Seton Hall University
9-2
Rutgers
10-3
No. 15 Pirates Lose Rivalry Game on the Road
12/16/2017 3:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Piscataway, N.J. - Sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored a team-high 18 points, and senior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) grabbed a Garden State Hardwood Classic record 21 rebounds, but the No. 15 Seton Hall men's basketball team did not connect on a field goal in the final 6:06 of the game as Rutgers aggressively came away with a 71-65 victory Saturday afternoon at Louis Brown Athletic Center.
The defeat snapped Seton Hall's five-game winning streak as the Pirates (9-2) continue to navigate through a very challenging non-conference schedule.
Joining Powell in double-figure scoring were senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.), who had 15 points, senior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.), who had 10 points, and senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who also contributed 10 points.
Turning Point
Seton Hall did a tremendous job setting the tone in the first half and came away with a 10-point lead, 42-32, on a SportsCenter #SCTop10Â worthy dunk from freshman Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.), who poked the ball away from Geo Baker, got a pass from sophomore Eron Gordon (Indianapolis, Ind.) and in open space delivered a reverse dunk.
The second half though as all Rutgers, who chipped away at the Pirates lead to tie the game at 52-52 with 10:17 left. The Pirates then rebounded for an 11-2 run as Sanogo and Powell tag-teamed to deliver. Powell connected on a three off a pass from Carrington while Sanogo cleaned up a missed field goal attempt and hit a baseline jumper on back-to-back possessions and then blocked a Deshawn Freeman shot that turned into a Powell jumper, giving The Hall a 63-54 advantage with 6:06 to play.
From that point on, the Rutgers defense got stingy, and the Pirates missed their final eight shots and turned the ball over four times. Corey Sanders tied the game at 2:36 with a paint jumper, hit two free throws at 2:22 to give Rutgers its first lead of the game and then hit a huge jumper with 1:35 to play to send the crowd into a frenzy and go up four, 67-63.
Inside the Numbers
- Seton Hall shot 41.3 percent for the game, making 26 of 63 attempts, but it was a stark contrast in halves. Seton Hall was 17-for-36 in the first half (47.2 percent) and only 9-for-27 in the second half (33.3 percent). Rutgers only shot 34.3 percent for the game, going 23-for-67 from the field.
- The point differential is reflected at the free throw line. Rutgers was 22-for-34 at the charity stripe, and Seton Hall was 6-for-11.
- Seton Hall committed 18 turnovers that led to 18 Rutgers points. The Scarlet Knights only turned the ball over eight times.
- The two teams grabbed the same number of rebounds, 46-46. Seton Hall used 13 offensive rebounds to generate 19 second chance points.
- Delgado grabbed 21 rebounds, the third time he's grabbed 20 or more in his career and first time this season. The 21 are tied for ninth-most in Seton Hall's single-game history. He fell short of the double-double with only seven points, as Rutgers consistently double teamed him.
- Powell continued his hot shooting, making 6-of-11 attempts overall and 4-of-7 from three to finish with 18 points.
- Sanogo dominated on the defensive end and blocked a career-high five shots.
- Carrington scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and issued four assists.
- Rodriguez was 6-for-12 from the field and finished with 15 points.
News & Notes
- The loss snapped Seton Hall's five-game winning streak overall and its four-game winning streak over Rutgers. Dating back to last year, the Pirates had won three consecutive true road games with the streak now coming to an end.
- Normally Seton Hall does not lose a seven-point lead or more in a game; the Pirates are now 53-4 in their last 57 games when they are up seven at any point in the game.
- Despite the loss, Seton Hall still leads the all-time series over Rutgers 39-30.
- Seton Hall fell to 4-2 at Rutgers under head coach Kevin Willard.
- After today, 19 of the last 23 meetings between Seton Hall and Rutgers has been decided by six points or fewer.
- Carrington surpassed Glenn Mosley (1973-77) for 20th all-time in Seton Hall's scoring list; he's now at 1,444 points.
- Rodriguez passed Brian Laing (2004-08) for 27th all-time in Seton Hall scoring history and now has 1,324 points.Â
- Seton Hall is still 149-50 all-time as a nationally ranked team.
Up Next
Seton Hall will play a pair of home games next week to finish off its challenging non-conference schedule. The Pirates will take on Wagner Wednesday at Prudential Center at 7 p.m. Brian Custer and Vin Parise will deliver the national television broadcast on FS1, and the dynamic duo of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will be the soothing voice on the radio on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on Sirius 119, XM 381 and the Pirate Sports Network. Tickets to the game and the Dec. 23 game vs. Manhattan are available on Ticketmaster.com.
