Seton Hall University
19-12
Georgetown
19-13
Powell Electrifies MSG, Pirates Move on to Semifinals
3/14/2019 11:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The No. 3 seed Pirates have now advanced to the BIG EAST semifinals for the fourth time in six season and will play No. 2 seed Marquette Friday night at 9 p.m., on FS1.
Powell, who surpassed the previous record of 27 held by Creighton's Doug McDermott in the 2014 BIG EAST Tournament, was 11-for-21 from the field, 4-for-10 from three and 5-for-7 at the free throw line. His 31 points are the fourth-most by a Pirate in a BIG EAST Tournament game.
Sophomore Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) had his second straight double-double and fifth of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Pirates held Georgetown to its lowest point total since early November.
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Myles Powell, Welcome To The #BEtourney History Books pic.twitter.com/TfLnVuyurA
— #BIGEASThoops (@BIGEASTMBB) March 15, 2019
Turning Point
It was all Hall in the first half as the Pirates blitzed the Hoyas with a bevy of plays inside and out. Powell gave the Pirates their first double-digit lead at 22-12 with a three-pointer. Then with the Pirates up 25-15, Powell thrilled the crowd by first getting a backcourt steal off Kaleb Johnson and slamming home a dunk and then on the next Hoyas possession, stealing a pass from Jessie Govan and feeding sophomore Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) for a layup. The lead was 29-15 with 8:35 to go first half.
Mamukelashvili hit a three and a pair of free throws to put the Pirates up 20, 35-15, and then Powell put on a show in the final four minutes of the half. He scored 10 of his 29 first-half points in the final 3:28, including a pair of deep three-pointers to send The Garden into a frenzy. The Pirates went into halftime leading 53-28.
The Pirates slumped offensively in the second half, but they still held Georgetown to only 29 second-half points.
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Check out some of the highlights of our win tonight! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/dMwbFz6PGf
— Seton Hall Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) March 15, 2019
Inside the Numbers
- Seton Hall shot 41.0 percent (25-for-61) from the field, 34.8 percent from three (8-for-23) and 71.4 percent at the free throw line (15-for-21). Georgetown shot 42.9 percent overall (21-for-49), 16.7 percent from three (2-for-12) and 59.1 percent at the line (13-for-22).
- Seton Hall out-rebounded Georgetown, 37-34. Paint points were even, 30-30.
- The Pirates took advantage of Georgetown's miscues. They turned 14 Hoyas turnovers into 22 points.
- Powell dominated the game with his 31 points, his eighth 30-point game of the season, three of them against Georgetown alone. He was 11-for-21 from the field, 4-for-10 from three and 5-for-7 at the line. He also had four steals, three assists and three rebounds.
- Mamukelashvili recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
- Cale delivered 14 points.
- Senior Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) had seven points, eight rebounds and three assists.
- The 57 points Georgetown scored was the team's lowest since scoring 52 against Loyola Marymount in November.
"When you're growing up as a little kid, these are the games that you watch. You wish that you could play @TheGarden. Now, I'm just seizing the moment." - @SetonHallMBB's @Myles_MBP_23
— #BIGEASThoops (@BIGEASTMBB) March 15, 2019
More from the Pirate star after he broke the #BEtourney record with 29 points in the 1st half: pic.twitter.com/E04u4tUxEB
News & Notes
- Seton Hall (19-12) is headed to the BIG EAST semifinals for the fourth time in the last six seasons.
- The Pirates are now 4-1 all-time as the No. 3 seed in this tournament, 18-9 all-time when the higher seed and 11-12 in quarterfinal games.
- Powell's 29 first-half points set a new BIG EAST Tournament record for most points in a single half. The previous record was 27, held by Creighton's Doug McDermott on March 13, 2014 vs. DePaul.
- Seton Hall improved the all-time series vs. Georgetown to 50-58, and the Pirates have now won seven of the last nine matchups.
- Since March 2014, The Hall is 12-6 in games at Madison Square Garden.
- The Pirates are now 81-11 (.880) in their last 92 games when leading by at least seven points in any point of the game.
- Nzei played in his 132nd career game tonight, tying him for most games played in Seton Hall history. He is tied with his former teammates Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado.
- Powell surpassed Eugene Harvey (2006-10) and Shaheen Holloway (1996-00) to move into 17th in Seton Hall all-time scoring. He now has 1,589 points.
- Powell now has 710 points this season, which now ranks seventh in Seton Hall single-season history.
Semifinal Friday awaits the Pirates, who will play Marquette at Madison Square Garden at 9 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on FS1 with Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson on the call and Lisa Byington on the sidelines. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network.
