No. 20/18 #MUBB Heads To Seton Hall

The No. 20/18 Marquette University men's basketball team (15-5, 7-2 BIG EAST) opens a two-game road swing Saturday afternoon when the team travels to Seton Hall (12-8, 5-4 BIG EAST) for a 3 p.m. CT matchup at the Prudential Center. CBS Sports Network features the television broadcast, with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and Steve Lappas (analyst) calling the action. Following Saturday's outing the Golden Eagles will enjoy their first league bye week of the season, returning to action Jan. 28 at DePaul.

Series With Seton Hall Dates Back To 1956

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.

SHU opened the series with a 96-78 victory over Marquette on March 17, 1956 in MU's first-ever appearance in the National Invitation Tournament in New York. The next meeting wouldn't come until 50 years later when Marquette moved to the BIG EAST.

The Golden Eagles claimed an 83-69 win on Dec. 27 at Fiserv Forum in the first meeting this season. Oso Ighodaro led three players in double figures with 16 points and also grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for a double-double.

Kam Jones Helps MU Hold Off Friars

Sophomore guard Kam Jones scored 18 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as the Golden Eagles held off No. 22 Providence, 83-75, Wednesday night.

The Memphis native finished 8-of-14 from the floor, including a 4-of-8 effort from deep, in 32 minutes of action. He also found time to chip in four rebounds, three steals and three assists. Jones's 21 points was his best total in seven games (24 at Providence in 2OT on Dec. 20).

With the victory over No. 22 Providence, Marquette is now 3-1 on the year against top-25 opponents and 9-7 (4-1 vs. top-10) under head coach Shaka Smart. The Friars were Marquette's third-straight nationally ranked opponent (No. 6 UConn and No. 12 Xavier).

Marquette is ranked 20th in the latest Associated Press Top-25 Poll, its highest ranking since a season-best 18th last season on Feb. 7, 2022.

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Players Mentioned

Oso Ighodaro

Kam Jones