Pause, exhale and sprint.
That is very much the feeling this time of year in college basketball, as the Big East’s 10 teams wrapped up their marathon conference season on Saturday. Now comes the four-day dash that is the Big East Tournament, which begins Wednesday.
For Seton Hall, action will resume on Thursday. The Pirates rattled off a 7-2 back half of conference play to finish 10-8, good enough for a fifth-place seed and first-round bye in the tournament. The Pirates also seemingly locked up a second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth after a 70-64 road win over No.