Sunday, January 22
Newark, N.J.
12 p.m.
Seton Hall University
13-6 (3-4BE)
86
vs
73
St. John's
9-12 (3-5BE)
1
2
F
St. John's
26
47
73
Seton Hall
46
40
86
Team Stats
SJU
SHU
FG%
.419
.516
3FG%
.313
.381
FT%
.696
.560
RB
33
45
TO
9
14
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Delgado Makes History in Win Over St. John’s
1/22/2017 4:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, N.J. – Junior Angel Delgado (Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) left no doubt that he is the best big man in the BIG EAST by recording 20 rebounds on top of 21 points in a pivotal 86-73 Seton Hall men's basketball victory over visiting St. John's Sunday afternoon at Prudential Center. It is the first 20-20 game for The Hall since Eddie Griffin vs. Saint Peter's on Nov. 27, 2000 and just the 14th to occur in any BIG EAST regular season conference game.
Freshman Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and junior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) totaled 11 points and eight rebounds. Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had 10 points and a career-best eight assists, and sophomore Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) finished with 10 points. Junior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) played his usual solid defense and tallied eight points, including his first career triple, and five boards.
St. John's (9-12, 3-5 BIG EAST) was led offensively by Marcus Lovett (22 points) and Bashir Ahmed (19 points).
Turning Point
The Pirates trailed 10-9 at 14:59 in the opening half before the big guys went to work down low with six points from Delgado and four from Nzei to help lead a 10-2 SHU run to take a 19-12 advantage with 11:06 to go in the half.
Later, Powell and Carrington drained three-pointers on consecutive possessions to spark an 18-4 run from the 6:08 mark down to 1:07 to take a 44-22 lead, and ultimately a 46-26 advantage at the break. Powell scored seven of his 19 points during that span, and the Red Storm was 2-for-6 from the floor and could not convert the front end of a 1-and-1.
Carrington hammered home a dunk following a steal by senior Madison Jones (Raleigh, N.C.) on the opening possession of the second half. The Pirates converted their first four field goal attempts of the final frame including a three-point play from Delgado.
Delgado scored seven of the team's first nine points coming out of the break including a layup at 17:06 to give Seton Hall (13-6, 3-4 BIG EAST) a 27-point lead, its biggest of the day, at 17:06.
Inside the Numbers
- Delgado led the way with 21 points and 20 rebounds, finishing the game 10-for-17 from the field while also delivering three assists.
- Carrington's career-best eight dimes helped SHU deliver 19 assists to just 14 turnovers after entering Sunday averaging 12.3 assists per game.
- SHU held a 45-33 advantage on the glass to finish with a rebounding edge for the 16th time out of 19 games this season.
- SHU limited the conference's sixth-leading scorer, freshman Shamorie Ponds (17.1 PPG) to just nine points on 3-of-11 shooting.
- The Pirates had five players score in double figures for the first time in conference play this season and first time since the Quinnipiac game on Nov. 25.
- St. John's was limited to 31.0 percent (9-of-29) shooting in the first half.
- The Hall kept the Johnnies at arm's length by shooting 60.0 (15-of-25) in the second half. Hot shooting over the final 20 minutes has been a trend for the Pirates, who are now 288-of-575 (50.1 percent) from the field during the second half for the season.
- SHU dominated play in the paint, 46-30, after entering Sunday averaging +8.8 more points per game down low
- The Pirates scored 33 points off the bench to just 17 for St. John's. Nzei scored in double figures for the second time this season and Powell scored his most points since he finished with 21 against Columbia on Dec. 1.
News & Notes
- Delgado's 20-20 game is the first:
- By a Seton Hall Pirate since Eddie Griffin (26 Points, 21 Rebounds) vs. Saint Peter's on Nov. 27, 2000
- By a Seton Hall Pirate in a BIG EAST conference regular season game ever
- By any BIG EAST player since Jamine Peterson of Providence (29 Points, 20 Rebounds) vs. Rutgers on Jan. 9, 2010
- It's only the 14th 20-20 game in a BIG EAST conference regular season game ever:
- Jamine Peterson, Providence – 29 Points, 20 Rebounds vs. Rutgers, Jan. 9, 2010
- DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh – 22 Points, 23 Rebounds at Connecticut, Feb. 16, 2009
- Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut – 25 Points, 20 Rebounds at Seton Hall, Feb. 14, 2009
- DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh – 23 Points, 22 Rebounds vs. Notre Dame, Jan. 31, 2009
- Kentrell Gransberry, USF – 26 Points, 23 Rebounds vs. DePaul, March 3, 2007
- Mike Sweeney, Georgetown – 35 Points, 20 Rebounds vs. Notre Dame, Feb. 9, 2002
- Troy Murphy, Notre Dame – 25 Points, 20 Rebounds vs. Seton Hall, Jan. 8, 2001
- Chris McNeal, Pittsburgh – 27 Points, 20 Rebounds vs Boston College, March 3, 1992
- Bobby Martin, Pittsburgh – 27 Points, 20 Rebounds vs. Georgetown, Feb. 7, 1990
- Derrick Coleman, Syracuse – 23 Points, 21 Rebounds vs. Providence, Jan. 20, 1990
- Jerome Lane, Pittsburgh – 20 Points, 21 Rebounds vs. Connecticut, Feb. 21, 1987
- Harold Pressley, Villanova – 24 Points, 20 Rebounds vs. St. John's, Feb. 18, 1986
- Ed Pinckney, Villanova – 27 Points, 22 Rebounds vs. Georgetown, Jan. 31, 1983
- Delgado finished with the first 20-rebound game by a Seton Hall Pirate since Herb Pope vs. Syracuse on Jan. 8, 2011
- He is only the seventh Seton Hall Pirate student-athlete to grab 20 rebounds in a game; Walter Dukes grabbed 20 rebounds in a game on many occasions back in the 1950s, but the records indicate that only six student-athletes have ever accomplished the feat:
- Walter Dukes
- Nick Werkman
- Glenn Mosley
- Arnie Ring
- Eddie Griffin
- Herb Pope
- Delgado picks up his BIG EAST-leading 14th double-double of the season and 48th of his career. The Pirates have won 24 of the last 27 games in which he double dips, and are 30-7 during his career.
- The Hall extends its home winning streak to 10 games (nine at Prudential Center) and are 9-3 over the last 12 BIG EAST home games including victories in five straight.
- SHU has won 10 of the last 11 home matchups with St. John's.
- The Hall is now 37-1 in its last 38 games when holding at least a seven-point lead at any point in the contest.
- Carrington moves into 34th on SHU's all-time scoring list with 1,083 points. Delgado and Rodriguez both cracked the top-50 scoring list with their performances Sunday. They are both tied for 48th with 905 points.
UP NEXT
The Pirates host nationally ranked Butler this Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 8:30 p.m. inside Prudential Center. The game will be broadcast nationally on FS1 with the broadcast team of Tim Brando and Bill Raftery, simulcast on FOX Sports GO. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on Sirius 137, XM 380 and the Pirate Sports Network via SHUPirates.com or the SHU Pirates Mobile App.
Tickets to Wednesday's game and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (973) 275-4255 during regular business hours.
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