Pirates down Marquette in Big East quarterfinal, face Nova next

The Pirates have plans this Friday night.

After a slow start to the game and a tie at halftime, No. 5 seed Seton Hall surged in the second half to defeat No. 4 Marquette, 82-76 in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.

Five Pirates in double-figures defined the game. No one had to be the hero.

“I think everybody just kind of calmed down and took their time,” Khadeen Carrington said on the team’s turnaround. “The first half, we were kind of rushing. Once we calm down and take our time, everything falls into place.”

The player who was able to score consistently throughout the game was Myles Powell, who had 17 points. He was 3-6 from three on the game, and celebrated with a windmill…