 18 points for the Golden Eagles, while seven other players appeared in the scoring column.

The win marks the Golden Eagles' third of the season over an Associated Press Top-25 ranked opponent, having defeated No. 10 Illinois and No. 16/17 Providence earlier in the year.

For Seton Hall (11-5, 2-4 BIG EAST), Bryce Aiken led with 28 points, while Alexis Yetna contributed a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.

Notables:

Marquette has won four-straight BIG EAST games for the first time since the 2018-19 season. MU defeated then-No. 14 Villanova, DePaul, Butler and Providence on Feb. 9-23, 2019. That season also featured an eight-game league win streak that stretched from Jan. 6-30.
Marquette maintains the lead, 20-13, in the all-time series over the Pirates, which dates back to the 1956 season.
MU has a strong track record when the game is in Milwaukee, owning an 11-4 advantage in home matchups.
Marquette head coach Shaka Smart captured his first ever victory over Seton Hall, moving his record against the school to 1-1.
Saturday marked the first Marquette win in the series since January of 2019, as the Pirates had taken each of the last six games against the Golden Eagles.
Seton Hall ended the first half on an 8-0 run and shot 59.3% from the field in the period. MU was also efficient in the opening frame, going 9-for-14 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Morsell, Lewis and Kam Jones combined for 36 of Marquette's 44 points at halftime. Four other players appeared in the scoring column at the break, all with three points or less.
Seton Hall's 7-foot-2 center Ike Obiagu totaled 13 rebounds and seven blocks in 37 minutes for the Pirates.
MU's Tyler Kolek, the BIG EAST's leading assist man, led all players with seven helpers on the day.
Elliott followed up a career-high 25-point game against DePaul on Tuesday with a game-winning performance from the line on Saturday, finishing with eight points on the day.
Seton Hall doubled up the Golden Eagles in turnovers, recording 20 giveaways to MU's 10.
MU shot 50% (11-of-22) from beyond the arc against a Pirates squad that entered the contest leading the BIG EAST in 3-point percentage defense (28.9%).
Today's game was the start of a stretch of six games for MU against opponents ranked in the AP Top 25.

Up Next: Marquette now travels to Pennsylvania to take on No. 14 Villanova on Wednesday. Tip will be at 7 p.m. Central time on CBS Sports Network.