Powell, Rodriguez Lead in Pirates Loss at Georgetown

Saturday, February 10

Washington, D.C.

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

17-8, 6-6BE

Georgetown

14-10, 4-9BE

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Powell, Rodriguez Lead in Pirates Loss at Georgetown

2/10/2018 7:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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WASHINGTON - The Seton Hall men's basketball team battled back from a 17-point, second-half deficit at Georgetown to take a one-point lead and then stand tied with the Hoyas with under 30 seconds remaining, but Marcus Derrickson's three-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining proved to be the difference as Georgetown escaped with an 83-80 victory over the Pirates Saturday at Capital One Arena.

Seton Hall (17-8, 6-6 BIG EAST) had a chance to tie, but the three-point attempt by sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.), who had hit six triples in the second half, missed the mark. Powell had a game-high 25 points. Senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) added 24 points, and senior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) recorded his 67th career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Derrickson led Georgetown (14-10, 4-9 BIG EAST) with 22 points and 18 rebounds.

Turning Point
After a rough first half that extended into an early second-half, 17-point deficit, the Pirates roared back with a 14-1 run as Powell got it going with a pair of three-pointers, and Rodriguez added three buckets, including a lay-in at 16:10 to make it a 51-47 contest.

The Hall then trailed by eight, 67-59, with 7:19 remaining in the game when Powell knocked down a three, Delgado came up with a steal, and Rodriguez threw down a slam to pull within three. Then senior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) rejected a Jessie Govan shot, leading to Powell lining up another three ball, which he sank to tie the game at 67-67. Delgado followed a possession later with a layup to give the Pirates a 69-67 advantage with 5:36 to go.

Powell hit his fifth three-pointer of the half at 4:10 to put the Pirates up 72-71, but it was quickly answered by a Jamorko Pickett three to put the Hoyas back on top, and Georgetown extended the lead to five with 1:21 to play.

The Hall had one more run in it as Powell made a traditional three-point play on a drive to the basket, and then Rodriguez blocked a three-point attempt that led to a senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) fast break dunk to tie things up at 80-80 with about 30 seconds remaining.

Georgetown then ran the clock down and found Derrickson for a three-pointer that he swished and drew a foul. The four-point play could have iced it, but he missed the free throw, allowing Seton Hall to set up for the tie. It was a perfectly executed play to give Powell an open look, but the shot did not fall.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall went 31-for-68 from the field (45.6 percent), 9-for-22 from three (40.9 percent) and 9-for-12 from the free throw line (75 percent). Georgetown was 32-for-62 from the field (51.6 percent), 6-for-19 from three (31.6 percent) and 13-for-18 at the charity stripe (72.2 percent).
Seton Hall out-rebounded Georgetown but only by one, 36-35. The Pirates also outscored the Hoyas in the paint, 42-38. The Hall used 13 offensive rebounds to generate 15 second chance points.
The Hall continued to limit turnovers, only giving up 11 in the game.
Powell produced season highs in both points (25) and three-pointers made (6) as he went wild in the second half, during which he had 23 points on 8-of-12 from the field and 6-of-10 from downtown.
Rodriguez had another big offensive day with 24 points, his 20th career 20-point game and ninth of the season.
Delgado delivered his NCAA leading 67th double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Carrington issued a career-high nine assists and now has at least five dimes in nine of the last 10 games. His previous career high was eight.
Sanogo grabbed 10 rebounds, his second double-digit rebounding game of the season.

News & Notes

Seton Hall missed an opportunity to win at Georgetown for the third consecutive season. The Pirates have not won three straight games on the Hoyas' home floor since the 1960s.
The loss also snapped Seton Hall's overall five-game winning streak over Georgetown.
Rodriguez surpassed Eugene Harvey (2006-10) for 16th place all-time in Seton Hall scoring history. He now has 1,561 points.

Up Next
Seton Hall, in the midst of four of five games on the road, plays the second of this stretch Wednesday night at Xavier. The game will tip off at 9:15 p.m., and FS1 will have the national television broadcast with Tim Brando and Jim Jackson on the call. The dynamic radio duo of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will be on WMCA 570 AM and the Pirate Sports Network.