Wow. That was ugly.

It’s halftime here in Milwaukee with Seton Hall leading No. 10 Marquette 37-34. This has been, without a doubt, the ugliest half of basketball I’ve seen Marquette play this season. The Golden Eagles have been able to limit Seton Hall’s leading scorer Jeremy Hazell to six points on 2-of-6 shooting, but guard Paul Gause is 4-of-5 from the field with 10 points.

Marquette’s saving grace in this half has been, surprisingly, free throws. The Golden Eagles are 7-of-7 from the line, and guard Dominic James has made both (both!) of his attempts. Wesley Matthews leads Marquette with nine points, and even forward Dwight Burke is helping with four points and five rebounds. He also hit a jumper from the elbow earlier. No joke.

Marquette has been a second half team all year, and I doubt the Golden Eagles will shoot 40 percent in the second half like they did in the first 20 minutes. The worry is that they continue to be infatuated with the 3-point shot (they were 3-of-11 in the half), but no doubt coach Buzz Williams will mention that during the intermission.

We’ll have more from Milwaukee when this one ends.