Saturday, December 17
Newark, N.J.
6 p.m.
Seton Hall University
9-2
81
vs
68
Delaware
5-5
1
2
F
DELAWARE
26
42
68
Seton Hall
34
47
81
Team Stats
DELAWARE
SHU
FG%
.400
.464
3FG%
.250
.389
FT%
.909
.500
RB
35
43
TO
11
8
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Pirates Leap Past Blue Hens, 81-68
12/17/2016 10:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, N.J. – Junior Angel Delgado (Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) posted his fifth consecutive double-double, tied a career-best 22 points, and pulled down 15 rebounds as the Seton Hall men's basketball team soared to its fifth-straight victory with an 81-68 win over visiting Delaware on Saturday night in a non-conference matchup at Prudential Center.
Senior Madison Jones (Raleigh, N.C.) scored a career-best 15 points while picking up four assists and four steals without committing a turnover. Junior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) tallied 12 points including a sensational dunk in the second half, and junior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished with 10 points and four assists.
For Delaware, Anthony Mosley scored a team-high 21 points and shot 13-of-14 from the free-throw line. Ryan Daly finished with 19 points and seven rebounds.
TURNING POINT
Seton Hall never trailed in this game, leading from the get-go, but the Blue Hens cut the lead to seven, 60-53, with 6:45 to play in the second half with layup from Daly.
The Pirates then scored four straight points to push the lead to 11 at 5:54. The teams traded buckets until Carrington hit a three and Delgado hit a pair of three throws to make it a 14-point lead, 73-59, with 3:26 to go.
Following a Delaware layup, the Pirates then held the ball for a span of 81 seconds, from the 3:15 mark down to 1:44, following three long possessions with three offensive rebounds. The final possession was capped with a dunk from junior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Delgado, who notched his seventh double-double of the season and 30th of his career, shot 9-for-12 (75.0 percent) from the field and dished out three assists without committing a turnover.
- Sanogo totaled seven points and eight rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting.
- The Hall dominated play down low once again and outscored the Blue Hens 44-28 in the paint.
- The Pirates held advantages in second-chance points (17-3), offensive rebounds (17-7) and total rebounds (43-35).
- Capitalizing on Delaware mistakes, SHU held a 14-7 edge in points off turnovers and a 12-4 advantage in fast-break points.
- The teams shot a combined 3-for-15 (20.0 percent) from beyond the arc in the first half, but the Pirates went 5-for-11 (45.5 percent) over the final 20 minutes to finish 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) for the game compared to just 4-of-16 (25.0 percent) overall for the Blue Hens.
- Delaware held a decisive advantage on the free-throw line, shooting 20-of-22 (90.9 percent), compared to just 10-of-20 for The Hall.
- As a team, SHU finished with 14 assists and a season-low eight turnovers. It was the fourth time this season the Pirates finished with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio.
- SHU improves to 43-4 (.915) in non-conference home games under head coach Kevin Willard.
- The Hall has now played in 80 consecutive regular season non-conference games without losing two in a row, a streak that dates back to Willard's debut season in 2010.
- SHU is now on a 19-game non-league winning streak on its home court.
- The Pirates have won 20 straight when Delgado records a double-double and are 26-4 all-time when he double dips.
- For the season, SHU is outscoring opponents in the paint 398-252, an average of +13.3 per game.
- The Hall now leads the all-time series with Delaware, 4-0. The previous meeting between the teams was a 75-70 victory for the Pirates at home on Nov. 29, 2008.
- The Pirates limited Delaware to 22 field goals, tied with three other teams this season for a season low versus The Hall.
- This is fourth time in Willard's seven seasons that the team has been 9-2 or better through the first 11 games, including each of the last three.
New Jersey bragging rights will be on the line next Friday, Dec. 23 in the third installment of the Garden State Hardwood Classic between Seton Hall and Rutgers at Prudential Center at 6:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on FS1, and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast live on the Pirate Sports Network (SHUpirates.com or SHU Pirates Mobile App).
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com or by calling (973) 275-HALL during regular business hours.
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