Pirates Take Top Seeded Kansas to the Limit in NCAA

Saturday, March 17

Wichita, Kan.

7:10 p.m.

Seton Hall University

22-12

No. 4 Kansas

29-7

Seton Hall

Kansas

Pirates Take Top Seeded Kansas to the Limit in NCAA

3/17/2018 10:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Wichita, Kan. - The 2017-18 Seton Hall men's basketball team did not back down in its NCAA Tournament second round matchup against No. 4 ranked Kansas in front of a hostile INTRUST Bank Arena crowd of over 15,000. Although the top-seeded Jayhawks prevailed, 83-79 Saturday evening, the No. 8 seeded Pirates gave everything they had and sent off their four seniors with their heads held high.

Senior Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) produced the NCAA Tournament's first 20-20 game since 2012 with 24 points, a career-high 23 rebounds as well as five assists. The 23 rebounds are tied for third-most in an NCAA Tournament game since the creation of NCAA Div. I, II and III in 1973 with the top two performances both coming in the 1970s. Senior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.), the program's ninth all-time leading scorer produced one last 20-point effort, dropping 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field with five three-pointers. Senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) had six points, and senior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) had five rebounds.

Seton Hall (22-12) concludes the 2017-18 season with its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004, a third straight 20-win season and a third straight winning BIG EAST season.

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— Seton Hall Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) March 18, 2018

Angel Delgado left it all on the court.

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— Seton Hall Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) March 18, 2018

Turning Point
A 16-5 run mid first half gave the Pirates a 24-20 lead over the Jayhawks with 4:44 remaining on the clock, but Kansas ended the half on an 11-2 run with Malik Newman burying a three with six seconds left to send the Jayhawks into halftime up 31-26.

Kansas extended that lead to 13 with 12:20 remaining in the game after Lagerald Vick knocked down a triple to make it 52-39. But The Hall, gritty as it has been for so long, battled back with Carrington and Delgado carrying the load. Carrington stopped Kansas' run with a three-pointer coming off Delgado's pass and he hit another one a minute later again from Delgado. Kansas kept answering with buckets until The Hall finally got stops on five of six possessions and Delgado came up with a huge offensive rebound and put-back to get the deficit to seven, 61-54, with 5:44 to go.

Newman put Kansas back up nine before Delgado had a great move on his defender at the free throw line and threw down a ferocious dunk. After a Kansas miss, sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) buried a three-pointer, again off a Delgado kick-out pass, to close to within four, 63-59.

Kansas kept fighting as Newman hit another three before Powell answered with one of his own. It was a five-point game with 1:39 to go when Kansas came up with a steal, and Svi Mykhailiuk hit a dagger three from the wing to put the Jayhawks up eight, 71-63.

Carrington scored Seton Hall's next 13 points with the Pirates also fouling to extend the game, but Kansas made its free throws down the stretch, going 10-for-10 in the final minute.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 45.3 percent for the game (29-for-64), 41.7 percent from three (10-for-24) and 68.8 percent from the free throw line (11-for-16). The Pirates shot 57.6 percent in the second half (19-for-33).
Kansas shot 50 percent for the game (28-for-56), 42.9 percent from three (9-for-21) and 69.2 percent from the line (18-for-26).
Seton hall out-rebounded Kansas, 39-32, and used 15 offensive rebounds to obtain 14 second chance points.
Seton Hall was whistled for 24 fouls to Kansas' 16.
Delgado had a performance for the ages with 24 points, a career-high 23 rebounds and five assists. He shot 10-for-17 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
- Since the creation of NCAA Div. I, II and III in 1973, Delgado's 23 rebounds are tied for third-most in an NCAA Tournament game.
  - 26 - Phil Hubbard, Michigan vs. Detroit Mercy, March 17, 1977
  - 24 - Tom Burleson, North Carolina State vs. Providence, March 14, 1974
  - 23 - Angel Delgado, Seton Hall vs. Kansas, March 17, 2018
  - 23 - Kent Benson, Indiana vs. Kentucky, March 22, 1975
- Delgado's 20-20 game is his second in his career and it is the first in an NCAA Tournament game since Tyler Zeller did it for North Carolina vs. Ohio on March 23, 2012. It is the 73rd all-time 20-20 game in the NCAA Tournament, only four of which have come since 1995
  - Angel Delgado (24 points, 23 rebounds) vs. Kansas, March 17, 2018
  - Tyler Zeller (20 points, 22 rebounds) vs. Ohio, March 23, 2012
  - Tim Duncan (22 points, 22 rebounds) vs. Saint Mary's, March 14, 1997
  - Joe Smith (31 points, 21 rebounds) vs. Texas, March 18, 1995
- It is the first 20-20 game in a Seton Hall NCAA Tournament game. He also easily broke the program's NCAA Tournament single-game rebounds record, which was previously 15 held by Daryll Walker vs. UNLV in 1989.
- It was his NCAA leading 72nd career double-double, 22nd of the season and last of his illustrious career.
Carrington scored a game-high 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting overall, 5-of-8 from downtown and 5-of-8 at the charity stripe. He poured in 26 of his 28 points in the second half after battling first-half foul trouble. It was his 28th and final 20-point game of his career.
Powell finished with 14 points.

News & Notes

Seton Hall concludes the season with a 22-12 record, its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance, third-straight 20-win season and third-straight winning BIG EAST season along with the program's first NCAA Tournament win since 2004.
The Pirates are now 1-2 all-time against Kansas, 16-12 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, 0-5 against the a top seed in the NCAA Tournament and 5-9 when the lower seed.
Seton Hall's senior class concluded its career with:
- 84 wins overall, 38 in BIG EAST play
- Three NCAA Tournament appearances
- 2016 BIG EAST Tournament championship
- 5,528 combined points
- 3,070 combined rebounds
- 893 combined assists
Carrington ends his career with 1,846 points, which ranks ninth all-time in school history, and 388 assists, which is 13th best in school history.
Delgado ends his career with 1,455 rebounds, second-most in school history, along with 1,593 points, which ranks him 16th in school history. He passed his associate head coach Shaheen Holloway (1996-2000) tonight.
Rodriguez ends his career with 1,660 points, putting him 12th all-time in Pirates history.
Sanogo ends his career with 91 blocks, which is 17th best in school history.
Powell ends his sophomore season with 879 career points, which is already 56th-best in school history.