Dec 4, 2024; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Seton Corridor Pirates head coach Shaheen Holloway seems to be on in the course of the first half towards the NJIT Highlanders at Prudential Heart. Necessary Credit score: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Photos Within the ultimate recreation of this 12 months’s Huge 12-Huge East Battle, Oklahoma State will go to Seton Corridor on Sunday afternoon in Newark, N.J.
Oklahoma State was picked to complete 14th of 16 groups within the Huge 12 preseason coaches’ ballot, and Seton Corridor was voted tenth of 11 by the Huge East coaches.
Up to now, these projections usually have been prophetic.
The Cowboys (5-2) earned their first 4 wins by a median of simply 8.8 factors earlier than throttling Tulsa 76-55 on Wednesday. Oklahoma State misplaced to each Florida Atlantic and Nevada on the Charleston Basic.
Seton Corridor (5-4) additionally participated within the Charleston Basic and went 2-1 there, however the Pirates have suffered discouraging losses to Fordham, Hofstra and Monmouth. They’re No. 132 total on KenPom.com; solely Boston Faculty and Virginia Tech charge worse amongst groups from the ability conferences.
“Transferring ahead, I would like all people to be on the identical web page,” Seton Corridor coach Shaheen Holloway mentioned after the Pirates defeated NJIT 67-56 on Wednesday. “I would like the blokes who might rating to attain, guys who can defend, defend, guys who rebound, rebound. I believe as soon as we try this, I believe we have nonetheless acquired an opportunity of being a great workforce.”
Prince Aligbe broke out towards NJIT for a career-high 19 factors and a game-best eight rebounds for the Pirates. Chaunce Jenkins, who averages 13.1 factors per recreation, and Isaiah Coleman (10.9) are the workforce’s double-digit scorers.
However Seton Corridor continues to rank close to the underside of Division I in scoring (58.3 ppg) whereas sitting tied for third in factors allowed (56.6).
For the Cowboys, Bryce Thompson led 4 gamers in double figures with 15 factors as they opened a 13-point halftime lead at Tulsa and led by as many as 26 down the stretch.
Oklahoma State compelled 22 turnovers, a season excessive.
“I assumed that was most likely our greatest defensive effort for an prolonged time period so far on the brief season,” coach Steve Lutz informed the Oklahoma State pupil newspaper.
Marchelus Avery (13 ppg), Thompson (12.6) and Abou Ousmane (12.2) lead the Cowboys in scoring this 12 months.
Sunday’s recreation possible shall be gained within the inside. Seton Corridor ranks 343rd with simply 17.1 3-point makes an attempt per recreation. Oklahoma State makes an attempt 20.1 per recreation and went simply 3-for-8 from the arc towards Tulsa.
–Subject Degree Media