MSG Winning Streak Comes to End Saturday at St. John's

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MSG Winning Streak Comes to End Saturday at St. John's

2/11/2017 3:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEW YORK - Junior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) recorded his 19th double-double of the season, and sophomore Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) generated his second double-double of the year, but the Seton Hall men's basketball team ran into a rested St. John's squad that turned 18 Pirates turnovers into 30 points as the Red Storm came away with a 78-70 victory Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The Pirates had won five straight games at MSG dating back to February 2016.

Delgado finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high five assists. Nzei produced 11 points and matched his career high with 12 rebounds. Junior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) led all Seton Hall (15-9, 5-7 BIG EAST) players with 17 points.

Marcus LoVett led St. John's (12-14, 6-7 BIG EAST) with 19 points and six assists. Shamorie Ponds added 17 points.

Turning Point
Early in the first half, the game was back and forth, and the Pirates were starting to flow on offense as Rodriguez banged home a three-pointer with 4:59 left to put The Hall up 24-21.

However, turnovers proved to be Seton Hall's downfall as the Pirates gave the ball away on five of their last nine possessions of the first half. The last one led to Bashir Ahmed throwing down a dunk, and the Johnnies went into the locker room on a 16-3 run and a 37-27 lead.

Seton Hall only got as close as six points early in the second half when Delgado made a couple of jumpers and junior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) converted a layup at 17:28, but the Johnnies got a three from Amar Alibegovic at 15:13 to go back up by 11. That started a 9-2 Red Storm run, and the Pirates could never make a big enough run to make the comeback.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 40 percent for the game (24-for-60) and made five of 11 three-point attempts. The Pirates were above their season average at the free throw line, making 17 of 26 shots (65.4 percent). St. John's was 28-for-64 from the field for 43.8 percent, made only three of 11 attempts from behind the arc and was near perfect at the free throw line (19-for-21, 90.5 percent).
The Pirates out-rebounded the Red Storm, 46-34, including a 17-9 margin on the offensive glass.
The difference in the game was in the turnovers as the Red Storm turned 18 Pirates giveaways into 30 points. The Pirates only generated five points off St. John's eight turnovers.
St. John's blocked nine shots.
With his 13 points and 10 rebounds, Delgado now has 19 double-doubles for the season and 42 for his career. He also recorded a career-high five assists.
Delgado is at 13.04 rebounds per game for the season, which should still lead the nation come Sunday.
Nzei, making his fifth start of the season, had 11 points and 12 rebounds, which matched a career high. His last 12-rebound game came against Quinnipiac on Nov. 25, 2016.
Rodriguez had 17 points and remains the team's leading scorer during BIG EAST play at 16.4 points per game.
Carrington had 14 points and two assists with zero turnovers. He now has scored in double figures in all but two games this season.
Freshman Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) made three triples from behind the arc and finished with 13 points.
Seton Hall had five student-athletes in double figure scoring for the first time since the last meeting with St. John's back on Jan. 22.

News & Notes

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak over St. John's, which now leads the all-time series, 59-38.
The loss also snapped Seton Hall's five-game winning streak at Madison Square Garden, which had included a win over the Red Storm last season, the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament championship and the Under Armour victory over then No. 16 South Carolina this past December.
The Pirates fell to 8-7 when committing more turnovers than its opponent, 6-5 when committing 15 or more turnovers.
Delgado moved into 43rd all-time in Seton Hall's career scoring records and now stands at 985 points. He will become the program's 42nd to reach 1,000 very soon.
Delgado moved into 13th all-time in BIG EAST history in conference only rebounds with 533. He is averaging 14.3 rebounds in conference games this season, still ahead of the all-time single-season record set by Jerome Lane and his 14.0 per game.

Up Next
Seton Hall will begin a three-game homestand with a Wednesday night contest against Creighton at Prudential Center at 8 p.m. The game will be carried nationally on CBS Sports Network, and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will call the game on the radio on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on Sirius 83, XM 383 and the Pirate Sports Network available on SHUPirates.com and the SHU Pirates Mobile App.

Tickets to the Creighton game and all four remaining home games are available at Ticketmaster.com.