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MBB Minute: Seton Hall, Creighton, DePaul Winners on Thursday

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MBB Minute: BIG EAST teams were 3-0, as Seton Hall, Creighton, and DePaul all earned home wins on Thursday night.  The Pirates pushed past Long Island, the Bluejays were dominant against Le Moyne, and the Blue Demons held on for a wire-to-wire 82-80 win over South Florida.

Friday night features a rematch of the 2026 NCAA title game between UConn takes on Michigan at TD Bank in Boston at 8 p.m.  Marquette hosts Detroit Mercy in a students-only game at the Al McGuire Center, while Xavier hosts Eastern Michigan, and Villanova returns stateside to host Holy Cross.

Thursday, November 5
Seton Hall 67, Long Island 60
Box Score | Highlights | Post Game Presser 
  • Roddie Anderson III led the Pirates with a team-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers
  • Seton Hall held a 39-29 advantage on the glass and logged nine steals on the night
  • After LIU took a 58-57 lead with 3:09 remaining, the Pirates closed the contest on a 10-2 run, sealing the victory from the free throw line down the stretch
  • Elijah Fisher contributed 12 points, three steals, and a team-best five assists, while Terry Copeland Jr. reached double figures for the second consecutive game with 10 points

Creighton 83, Le Moyne 55
Box Score | Highlights | Post Game Presser 
  • Jackson McAndrew tallied a career-high 19 points in the first half, connecting on five 3-pointers
  • The Bluejays scored the first 13 points of the game and used a 24-0 run midway through the first frame to build a 54-17 halftime lead
  • Creighton recorded 20 assists on 29 field goals and forced 19 turnovers while collecting 11 steals
  • Wes Enis added 16 points, while Oswin Erhunmwunse chipped in 10.  BJ Davis narrowly missed a double-double, with nine points and eight boards

DePaul 82, South Florida 80
Box Score | Highlights | Post Game Presser
  • Layden Blocker's jumper with 53 seconds to play propelled DePaul to the wire-to-wire home win
  • The Blue Demons scored the first eight points of the game and would lead 50-35 at the break - and by as many as 19 in the second half
  • DePaul held off a late USF surge.  The Bulls got within a bucket - 80-78 - with a minute and a half to play before Blocker's dagger
  • Noah Meeusen added 13 points and seven assists without a turnover, while Ade Popoola scored 12 points and Kahmare Holmes chipped in 11

Friday, November 6
Eastern Michigan at Xavier - ESPN+ - 7:00 p.m. ET 
Paul Fritschner (pxp); Mike LaTulip (analyst)

Holy Cross at Villanova - ESPN+ - 7:00 p.m. ET
Matt Janus (pxp); Phil Martelli (analyst)

Detroit Mercy at Marquette - ESPN+ - 8:00 p.m. ET 
Josh Maurer (pxp); Brian Butch (analyst)

UConn vs. Michigan - TNT - 8:00 p.m. ET
Brian Anderson (pxp); Grant Hill (analyst); Lauren Jbara (reporter)