Deflections, second-chance points, drawn fouls and dunks made up many moments that ignited a sold-out Prudential Center crowd and a hungry Seton Hall team. But those moments dwindled as the second half progressed, allowing No. 11 Xavier to take over for a 73-64 victory against No. 19 Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon.
Seton Hall went as far as its defense allowed it to. In the first half, the Pirates held Xavier to 37.9 percent shooting on 30 points. J.P. Macura was the Musketeers’ highest scorer at the half with nine points, but he made all the difference in the second half as he went off for 27 total.