Powell Scores 24 in Pirates Defeat at Nebraska

Wednesday, November 14

Lincoln, Neb.

7:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Nebraska

Seton Hall

Nebraska

11/14/2018 10:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score BOX (PDF)

Lincoln, Neb. - Junior Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 24 points, and senior Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) added 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds, but the Seton Hall men's basketball team struggled with long distance shooting as the Pirates fell to Nebraska, 80-57, Wednesday night in a Gavitt Tip-Off Games matchup at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Powell notched his second straight game of at least 20 points after pouring in 30 in the regular season opener last week.

James Palmer led Nebraska with 29 points.

Turning Point
The Pirates trailed by six to start the second half, but the Pirates hung in and engineered a 6-0 run that culminated with an Nzei layup to bring the Pirates to within two, 44-42, with 13:32 remaining.

Nebraska immediately responded with Palmer knocking down a three-pointer before freshman Anthony Nelson (New York, N.Y.) made a layup to bring it back to three, 47-44.

Again the Cornhuskers answered with an Isaac Copeland jumper, and this time it sparked 10-2 run to push the Cornhusker lead to 11, 57-46. Seton Hall was only able to post 11 points in the final nine minutes of the game.

Inside the Box Score

Neither team shot the ball particularly well, but the Pirates struggled, going 21-for-59 overall and 2-for-16 from three-point range and only making 13-of-20 from the free throw line. Nebraska was 26-for-63 overall, 8-for-23 from downtown and 20-for-27 at the charity stripe.
The Pirates were out-rebounded by Nebraska, 44-38, but did outscore the Cornhuskers in the paint, 36-24.
Turnovers proved critical as the Pirates gave the ball away 14 times, and Nebraska converted them into 16 points. Seton Hall only scored two points of Nebraska's eight turnovers.
Powell was Seton Hall's high scorer with 24 points. He was 7-for-21 from the field and 9-for-9 at the free throw line. Through two games, he is averaging 27.0 points.
Nzei was 5-for-6 from the field and 3-for-5 at the line to finish with 13 points and was one rebound short of a double-double.
Sophomore Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) had eight points and 12 rebounds.

News & Notes

This was the first all-time meeting between Seton Hall and Nebraska on the hardwood.
This game was part of the Gavitt Tip-Off Games, which pits the BIG EAST vs. the Big Ten. This is Seton Hall's first loss in the event in three tries. The Pirates had wins over Iowa and Indiana.

Up Next
Seton Hall will open the Prudential Center portion of its schedule Saturday night against Saint Louis at 8 p.m. FS2 will carry the game on television, and the great tandem of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network.