Seton Hall University
11-2
Manhattan
5-7
Balanced Effort Leads Pirates Past Manhattan, 74-62
12/23/2017 2:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, N.J. – Five Pirates reached double-figures in scoring and senior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) notched his NCAA leading 59th career double-double as the No. 23 Seton Hall men's basketball team defeated Manhattan, 74-62, at the Prudential Center on Saturday.
Fresh off his 26-point game against Wagner on Wednesday, senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) again led the Pirates today with 15 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the floor. He was also 5-for-6 from the free-throw line. Delgado posted 15 points and a game-high 18 rebounds to complete his ninth double-double of the season.
Senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) had 13 points and a game-high five assists, and sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) also had 13 points to go with four assists. Junior Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) added 10 points and five rebounds.
Turning Point:
Seton Hall (11-2) never trailed, despite Manhattan connecting on seven of its first eight shots. After sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) drained a three-pointer, he stole the ball in transition, and slammed an uncontested dunk to put the Pirates up by double-figures, 30-20, with 10:29 to go before halftime.
Another three-pointer by Powell with 1:01 left, sent the Pirates into the break with their largest lead of the half, 49-27. Overall, The Hall's efficiency in the first half enabled it to build a 22-point lead. The Pirates shot 51.6% from the floor in the first half and were a sparkling 13-for-15 from the free-throw line.
In the second half, the Pirate lead grew to as many as 25 points, and the Jaspers were unable to overcome the significant deficit. Delgado made sure of it with a double-double just in 15 minutes of action in the second half with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Got that Christmas spirit! Happy Holidays everyone! @angelluis45 #HALLin pic.twitter.com/wS1ycUBL0G
— Seton Hall MBB (@SetonHallMBB) December 23, 2017
Inside the Numbers:
- Seton Hall shot 44.4% (24-for-54) from the floor for the game, and shot 27.8% (5-for-18) from three-point range, while Manhattan shot 42.6% (23-for-54) from the floor, and shot 45.0% (9-for-20) from downtown. The Hall shot 67.7% (21-for-31) from the free-throw. Its 21 made free-throws is a season-high. Manhattan took only seven shots from the charity stripe, and made all seven.
- The passing Pirates generated 17 assists on their 24 made field goals.
- The Pirates dominated the rebounding battle, 41-to-26, and had 18 offensive rebounds that led to 25 second chance points.
- Seton Hall did significant damage in the paint, outscoring the Jaspers, 38-to-22. The Pirates also scored more on the fast-break, 11-to-4.
- Delgado continued his dominance with 15 points and a game-high 18 rebounds for his NCAA-leading 59th career double-double. He had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the second half alone.
- Carrington scored 15 points, had a team-high three steals and blocked another shot.
- Rodriguez had a strong all-around game, finishing with 13 points, including 6-for-7 from the free-throw line, seven rebounds, a team-high five assists, two steals and a block.
- Nzei scored 10 points, and Seton Hall is now 8-1 all-time when he posts double figures.
- In his return from injury, freshman Jordan Walker (Port Washington, N.Y.) logged 16 minutes of action and produced two points, two assists and two steals.
That's a wrap at The Rock - PIRATES WIN!! We can put a bow on the non-conference schedule! #PiratePursuit #HALLin pic.twitter.com/t1B50B9gjW
— Seton Hall MBB (@SetonHallMBB) December 23, 2017
News & Notes:
- Seton Hall improves to 21-27 all-time against Manhattan, though most of the matchups between the two programs came decades ago. This was only the third time the two teams have played each other since 1985. Head coach Kevin Willard improves to 5-2 all-time against Manhattan. However, this was his first game against the Jaspers as head coach at Seton Hall.
- The Hall is now 55-4 in its last 59 games when holding at least a seven-point lead at any juncture of the contest.
- The Pirates are 46-13 all-time when Delgado notched a double-double.
- With 15 points today, Delgado moves past both Donnell Williams and Rimas Kaukenas into 29th place on Seton Hall's career scoring list. He also became the 29th player in Pirates' history to surpass 1,300 career points.
- With the victory, The Hall has won 23 straight non-conference games at the Prudential Center and 28 games overall.
- The Pirates improved to 151-50 all-time as an AP top-25 team and are 4-1 all-time when ranked at No. 23.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Thursday when it opens the BIG EAST portion of its schedule against No. 25 Creighton at the Prudential Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on FS1, simulcast on FOX Sports GO, with Brian Custer and Jim Spanarkel on the call. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will deliver the radio broadcast on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network.
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