Seton Hall University
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Rodriguez's Career Night Lifts The Hall to Win over Bradley
11/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Charleston, S.C. - Sophomore Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and classmate Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 14 points as the Seton Hall men's basketball team never trailed in a 67-59 victory over Bradley Friday in the consolation semifinals of the 2015 Gildan Charleston Classic at TD Arena.
The Pirates (3-1) have advanced to play Mississippi in the fifth place game Sunday at 3:30 p.m., live on ESPN3 and WMCA 570 AM. Bradley will now play Towson in the seventh place game at 1 p.m.
Turning Point
On his 21st birthday, sophomore Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) made a hook shot to open the game, giving the Pirates the lead. Bradley tied the game at 6-6, but The Hall went on an 11-5 run, buoyed by the first two three-pointers of freshman Veer Singh's (New York, N.Y.) career.
Rodriguez then extended the lead to double digits with a jumper and then a put-back slam that awed the crowd and gave Seton Hall the 23-13 advantage.
The Pirates led by nine at halftime, and the Braves got as close as four in the second half, but it was Rodriguez again stepping up with a huge jumper at 6:11 that ended a three-minute field goal drought and began a 7-0 run that finished off Bradley.
Inside the Numbers
- Seton Hall shot 43 percent for the game to Bradley's 40 percent.
- The Pirates out-rebounded the Braves 38-33 and had 12 offensive rebounds that led to 10 second chance points.
- The Pirates converted 15 Bradley turnovers into 12 points. The Pirates themselves only turned the ball over 11 times and those only led to four Bradley points.
- Rodriguez scored a career-high 18 points, surpassing his previous high of 16, set vs. Xavier on Jan. 31, 2015. He was 7-for-12 from the field and made one of three triples. He added eight rebounds.
- Rodriguez now has at least 10 points and five rebounds in all four games this season. The Pirates are 5-2 all-time when he accomplishes the feat.
- Carrington finished with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. He made all four of his free throw attempts.
- Delgado racked up nine rebounds to go with seven points.
- Senior Derrick Gordon (Plainfield, N.J.) scored nine points.
- Singh made the first two three-pointers of his career to finish with six points.
News & Notes
- This was the first meeting between Seton Hall and Bradley since 1962.
- This is Seton Hall's second appearance in the Gildan Charleston Classic; the Pirates were runners-up in 2011.
- Seton Hall rebounded from Thursday's to put up a victory; the Pirates have not lost back-to-back non-conference games since Dec. 2010.
Up Next
Seton Hall will go for its fourth win in five tries this young season Sunday as it takes on Mississippi of the SEC in the fifth-place game of the 2015 Gildan Charleston Classic. The game will tip off 20 minutes after the conclusion of the seventh-place game at approximately 3:30 p.m., on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on WMCA 570 AM.
