#MUBB tops Seton Hall, 83-69

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MILWAUKEE - Led by Oso Ighodaro's third double-double of the season, Marquette pulled away for an 83-69 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday evening at Fiserv Forum.

Ighodaro posted a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (10-4, 2-1 BIG EAST), along with four assists and three blocks in 30 minutes of action. MU shot 54.1 percent from the floor (33-of-61), including a 58.6 percent mark in the second half.

Dre Davis posted a season-high 15 points to lead the Pirates (7-7, 0-3 BIG EAST).

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The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series with Seton Hall, 22-13, with all but one of the matchups coming after MU joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2005-06.
Marquette swept the home-and-home series in 2021-22, snapping a six-game winning streak in the series by the Pirates. MU has now won three in a row in the series.
Tyler Kolek, the BIG EAST leader in assists, nearly matched his season average (7.5) with seven assists in the first half. He had zero turnovers in nearly 18 minutes of first half action.
Kolek posted his third career game with at least eight assists and no turnovers. He had eight assists and no turnovers in the BIG EAST opener against Creighton on Dec. 16 and posted 10 assists with zero miscues against eventual national runner-up North Carolina in the 2022 NCAA First Round.
The Golden Eagles and Pirates traded early double digit runs in the opening half. MU went up 16-5 on the strength of a 12-0 run before SHU rallied with an 11-0 run to pull even at 16. MU also used a 18-4 run capped by an Olivier-Maxence Prosper dunk at the 3:39 mark of the first half to pull ahead by 14 at 34-20.
Sophomore David Joplin hit a 3-pointer from the left wing as time expired in the first half.
Kam Jones has scored in double figures in all but two of MU's 14 games this season. He ended the night with 14 points.
Ighodaro posted his fifth game this season with at least three blocks.
Ighodaro's double-double was also the fourth of his career. His four assists are a high for a game in which he's recorded a double-double.
Freshman Sean Jones hit a career-high three 3-pointers in the second half. His nine points are the most he's scored since posting his career high of 11 against Georgia Tech on Nov. 23.
MU's reserves outscored their counterparts from SHU, 28-17. The Pirates entered the contest leading the BIG EAST with 26.2 bench points per game.
Marquette's 83 points is the second-largest total SHU has allowed this season. The Pirates fell 91-65 to then-No. 9 Kansas on Dec. 1 and 83-67 to Iowa on Nov. 16.
SHU entered the game second in the BIG EAST, allowing just 62.4 points per game. The Pirates also ranked 20th in the country in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency.
MU led by as many as 19 points late in the second half.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles head to Pennsylvania for a 1 p.m. Central time game against Villanova on New Year's Eve at Finneran Pavilion.

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