Seton Hall University
21-10 (10-8BE)
Butler
19-12 (9-9BE)
Seniors Lead Pirates to Emotional Win at The Rock
3/4/2018 12:36:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, N.J. - It was only fitting that it was the seniors who came up big.
After an emotional pregame ceremony, seniors Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) combined to score 60 percent of Seton Hall men's basketball's points as the Pirates took down Butler, 77-70, on Senior Night at Prudential Center.
Seton Hall finished the regular season with wins in four of its last five games to end the year 10-8 in the BIG EAST and 21-10 overall. The Pirates finished in a three-way tie for third place in the BIG EAST and earned the No. 3 seed in next week's BIG EAST Championship. They will play No. 6 seed Butler Thursday night at Madison Square Garden at 9:30 p.m.
Carrington completed his fourth-straight 20-point game, finishing with 25 points on 7-of-14 from the field, 3-for-3 from three and 8-for-9 from the free throw line. Delgado notched his NCAA-leading 71st career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds and was 9-for-11 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line.
The pregame ceremony featured Carrington, Delgado and injured Pirates Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) and Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.), who were unable to play.
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We know you're still up! Check out the highlights from our big win on an emotional Senior Night! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/Zj86ndtWfv
— SHUSeniorDay.com (@SetonHallMBB) March 4, 2018
Turning Point
It was a tight first half with Seton Hall going into the break up four, and Butler kept coming with huge buckets from its senior Kelan Martin, who finished the game with 35 points.
Martin's dunk and Kamar Baldwin's jumper at 9:26 got Butler to within one, 47-46. Then on the offensive, Delgado got the ball on the block and out of the corner of his eye saw a wide open sophomore Eron Gordon (Indianapolis, Ind.), who drained the three to put the Hall back up four. Butler missed a three on its ensuing possession, and then Delgado went to work, knocking down a layup without looking to make it a six-point game.
Butler responded with a bucket, but it was Carrington's turn to light up Prudential Center. First he split a pair of defenders and threw down a monstrous dunk. Then he drained a huge three-pointer to send the crowd into pandemonium and put the Pirates on top by nine, 57-48, with 7:07 to play.
Butler closed to within three, 60-57, with under four minutes to go, and this time freshman Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) drained a baseline jumper to cool the Bulldogs. The Pirates then got a stop on defense, and Carrington followed with a layup, and Cale found junior Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) underneath for a dunk to go back up nine.
Carrington then punctuated the game with his final triple of the evening with 1:03 remaining to make it a 10-point lead.
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THIS ONE WAS FOR THE SENIORS!
— SHUSeniorDay.com (@SetonHallMBB) March 4, 2018
Pirates win!!! What a way to send off Khadeen Carrington, Angel Delgado, Ismael Sanogo and Desi Rodriguez in their final home game at The Hall! Thank you, men. #HALLin #SeniorNight #PiratePursuit
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Inside the Numbers
- Seton Hall shot 50 percent for the game (26-for-52), 35.7 percent from three (5-for-14) and 87 percent from the free throw line (20-for-23). Butler shot 40.4 percent overall (23-for-57), 32 percent from three (8-for-25) and 88.9 percent from the charity stripe (16-for-18).
- The Pirates out-rebounded Butler, 33-31, and out-scored the Bulldogs in the paint, 36-24.
- The Hall had only eight turnovers in the game, the fourth time in the last eight games the Pirates have committed fewer than 10.
- Carrington led the Pirates with 25 points, his fourth consecutive 20-point game. He was 7-for-14 from the field, 3-for-3 from three and 8-for-9 from the foul line. During his four-game run, he is averaging 23.8 points.
- Delgado collected his NCAA-leading 71st career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. He was 9-for-11 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. This was Delgado's second 20-point game of the season and both have come against Butler.
- Sophomore Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 13 points and issued out five assists.
- Nzei was strong in his first start since early January with six points and 10 rebounds.
- Cale continues to shine with his added responsibilities; he had nine points, Â three assists and a block in 37 minutes.
Here's the video we played right before introducing our seniors in what was a touching ceremony! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/xg50znZVYL
— SHUSeniorDay.com (@SetonHallMBB) March 4, 2018
News & Notes
- Seton Hall has now beaten Butler three consecutive meetings after losing the first seven against the Bulldogs. This was The Hall's first win over Butler at home.
- The Pirates finished the conference season at 10-8, matching last season's win total. The Hall has three consecutive winning BIG EAST seasons, a feat the program has accomplished only one other time - 1991, 1992 and 1993.
- The Hall also finishes in third place in the BIG EAST for a third consecutive season.
- Seton Hall finished its Prudential Center schedule with a home record of 14-3. The Pirates have won 15 of their last 20 BIG EAST home games dating back to 2016.
- Through games played on March 3, Seton Hall has 14 wins over KenPom Top 100 teams and an 8-8 record against NCAA RPI Quadrant 1 & 2 teams.
- The Hall is now 63-6 over its last 69 games when leading by at least seven points at any juncture of the contest.
- The Pirates are also 37-14 all-time when Carrington hits at least two three-pointers and 56-15 when Delgado notches a double-double.
- Delgado is now tied for 18th all-time in NCAA history in double-doubles.
- The senior class now has 5,351 career points and 2,992 career rebounds.
Up Next
Seton Hall will challenge for the 2018 BIG EAST Tournament championship. The battle begins Thursday night when the No. 3 seed Pirates face No. 6 Butler in the quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden at 9:30 p.m. FS1 be the television home for the game with Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the call. The dynamic duo of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will call the game on the radio on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on Sirius 83, XM 83 and the Pirate Sports Network.
