Pirates Rally But Fall Short at Providence

Saturday, February 15

Providence, R.I.

8 p.m.

Seton Hall University

18-7,10-3Big East

Providence

14-12,7-6Big East

Seton Hall

Providence

2/15/2020 11:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

Providence, R.I. - The No. 10 Seton Hall men's basketball team fell behind Providence, 34-9, roared back to cut the deficit to two at 52-50, but ultimately ran out of gas in a 74-71 defeat to the Friars Saturday night at Dunkin' Donuts Center.

Senior All-America candidate Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 27 points in the loss and moved into third place all-time in Seton Hall scoring history in the process, surpassing Jeremy Hazell (2007-11).

Seton Hall (18-7) still stands in first place in the BIG EAST standings at 10-3, one game ahead of 9-4 Creighton and one-and-a-half ahead of 8-4 Villanova.

Turning Point
Seton Hall got off to a very sluggish start, falling behind a Providence squad that made nine consecutive field goal attempts between 15:51 and 9:30. It was 34-9 Friars with 7:16 remaining in the first half.

But the Pirates answered with an 18-7 run to end the first half as Powell scored the team's last seven points before halftime to make it 41-27.

The Pirates then extended their run to 41-18 with a strong second-half start. Powell drilled a triple to pull the Pirates to within two, 47-45, only to be answered by Providence's Alpha Diallo, who buried a three on the next possession.

Senior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) pulled The Hall to within two again, 52-50, on a conventional three-point play on a drive to the basket with 8:04 to play, but the Pirates couldn't get a stop on defense on the next possession to keep the momentum and then went cold on offense, not hitting another field goal attempt until there was 1:31 to play.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 36.4 percent for the game (20-for-55), 32.1 percent from three (9-for-28) and 81.5 percent from the free throw line (22-for-27). Providence shot 35.6 percent for the game (21-for-59), 41.2 percent from three (7-for-17) and 71.4 percent at the line (25-for-35).
The Friars out-rebounded the Pirates, 47-35.
Powell finished with 27 points on 9-of-20 shooting.
McKnight had 14 points, going 12-for-14 from the free throw line.
Sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) posted 10 points and eight rebounds.

News & Notes

Seton Hall remains in first place in the BIG EAST with a 10-3 record.
Providence now leads the all-time series with the Pirates, 54-53.
The loss snapped a six-game true road winning streak for The Hall, the longest in the program since a 7-0 true road game record during the 1955-56 season.
Powell surpassed Jeremy Hazell (2007-11) for third all-time in Seton Hall scoring history. He now has 2,161 points.

Up Next
Seton Hall will enjoy the comforts of home next week with a pair of games, beginning with Wednesday against Butler at Prudential Center. Game time is 6:30 p.m., with Brian Custer and Jim Spanarkel on the call. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the matchup on WMCA 570 AM, simulcast on Sirius 138, XM 202 and the Pirate Sports Network.