Seton Hall University
14-2, 3-0BE
Butler
12-5, 2-2BE
No. 21 Pirates Rally to Stun Butler at Hinkle
1/6/2018 6:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Where have we heard this before?
For the second straight year, the Seton Hall men's basketball team overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit to stun Butler, this time on the strength of 29 points from senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and a career-high 28 points from senior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) as the No. 21 Pirates toppled Butler, 90-87, Saturday afternoon.
Last year, Seton Hall (14-2, 3-0 BIG EAST) overcame a 10-point deficit with 7:03 to play in the game.
Delgado, who had 18 of his 28 points in the first half alone, also grabbed 15 rebounds and issued six assists. Carrington matched Delgado in assists and made a career-high seven three-pointers, including six in the second half.
In the superior BIG EAST Conference in which anyone can beat anyone, Seton Hall currently stands as the only remaining unbeaten team.
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— Seton Hall MBB (@SetonHallMBB) January 6, 2018
Turning Point
It was a close game throughout, but a Butler 19-8 run early in the second half put the Bulldogs on top 65-54 with 9:57 to play.
All of a sudden, Seton Hall's three-point and free throw shooting came alive. Delgado knocked down four consecutive free throws with a Butler miss in the middle to close within seven.Â
Then after one Kamar Baldwin free throw, senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) found Carrington open for a three. On the in-bound play, Baldwin was whistled for a deadball foul, giving possession back to the Pirates. Delgado then fed Carrington for a bomb triple, to cut the deficit to just two, 66-64, with 8:09 to play.
That sequence got The Hall back into the game, and the two teams then traded blows for the next six minutes. Kelan Martin would score for Butler; Carrington and Rodriguez both hit threes; Delgado had a huge steal that led to a fast break dunk by freshman Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.).
It came down to Martin tying the game with free throws at 1:54. After a Pirates turnovers, The Hall got a stop on defense, and Carrington drove to the basket for a critical layup with 1:08 to play to put the Pirates up 84-82.
After getting another stop on defense, Rodriguez's three-point attempt was off the mark, and Delgado was there to clean up the glass. He handed off to sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.), who made four free throws in the final 13 seconds to help ice the victory.
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It's hard to win at Hinkle. We just did. #PiratePursuit #HALLin
— Seton Hall MBB (@SetonHallMBB) January 6, 2018
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Inside the Numbers
- Seton Hall connected on 49.1 percent of its field goal attempts (27-for-55) and after a rough start behind the arc, the Pirates finished 50 percent from long distance (11-for-22). Also after a tough start at the free throw line in which they were 2-for-7, the Pirates finished the day 25-for-32 (78.1 percent), which means they made 23 of their last 25 attempts.
- Butler shot 45.8 percent for the game (27-for-59), was 44.4 percent from three (8-for-18) and a whopping 89.3 percent from the line (25-for-28).
- Seton Hall struggled at first in the rebounding department, going into halftime down 21-13, but the Pirates out-rebounded Butler in the second half 17-11.Â
- The Hall continued to distribute the ball well, accumulating 18 assists on 27 made field goals.Â
- Carrington led all scorers with 29 points, 22 of them coming in the second half. He was 8-for-16 from the field, 7-for-11 from three-point range and 6-for-7 at the free throw line. The seven three-pointers made are a career high and the 29 points are a season high. He also had six assists against two turnovers.
- Delgado cleaned up with his 28 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. He was 9-for-15 from the field and 10-for-12 from the free throw line. The 28 points are a career high. It was his NCAA-leading 62nd career double and 12th of the season.
- Rordiguez scored 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field, the ninth time in 11 games he's posted 15 or more points.
- Powell, who did not start the game due to battling the flu this week, only had nine points, but he was 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
- Martin led Butler with 27 points on 9-of-18 from the field.
- The game featured 10 ties and eight lead changes.
News & Notes
- This is Seton Hall's second-ever win at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the last coming on March 4, 2017. In fact, Seton Hall's last two road BIG EAST games have come at Hinkle with the Pirates overcoming double-digit deficits to win both.
- The Pirates improved to 3-7 all-time against Butler.
- Seton Hall, which is the last remaining unbeaten team in the conference, has started BIG EAST play 3-0 for the first time since 1998-99 and only the third time ever. The other occurrence was the 1992-93 season when The Hall opened 4-0.
- The Pirates have now won three consecutive road BIG EAST games dating back to last season.
- The 14-2 start is now one shy of the best 17-game start in the Kevin Willard era. The Pirates were 15-2 to start the 2011-12 season.
- This is Seton Hall's eighth win over a KenPom Top 100 team, and fourth over a top 50 team.
- Seton Hall is now 154-50 all-time when ranked by the Associated Press.
- The Pirates are now 32-9 all-time when Rodriguez scores at least 15 points and 49-13 when Delgado notches a double-double.
- Rodriguez moved into 23rd all-time in Seton Hall scoring history, surpassing Levell Sanders (1994-98). He now has 1,413 points.
- Carrington surpassed James Major (1984-88) for 16th all-time in assists at Seton Hall; he now has exactly 300.
- This was Kevin Willard's 246th career game coaching at Seton Hall, breaking a tie with Frank Hill for fourth in Pirates history, The only three men to coach Seton Hall more are Honey Russell, P.J. Carlesimo and Bill Raftery.
We know it doesn't matter until we play all 18, but the view still looks nice today. ?? #HALLin #PiratePursuit pic.twitter.com/hYj0Qu4pvf
— Seton Hall MBB (@SetonHallMBB) January 6, 2018
Up Next
The nationally ranked Pirates are headed to Milwaukee for a Tuesday night showdown with Marquette. The game will emanate from BMO Harris Bradley Center, and the tip time is 9 p.m., Eastern. The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network, and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will deliver the radio call on WMCA 570 AM.
The next two Seton Hall home games (Georgetown Jan. 13 and Xavier Jan. 20) are sold out, but Pirates fans still have five remaining home games to purchase tickets on Ticketmaster.com.
