Road Warriors Are Back! Pirates Win at Marquette in Thriller

Thursday, December 17

Milwaukee, Wis.

9 p.m.

Seton Hall University

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Road Warriors Are Back! Pirates Win at Marquette in Thriller

12/18/2020 12:06:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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MILWAUKEE - Senior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) issued out a career-high seven assists, none bigger than his pass to classmate Shavar Reynolds, Jr., who buried a go-ahead three-pointer with 42.1 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Seton Hall men's basketball team to a road win over Marquette, 70-63, Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

The Reynolds Jr. three-pointer came after Marquette had erased an 11-point Pirates lead with a 15-4 run to tie the game at 61-61. Seton Hall led for nearly the entirety of the night.

Mamukelashvili led all scorers with 17 points to go with his seven assists plus six rebounds and three steals.

Seton Hall, which has now won four in a row, is 2-0 to start BIG EAST play for the fourth straight season and sixth time in the last seven seasons.

Turning Point
Seton Hall led for over 37 minutes of the game, had a six-point halftime lead and built an 11-point lead, 57-46, with 9:06 remaining after senior Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) drilled his third triple of the evening.

The Pirates went a little cold on offense to give Marquette the chance too inch back. D.J. Carton pulled up on a three-pointer to cap a 12-2 run and make it a one-point game, 59-58, with 3:29 to go. Junior Takal Molson (Buffalo, N.Y.) had a huge clean-up outback with 3:10 to go to make it a three-point lead, but then after each team came up empty on a possession, Carton stepped up again and swished a game-tying three with 1:52 on the clock.

Seton Hall came up empty on its next possession followed by a Marquette offensive foul and turnover as Molson drew a charge. That set up the game-winner as Mamukelashvili backed into the paint to draw defenders, and he kicked it out to Reynolds, Jr., on the left wing, and as he does, the senior connected for the three to put the Pirates up 64-61 with 42.1 seconds to go.

Marquette committed another turnover on its ensuing possession, setting up the Pirates to win the game on free throws. Mamukelashvili and Reynolds, Jr., combined to make six of six attempts to ice the game.

Here's all of the 🎥 you need from our first BIG EAST road win of the season!#HALLin 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/z16RXQiWky
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) December 18, 2020

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 43 percent for the game (23-for-53), 43 percent from three (9-for-21) and 83 percent at the free throw line (15-for-18). Marquette shot 41 percent overall (24-for-59), 37 percent from three (7-for-19) and made all eight of its free throw attempts.
The Pirates had 13 assists on their 23 made field goals against only 11 turnovers.
Marquette won the rebounding battle, 38-29, but the Golden Eagles only had six second chance points on their 10 offensive boards.
Both teams had 17 points off each other's turnovers.
Mamukelashvili led all scorers with 17 points. He also contributed a career-high seven assists and recorded six rebounds and three steals.
Junior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) was solid with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Cale went 3-for-4 from three and finished with 11 points.
Reynolds, Jr., finished with 11 points and four assists against just one turnover.
Senior Bryce Aiken (Randolph, N.J.) returned from injury to play 13 minutes and score three points.
Carton led the Golden Eagles with 16 points.

News & Notes

Seton Hall has now beaten Marquette five straight times, dating back to the 2018-19 season. Marquette leads the all-time series, 20-11, but the Pirates are 10-8 in the series since the 2013-14 league reconfiguration.
The Pirates are 2-0 in the BIG EAST for the fourth consecutive season and sixth time in the last seven seasons.
Dating back to the start of last season, Seton Hall is 8-2 in its last 10 BIG EAST road games.
The Pirates are now 105-13 (.890) since 2015-16 when its lead grows to seven points or more at any point in the contest.
Mamukelashvili has moved into 72nd all-time at Seton Hall in scoring with 787 points.
Cale moved into 77th all-time in scoring with 753 points.

Big Shot Shavar did it again.#HALLin 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/fnFFr8xU7g
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) December 18, 2020

Up Next
Seton Hall will be at Prudential Center Sunday when it hosts Providence in BIG EAST action at 4:30 p.m. FS1 will have the national telecast as part of a quadruple header with Brian Custer and Donny Marshall on the call. AM970 The Answer is the radio home for the broadcast with Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin describing all the action, simulcast on XM 388, the Pirate Sports Network and TuneIn.