NEW YORK -- Myles Powell scored 17 points and capped a 17-2 second-half spurt with an unusual 3-pointer as defending champion Seton Hall continued its good play at Madison Square Garden with an 82-76 win over Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament on Thursday.
The win was the eighth in 10 games for the fifth-seeded Pirates (21-10) and it set up a semifinal matchup with second-ranked and top-seeded Villanova, which ripped St. John's 108-67. The Wildcats swept the fifth-seeded Pirates this season, winning by an average of 26 points.
Angel Delgado overcame two early fouls and finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists -- his 13th consecutive double-double, and his 26th overall.