Pirates Defeat Misericordia in Final Tune-Up Exhibition

Tuesday, October 29

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

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112

Misericordia

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Misericordia

Seton Hall

112

Pirates Defeat Misericordia in Final Tune-Up Exhibition

10/29/2019 9:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's basketball team connected on 59.5 percent of its field goal attempts, and all 13 student-athletes connected on at least one field goal as the Pirates took care of business against Misericordia, 112-38, in an exhibition game Tuesday inside historic Walsh Gymnasium.

Senior Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) wowed the crowd by hitting his first four three-point attempts, and he finished the game with 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting overall and 6-for-10 from three in only 15 minutes of action.

Fellow double digit scorers included junior Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) pouring in 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) scoring 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting, sophomore Darnell Brodie (Newark, N.J.) had 12 points on 6-of-7 from the field, freshman Tyrese Samuel (Montreal, Quebec) added 11 points including some highlight dunks, and junior Shavar Reynolds, Jr. (Manchester, N.J.) dropped in 10 points.

Turning Point
It was only 8-7 in favor of the Pirates in the early going when Powell took over and scored the game's next eight points to spark a 48-11 run to end the first half.The Pirates forced 17 first-half turnovers to give themselves ample opportunities to pull away.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall had 24 assists on its 47 made field goals while only committing 12 turnovers.
All 13 Pirates made at least one field goal on the night.
Sophomore Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) led the team in rebounds with seven in only 19 minutes.
No one played more than 26 minutes in the game.
The Pirates defense held the Cougars to just 27.8 percent shooting and created 31 turnovers that led to 31 Hall points.

News & Notes

Grant Billmeier served as the acting head coach for the game.
Seton Hall has never faced Misericordia in a regular season game.

Up Next
The curtain on the 2019-20 regular season will be lifted next Tuesday, Nov. 5 when the Pirates host Wagner inside historic Walsh Gymnasium. Game time is 6:30 p.m., and the game will be nationally televised on FS1. Back for their 17th season are the dynamic duo of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin on the radio call on AM970 The Answer.