Powell Scores 19 in Loss at Creighton

Wednesday, January 17

Omaha, Neb.

8:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

15-4, 4-2

Creighton

15-4, 5-2

#19 Seton Hall

Creighton

1/17/2018 10:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Omaha, Neb. - Sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 19 points, but the No. 19 Seton Hall men's basketball team ran into a hot-shooting Creighton squad that made 51.7 percent of its shots as the Bluejays won, 80-63, Wednesday night at CenturyLink Center Omaha.

Powell was the only Seton Hall (15-4, 4-2 BIG EAST) student-athlete in double-figure scoring. Senior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) posted nine points and a season-high 10 rebounds.

Turning Point
Creighton made eight of its first 10 shots in the game and built a 16-point lead. Over the last nine minutes of the first half, the Pirates outscored the Bluejays 20-11 to go into halftime only down seven, 39-32.

Seven points was as close as The Hall could get. After Powell drained a three with 14:37 left to make it 53-43, Creighton went on a 14-4 run to pull away.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot under 40 percent for the first time this season, making only 24 of 63 attempts.
Powell was the leading scorer for the Pirates, going 6-for-14 from the field, 4-for-8 from three and 3-for-3 from the foul line to finish with 19 points.
Senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had another five-assist night, the fourth straight game he's dished out at least five.
Sanogo grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points. He was 4-for-6 shooting from the field.

News & Notes

This was only Seton Hall's third loss in the last nine meetings with Creighton.
With his five assists, Carrington surpassed Terry Dehere (1989-93) for 15th place all-time in school history. He has 318.

Up Next
A sold-out Prudential Center crowd awaits the Pirates as they host No. 11 Xavier Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on the FOX Broadcast Network, simulcast on FOX Sports GO, with Joe Davis and Len Elmore on the call. The dynamic duo of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will call the game on the radio via AM970 The Answer, Sirius 108, XM 201 and the Pirate Sports Network.

Although the game is sold out, as with every home game at Prudential Center, there will be limited $11 tickets available at the box office on gameday, beginning at 11 a.m.