Seton Hall Basketball: 3 keys for Pirates to upset Baylor in Waco

2. Kadary Richmond and Al-Amir Dawes need strong performances.

The guard duo of Kadary Richmond and Al-Amir Dawes is what keeps this team competitive against teams like this. In their game against NorthEastern they both showed out strong, but against Oklahoma and Iowa they did not get out to the best starts.

Depending on which version of these two players the Pirates get, that may decide how this game is going to go. Richmond is a player that can control the pace of the game as a physical guard, while Dawes can keep this team in just about any game with his great shot creation and scoring ability.

But these players simply cannot go cold if they want to win this game unless they get top tier performances from players around them. Dawes put up 25 points while Richmond had 21 of his own against Northwestern. These two will probably have to score over 40 combined yet again if they want a chance against the Bears.

This will be tough against a team with strong guards like Baylor has, but they will have to find a way to rise above this challenge. Richmond also needs to have a great defensive game, he can be one of the better defensive guards in the Big East Conference, and games like these are when he can prove it.

For these players that may have professional aspirations after this season, a game like this is where scouts can get put on notice. So there is a lot riding on this game, it is just up to your stars to show up If you are Seton Hall.