Powell Leads Seton Hall to Exhibition Win Over Bloomfield

Friday, October 25

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

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Powell Leads Seton Hall to Exhibition Win Over Bloomfield

10/25/2019 9:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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South Orange, N.J. - Senior Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 21 points in only 17 minutes of work, and senior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) issued eight assists as the No. 12 ranked Seton Hall men's basketball team cruised to an 81-52 over Bloomfield in an exhibition contest Friday in front of a sold-out historic Walsh Gymnasium crowd of 1,655.

Powell, the BIG EAST's Preseason Player of the Year and an Associated Press Preseason All-America selection, was joined in double-figure scoring by sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) who had 13 points and junior Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) who had 10 points. Senior Romaro Gill (St. Thomas, Jamaica) was a force in the middle with five blocked shots to go with six points.

Turning Point
Seton Hall took a 17-point lead into halftime, but Bloomfield opened the second half on an 8-0 run to force the Pirates to call timeout. The Hall regrouped as McKnight stripped a Tigers player in the paint and passed to Powell, who connected on a fast-break three to restore the order. From there, the Pirates went on a 23-6 run to pull away.

Inside the Numbers

Powell was 7-for-12 from the field and 5-for-9 from three to produce his 21 points.
Rhoden made 5-of-7 shots and 3-of-4 from three.
McKnight had eight of Seton Hall's 16 assists on the night.
Cale finished 4-for-10 from the field and hit both of his free throws for his 10 points while also issuing three assists
Junior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tblisi, Georgia) had nine points on 4-of-6 shooting.
Gill had five of Seton Hall's seven blocked shots.
Freshman Tyrese Samuel (Montreal, Quebec), in his first taste of college basketball, grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and had a ferocious put-back slam.

News & Notes

This was the first of two exhibitions for the 2019-20 Pirates.
The Pirates have never played Bloomfield in a regular season game.
Proceeds from tonight's exhibition are going to Catholic Relief Services, which is aiding the recovery in The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Up Next
The Pirates will host Misericordia in an exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 29 inside historic Walsh Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available and can be purchased on Monday by calling the Seton Hall Athletics ticket office at (973) 275-4255.