Marquette and Seton Hall enjoyed Thanksgiving Day victories in a 2-2 holiday for BIG EAST teams.
Marquette’s Markus Howard poured in 40 points – his fifth 40-point game of his career – to lead the Golden Eagles past Davidson 73-63 in the first round of the Orlando Invitational. Howard scored 25 of his 40 points in the second half.
Seton Hall bounced back from a two-point loss to No. 11 Oregon with an 81-56 victory against Southern Miss in the second round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Myles Powell scored 18 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili offered strong support with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.