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Seton Hall faces Rutgers, seeks 7th straight home win
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5, 0-2 Big Ten) at Seton Hall Pirates (9-1)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall will try to keep its six-game home win streak intact when the Pirates face Rutgers.
The Pirates have gone 6-0 at home. Seton Hall has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.
The Scarlet Knights have gone 0-1 away from home. Rutgers gives up 72.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.4 points per game.
Seton Hall’s average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game is 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Rutgers allows. Rutgers averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game than Seton Hall gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: A.J. Staton-McCray is scoring 13.9 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Pirates. TJ Simpkins is averaging 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 53.8%.
Tariq Francis is shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Scarlet Knights, while averaging 11.8 points. Dylan Grant is averaging 14.9 points and 6.2 rebounds.
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