Gritty Pirates Force OT, but Lose at Marquette

Wednesday, January 11

Milwaukee, Wis.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

12-4, 2-2BE

Marquette

11-5, 2-2BE

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MILWAUKEE - Down seven points with 46 seconds to go in regulation, the Seton Hall men's basketball team made an incredible comeback to tie its game with Marquette and send it to overtime, but the Golden Eagles found a way to hold on, defeating the Pirates, 89-86, Wednesday at BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Junior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) set a new career high with 30 points, and fellow junior Khadeen Carrington (Bronx, N.Y.) poured in 22 points, including the game-tying jumper with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. Junior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) delivered his 10th consecutive double-double with 14 points and 19 rebounds, which matched a career high.

Seton Hall (12-4, 2-2 BIG EAST) incredibly had 27 offensive rebounds in this game, 13 coming from Delgado alone.

Marquette (11-5, 2-2 BIG EAST) was led by Markus Howard, who had 22 points and six assists.

Turning Point
The Pirates found themselves trailing by 10, 70-60, with 3:53 to go, by eight, 72-64, with 1:52 remaining and then by seven, 74-67, with 46 seconds left on the clock. Then began a stunning chain of events that finished with a tie game.

After two free throws from Marquette's Duane Wilson, freshman Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) buried a three-pointer to close the gap to 74-70. The Pirates fouled Haanif Cheatham, who made only one of two free throws. On the other end, Carrington drew a foul and made both his free throws to cut the deficit to three, 75-72, with 33 seconds to go.

It was a five-point game with only 30 seconds left when Carrington drilled a three-pointer to make it 77-75, Marquette. With 16 seconds on the clock, the Pirates fouled Cheatham again, and this time Cheatham missed both attempts, giving The Hall a chance to tie or win.

In-bounding with 5.5 seconds left, the ball went to Carrington who took one dribble, pulled up and swished the bucket for a 77-77 tie and overtime.

In the extra frame, the Pirates were done in by free throw shooting as they only went 3-for-8 there. Jajuan Johnson seemingly made the dagger three-pointer with 1:58 to go to make it 84-80, but Rodriguez quickly answered with a three of his own to again make it a one-point game, 84-83.

The big sequence proved to be on the offensive end. Down two, 85-83, Delgado drew a foul and missed both free throws. However, Rodriguez grabbed the offensive rebound but missed the tip-in. Then Delgado again got the offensive board, but a scrum for the ball led to a turnover. On the other end, the Golden Eagles got two free throws from Katin Reinhardt to go back up four.

Rodriguez again got the Pirates to one with his last three-pointer of the game, but an attempt to draw a turnover only led to two more Marquette free throws. Powell's tying three-point attempt at the buzzer fell short.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall struggled in shooting, going 39.4 percent (28-for-71) from the field, 33.3 percent from three (9-for-27) and 61.8 percent (21-for-34) from the free throw line. Marquette shot 47.6 percent for the game, 45 percent from three and 71.4 percent from the line.
The Pirates had a field day on the glass, out-rebounding the Golden Eagles, 54-33. They had 27 offensive rebounds, but they only led to 19 second chance points. This was Seton Hall's first 50-rebound game since grabbing 56 against St. John's on Jan. 26, 2016.
Rodriguez continues to shoot the ball incredibly well during conference play. He was 10-for-21 from the field and 4-for-9 from three to account for his career-high 30 points. His previous career high was 27, set against Xavier on Feb. 28, 2016. Rodriguez is The Hall's first 30-point scorer of the season and first since Isaiah Whitehead had 33 vs. DePaul on March 5, 2016.
In four conference games this season, Rodriguez is averaging 22.8 points and shooting 55 percent from the field, 57 percent from three.
Delgado notched his 10th consecutive double-double (and 12th of the season) with his 14 points and 19 rebounds. The 19 matches a career high that he initially set against DePaul on Jan. 22, 2015. The 13 offensive rebounds are a career high. He is the first Pirate since Eddie Griffin in 2001 to record 10 consecutive double-doubles.
Delgado is averaging 15.5 points and 13.3 rebounds in conference play.
Carrington dropped his eighth 20-point game of the season with 22 points.
Senior Madison Jones (Raleigh, N.C.) had nine assists to just three turnovers. The nine assists are his second-highest effort of the year.

News & Notes

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak against Marquette. The Pirates are now 5-16 all-time against the Golden Eagles.
This was the first loss of the season when holding a free throw attempt advantage. The Pirates had been 8-0 when taking more free throw attempts than their opponent.
This was also Seton Hall's first loss of the season when the game came down to one possession. The team had been 3-0 in games decided by between one and three points.
The Pirates fell to 10-3 when Carrington, Delgado and Rodriguez all scored in double figures.
Delgado moved up to 55th all-time in Seton Hall history in points (864) and eighth all-time in rebounds (816).
Rodriguez moved up to 56th all-time in scoring, right behind Delgado, with 859 points.
This was Seton Hall's first overtime game since Dec. 19, 2015 against Wichita State, which was an 80-76 victory. The Pirates are 6-8 in overtime games under head coach Kevin Willard.

Up Next
The long road trip continues as the Pirates next head to Providence to take on the Friars Saturday at noon. The game will be televised regionally through FOX Sports Networks, including the YES Network in the Metro New York area. Check the television clearance report to find where to watch the game. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network (available at SHUPirates.com and the SHU Pirates Mobile App).

Seton Hall will not be back until Prudential Center until Sunday, Jan. 22, a noon tip against St. John's. Tickets for the contest can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (973) 275-4255 during regular business hours.