Seton Hall came in off the back of two very good performances against ranked teams. For about 25 minutes, they looked like they were going to put together another one, but Xavier tightened the screws and made plays down the stretch to get the win.
Sean O'Mara is the future and possibly the present
With Jalen picking up a couple of quick fouls and James needing a breather, X turned to Sean O'Mara for some first half minutes. All he did was put himself in good positions and get buckets. He still has work to do against more athletic rebounders, but he already has scoring moves to each hand and is occasionally playing above the rim.