No. 16 Pirates Tripped Up at Iowa State as Powell Scores 19

Sunday, December 8

Ames, Iowa

9 p.m.

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No. 16 Pirates Tripped Up at Iowa State as Powell Scores 19

12/8/2019 11:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Ames, Iowa - Senior All-America candidate Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) nearly finished with a double-double, posting 19 points and eight rebounds, but the No. 16 Seton Hall men's basketball team struggled with turnovers in a 76-66 loss at Iowa State Sunday night in a BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle game at Hilton Coliseum.

Seton Hall committed a season-high 20 turnovers, and the Cyclones turned them into 14 points.

Powell, who surpassed Andre Barrett (2000-04) for eighth all-time in scoring at Seton Hall, made four three-pointers on the night and finished 7-for-20 from the field.

Turning Point
In a game that featured three ties and eight lead changes, it came down to turnovers and fouls. The Hall fought back from an eight-point deficit to take a two-point lead as Powell led the charge eight straight points, including a triple at 8:45 to put the team up 50-48.

Iowa State answered with Solomon Young giving the Cyclones the lead back at 6:51, and the Pirates went cold on offense as Iowa State built a 57-51 lead.

Powell gave it another go with a driving layup to bring the Pirates to within four and got a stop on defense, but a three-point attempt that would have gotten the deficit to one missed, Iowa State came down and drew a foul that led to two free throws, the Pirates were called for an offensive foul, and then Tyrese Haliburton put the game out of reach with a three at 2:30 to make it a 62-53 game.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 36.8 percent for the game (25-for-68), 26.7 percent from three (8-for-30) and 66.7 percent at the free throw line (8-for-12).
Iowa State was 38.3 percent from the field (23-for-60), 21.1 percent from three (4-for-19) and 78.8 percent at the line (26-for-33).
The Pirates committed a season-high 20 turnovers that led to 14 Iowa State points. The Cyclones committed 16 turnovers, but the Hall only converted six points from them.
Powell was the team's only double-digit scorer, finishing with 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting overall and 4-of-11 from three. He also had eight rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Senior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) was second on the team with nine points.

News & Notes

After never facing Iowa State in its basketball history going into this season, Seton Hall was playing the Cyclones for the second straight game. The series is now tied at 1-1.
Powell surpassed Andre Barrett (2000-04) for eighth all-time in Seton Hall scoring history. He now has 1,869 points.

Up Next
The annual battle for Garden State supremacy has arrived. Seton Hall and Rutgers will clash in Piscataway Saturday at 4 p.m., in the sixth installment of the Garden State Hardwood Classic. The game will air on Big Ten Network, and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer.