Pirates Topple the Friars a Day Later Than Expected

Thursday, February 22

Providence, R.I.

12 p.m.

Seton Hall University

19-9, 8-7

Providence

17-11, 8-7

Seton Hall

Providence College

Pirates Topple the Friars a Day Later Than Expected

2/22/2018 1:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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PROVIDENCE - Different day, different venue, but all that mattered was getting the W.

Senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 25 points and sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) added 20 as the Seton Hall men's basketball team defeated Providence, 89-77, in a game that started Wednesday night at Dunkin' Donuts Center, was suspended due with 13:03 remaining due to unsafe floor conditions and was resumed Thursday afternoon at Providence's Alumni Hall.

Seton Hall (19-9, 8-7 BIG EAST) has won two in a row to create a three-way tie in the BIG EAST standings with Creighton and Providence, just a half-game behind Butler, who is 9-7. The Pirates now hold the tiebreaker over the Friars, having swept the regular season series.

Carrington scored 14 of his 25 points during the resumed portion of the game. Powell made four three-pointers and had four assists. Senior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds to collect his NCAA-leading 69th career double-double. Senior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) had 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Turning Point
In Wednesday's portion of the game, the Pirates and Friars were sluggish early as fouls dominated the action. The Hall finally gained some traction, ending the half on a 22-12 run over the final eight minutes. Rodriguez hit a three at 6:46 to tie the game and then another at 6:08 to give the Pirates the lead, 25-22. The lead grew to eight after Carrington picked off a Kyron Cartwright pass and took it to the rack for a fast break layup and a 39-31 advantage before settling for a 39-34 lead at the break.

Powell quickly gave Seton Hall a nine-point lead with a pair of triples early in the second half. It was a four-point lead when the Pirates reeled off a 9-3 run as Delgado delivered a three-point play, and Powell made an acrobatic three-pointer in the process of being fouled for a four-point play. Powell's layup at 13:37 was answered by an Alpha Diallo three-pointer to make the score 56-47 when the game was stopped due to the poor court conditions.

On Thursday, the Pirates got the lead back up to 12 before the Friars started a furious rally with a 14-3 run that culminated with Cartwright draining a three-pointer at 8:50 to make it a one-point game, 59-58.

The Pirates did a good job bouncing back from PC's run as Sanogo knocked down a huge three-pointer in front of the Pirates bench to put The Hall back up by four, 62-58. Then it was the Carrington show as he hit a pair of "and one" baskets that were sandwiched around a Powell triple, pushing The Hall to a 71-61 lead.

Providence got within six again, but Carrington finished off the Friars with a dagger jumper in the lane near the end of the shot clock and only 1:25 remaining. The Hall then went 8-for-10 at the free throw line to ice it.

Inside the Box Score

Seton Hall shot 54.7 percent for the game, going 29-for-53, and 43.8 percent (7-for-16) from three. The Pirates were 68.6 percent (24-for-35) at the free throw line.
Providence shot 46.8 percent overall (29-for-62), 42.3 percent from three (11-for-26) and 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from the free throw line.
The Pirates had a distinct advantage in the paint, outscoring the Friars 42-30, despite getting out-rebounded by two, 36-34.
The Hall also capitalized on Providence's turnovers, scoring 17 points on PC's 12 giveaways. The Pirates themselves only had eight turnovers.
Carrington finished with 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting overall, 1-for-2 from three and 8-for-8 at the free throw line. After scoring 23 vs. Providence back on Jan. 31, he is now averaging 24 points against the Friars this season. It was his 23rd career 20-point game.
Powell recorded his eighth career 20-point game as he finished with 20 on 6-of-12 shooting overall, 4-of-6 from downtown and 4-of-8 at the free throw line. He also tallied four assists, including a huge one to freshman Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) for an and-one layup late in the second half.
Delgado achieved his NCAA leading 69th career double-double, moving him into a tie for 20th all-time in Div. I history. He had 14 points and 11 rebounds and was 6-for-10 shooting.
Sanogo was effective on both ends of the floor as he produced 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks.
Senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) had nine points in Wednesday night's portion of the game before exiting due to injury. Cale had eight points in a career-high 32 minutes as he picked up Rodriguez's minutes.

News & Notes

Seton Hall has swept the regular season series from Providence and has now won three consecutive meetings over the Friars, who hold a slim 52-51 margin in the all-time standings.
This was Seton Hall's third BIG EAST road win of the season, matching last year's output.
At 8-7 in the BIG EAST standings, the Pirates have created a three-way tie for fourth place with Providence and Creighton. The Hall now holds the tiebreaker over the Friars. Butler is a half-game ahead of the three teams at 9-7, and Marquette is only one game behind the three teams at 7-8.
Though the game was completed at Alumni Hall, Providence officially listed the attendance from the Dunkin' Donuts Center portion of the game, which was 11,432. That means this was the Senior Class' 12 true road win when the attendance was 8,500 or more.
Seton Hall is now 61-6 in its last 67 games when leading by seven points or more at any juncture of the contest.
Rodriguez passed John Morton (1985-89) for 14th all-time in Seton Hall scoring history. He now has 1,623 points.
Delgado joined his teammates Carrington and Rodriguez in the career 1,500-point club. He now has 1,501 points.
Delgado passed Larry Bird, David West and Paul Millsap in career Div. I NCAA double-doubles and now has 69, which ties him for 20th all-time with Hank Finkel.

Up Next
Unsurprisingly, the schedule is unforgiving. The Pirates will take on St. John's Saturday at Madison Square Garden at noon. The game will be nationally televised on the FOX Broadcast Network with Gus Johnson and Donny Marshall on the call and Holly Sonders serving as sideline reporter. The AM970 radio broadcast will feature Dave Popkin on play-by-play and the swashbuckling Pirate himself, John Fanta, on color.