Powell's Game-Winner Lifts Pirates to OT Win vs. PC

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Powell's Game-Winner Lifts Pirates to OT Win vs. PC

2/9/2017 12:37:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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Newark, N.J. – Freshman Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) hit what proved to be the game-winning basket with 7.9 seconds remaining in overtime as the Seton Hall men's basketball team overcame a 15-point first half deficit to complete a 72-70 victory over Providence at Prudential Center Wednesday night.

Junior Angel Delgado (Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) collected his 18th double-double of the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Fellow junior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) delivered his best performance in conference play this season and finished with a game-high 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and just two turnovers in a career-high 44 minutes. Powell totaled 14 points in 34 minutes off the bench for Seton Hall (15-8, 5-6 BIG EAST).

Rodney Bullock led Providence (14-11, 4-8 BIG EAST) with 19 points including a 9-for-10 mark at the charity stripe.

Turning Point

A 22-3 first-half Providence run put the Pirates behind by 15 points, 27-12, before the Pirates closed the gap to just five at halftime, 41-36.

Late in the game, the Pirates led 58-54 after a Delgado layup at the 6:40 mark. From there, the Pirates went cold as their last field goal of the period came on a sophomore Mike Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) dunk at 4:03. They missed their next three shots and had two turnovers while Bullock reclaimed the lead for the Friars with a jumper with 43 seconds to go, making it 61-60. With the game tied at 61-61 following a game-tying free throw from junior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.), Providence held possession with 33 seconds to go in regulation. Staunch defense from Rodriguez and the Pirates forced a shot clock violation, and the game went to overtime following an off-target last-second desperation heave from Powell.

Providence took a 66-63 lead following an Alpha Diallo layup with 2:59 remaining in the extra period. Next, the Delgado converted a layup to make it a one-point game. After the Friars missed the front end of a 1-and-1 at the other end, Carrington connected on his biggest shot of the night, a three-pointer, to give The Hall a 68-66 advantage with 1:56 to go.

The Friars responded with a jumper from Emmitt Holt to square things again at 68-68. Carrington then answered with another clutch bucket to retake the lead. Following a pair of Holt free throws, the Pirates had the ball with the game tied at 70 with 38 seconds remaining. Powell drove the lane, absorbed contact, and connected on a difficult layup that ultimately sealed the win for the Pirates after the Friars missed a tying jumper with two seconds remaining.

Inside the Numbers

Delgado, the nation's leading rebounder at 13.17 per game, continued his dominant season with 19 points and 15 boards. He has 18 double-doubles this season, 41 in his career, and in 10 of 11 BIG EAST games.
Delgado is among the best rebounders in league history and is averaging 11.12 rebounds in 47 career BIG EAST games, second in conference annals.
Delgado was 5-of-6 at the free throw line tonight and is 20-of-25 (80.0 percent) from the stripe over the last three games.
Carrington finished with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting, his ninth 20-point game of the season. He added seven rebounds and five assists.
Senior Madison Jones (Raleigh, N.C.) had another well-balanced and efficient night at the point and finished with six points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals while turning the ball over just twice. He finished with more assists than turnovers for the eighth time in the last nine games.
Nzei made his fourth start of the season and collected six points, eight boards and a block.
The Hall finished with 16 assists and 11 turnovers, the ninth time this season and fifth time during BIG EAST play it had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio.
The Pirates shot 8-of-20 (40.0 percent) from three-point land and improved to 7-1 on the season when shooting 40.0 percent or better.
The team's ability to convert at the free-throw line was a critical factor Wednesday as they finished 12-of-14 (85.7 percent). Entering the game the team had made more than 70 percent of their free throws on four occasions. Over the last two games, SHU is 33-of-43 (76.8 percent) from the line.
Providence was held to just 38.5 percent (25-of-65) shooting from the floor including a 27.8 percent (5-of-18) mark from long range. The Hall improves to 8-1 when holding opponents to under 40 percent shooting and entered tonight's game with the third-best field goal percentage defense in the BIG EAST (41.9).
The Pirates have played well defensively in the second half all season, entering the game allowing opponents to shoot just 36.1 percent over the final 20 minutes. On Wednesday they limited the Friars to 8-of-26 (30.8 percent) in the second half.

News & Notes

SHU improves to 9-1 at home this season and is 10-4 in its last 14 BIG EAST home contests.
The Pirates are now 11-3 since the start of 2015-16 when facing an opponent for the second or third time in the same season.
The Pirates improved to 2-1 in overtime games this season with both wins coming in the last two games. The last time SHU played consecutive overtime games was Dec. 9 & Dec. 22, 2007 against Penn State and James Madison.
The Pirates picked up their fifth win of the season when trailing at halftime and improve to 5-2 in games decided by three points or less.
Carrington moved into 33rd all-time in school history in scoring, now sitting at 1,138 points. Rodriguez moved up to 45th with 948 points. Delgado is one spot ahead of Rodriguez in 44th at 975 points. Delgado also moved up to fifth all-time in rebounding in school history and first among players in the BIG EAST era, now standing at 925 boards.
The Hall is now 28-21 at home in the all-times series with Providence, and narrowed the Friars' overall advantage to 52-49 after winning three of the last four meetings.

Up Next
The Pirates will be on the road but continue their stretch of five straight games in the Metro New York Area when they head to Madison Square Garden to take on St. John's on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12 p.m. The game will be nationally broadcast on CBS Sports Network; and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on WMCA 570 AM, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network via SHUPirates.com or the SHU Pirates Mobile App.

Tickets to all four remaining Prudential Center home games are still available at Ticketmaster.com and the Seton Hall Athletics ticket office at (973) 275-4255 during regular business hours.