Seton Hall's Angel Delgado
MBB Minute -- Seton Hall Wins, Weekend Schedule Includes No. 7 Xavier at No. 9 Baylor
In Thursday’s lone contest involving a BIG EAST team, Seton Hall defeated Columbia 95-71. In his first collegiate start, freshman Myles Powell scored a team-high 21 points, all on 3-pointers. Angel Delgado posted his third double-double of the year with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Pirates are off to Hawaii to play in the Pearl Harbor Invitational on Dec. 6-7.
The BIG EAST weekend schedule begins Friday with St. John’s at Tulane on ESPNEWS at 8 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s slate is headlined by No. 7/7 Xavier traveling to No. 9/11 Baylor on ESPN2 at 3:30 p.m. The Musketeers are putting their 21-game non-conference regular-season winning streak on the line in Waco. Facing AP top-10 opponents last year, Xavier was 3-0 with wins over Villanova, Butler and Providence.
Three other games on Saturday are intense local rivalries. No. 2 Villanova hosts Saint Joseph’s at The Pavilion on CBS Sports Network at 1 p.m. The Wildcats have won 41 straight games on campus.
Providence takes on No. 21/25 Rhode Island at 4:30 p.m. on FSN. The Friars’ Rodney Bullock leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 22.0 average.
DePaul dons its road uniforms for the first time this season when it takes the short ride to Northwestern. BTN will televise at 7 p.m.
FS2 will televise Akron at No. 10/12 Creighton at 4:30 p.m. and Central Arkansas at No. 18/18 Butler at 8 p.m. For Creighton, freshman Justin Patton is tied for first nationally with an 80.0 field goal percentage and Maurice Watson Jr. is second in assists at 8.4. For Butler, Kelan Martin leads the team in scoring with a 16.4 mark.
BIG EAST teams go into the weekend with a collective record of 53-16 (.768).