Powell, Defense Shine as No. 12 Pirates Take Care of Saint Louis

Sunday, November 17

Saint Louis, Mo.

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

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Saint Louis

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Seton Hall

Saint Louis

Powell, Defense Shine as No. 12 Pirates Take Care of Saint Louis

11/17/2019 7:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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ST. LOUIS - Senior All-America candidate Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored a game-high 26 points, and the No. 12 Seton Hall men's basketball team's defense held Saint Louis to 35 percent shooting as the Pirates took down the Billikens, 83-66, Sunday afternoon in front of 9,611 fans at Chaifetz Arena.

The Pirates led the game wire-to-wire and went up by as many as 29 points after playing some strong defense against the Billikens.

Seton Hall is now 3-1 on the early season.

Turning Point
Seton Hall immediately set the tone with a game-opening 10-0 run as the defense held Saint Louis to 0-for-5 shooting from the field and two turnovers in the first 5:03 of the game. The lead then quickly got up to 15 before Saint Louis closed to within eight, 32-24, with 4:07 to go first half.

But Powell put an end to Saint Louis' run with a three-pointer at 3:56, making the lead double digits again. Seton Hall went into halftime up 15 and never took its foot off the pedal, holding the Billikens scoreless for a stretch of 7:27 while building a 29-point advantage.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 40 percent for the game, making 26 of 65 attempts. The team was 34.5 percent from three (10-for-29) and a season-high 80.8 percent at the free throw line (21-for-26).
Saint Louis was held to 35.8 percent from the field (19-for-53) and 35.7 percent from three (5-for-14). The Billikens struggled at the free throw line, making just 23 of 41 there (56.1 percent).
The Pirates had 18 assists on their 26 field goals made and only committed 10 turnovers in the game, only two in the second half.
The Hall out-rebounded Saint Louis, 46-38. Six different Pirates grabbed at least four boards, led by sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) who had eight.
Powell led all scorers with his 26 points. He was 6-for-18 from the field, 4-for-11 from three and 10-for-12 at the charity stripe. He also had six rebounds and three assists.
Junior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) had a well-rounded effort with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Rhoden finished with seven points, eight rebounds and two assists.

News & Notes

Seton Hall won its first-ever game against Saint Louis and is now 1-3 all-time against the Billikens.
The Pirates start 1-0 in true road games for the third time in the last four seasons.
The Hall is now 158-54 all-time when ranked by the Associated Press and 16-3 all-time when specifically ranked No. 12.
Powell is now on the cusp of cracking Seton Hall's all-time scoring top 10. He is at 1,753 points, just 36 away from tying Walter Dukes (1950-53) for 10th.

Up Next
The Pirates will return to Prudential Center on Nov. 23 for a Saturday matinee against Florida A&M. Game time is noon, and FS2 will be the television home for the game. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on XM 388 and the Pirate Sports Network.