No. 10 Seton Hall's 10-Game Winning Streak Comes to End

Saturday, February 1

Newark, N.J.

11 a.m.

Seton Hall University

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Xavier

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Xavier

Seton Hall

No. 10 Seton Hall's 10-Game Winning Streak Comes to End

2/1/2020 2:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, N.J. - The No. 10 Seton Hall men's basketball team saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end Saturday when the Pirates fell to Xavier, 74-62, at Prudential Center. After an unbeaten month of January and having not lost a game in seven weeks, the Pirates ran into a tough Xavier team that shot 54.5 percent for the game.

Senior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the Pirates with 15 points but had to leave the game due to injury. Sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) posted 13 points, and junior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) added 10 points.

Despite the setback, the Pirates are still 16-5 overall and 8-1 in the BIG EAST, which is still good for first place in the conference.

Turning Point
Unfortunately for the Pirates, Xavier exploded out of the gate with an 18-2 run that expanded to 30-6, Seton Hall's largest deficit of the season. The Hall valiantly fought back to get within 12 by halftime, 35-23.

The Pirates then used full court pressure to get themselves close again in the second half. McKnight stole the ball from Xavier's Quentin Goodin, and Mamukelashvili took the ball down the court and made a layup with an and-one to pull the Pirates back within seven, 60-53, with 6:59 to go.

But The Hall couldn't keep the momentum going scoreless for the next 3:55 while Xavier's KyKy Tandy drilled a back-breaking three with 4:29 to go to lift the Musketeers to a 14-point advantage, 67-53.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 36.7 percent for the game (22-for-60), 22.2 percent from three (6-for-27) and 66.7 percent from the free throw line (12-for-18). Xavier shot 54.5 percent for the game (30-for-55), 41.7 percent from three (5-for-12) and 45 percent at the line (9-for-20).
Xavier out-rebounded Seton Hall, 51-22, and generated 18 second chance points off 14 offensive boards.
Seton Hall forced Xavier into 18 turnovers while only committing six.
McKnight led the Pirates with 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting. He had three assists and three steals.
Rhoden finished with 13 points, his third consecutive game scoring in double figures.
Mamukelashvili continues looking better coming back from his injury, finishing with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.

News & Notes

Seton Hall's 10-game winning streak was snapped. It was tied for the ninth-longest win streak in program history.
The Pirates are now 8-1 in the BIG EAST, still good for first place in the conference, one game ahead of Villanova and two ahead of Creighton. Seton Hall had been just the 12th team in the 41-year history of the BIG EAST to start league play 8-0 or better.
Seton Hall falls to 12-10 all-time against Xavier.
The attendance of 12,230 ranks eighth in Seton Hall's Prudential Center history.

Up Next
Seton Hall will be eager to rebound next Wednesday as it hits the road for a late night matchup at Georgetown. The FS1 broadcast will begin at 8:30 p.m., and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network.