Pirates Start Strong, Secure Road Win at Georgetown to Move to 9-1

Wednesday, February 5

Washington, D.C.

8:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

17-5,9-1Big East

Georgetown

13-10,3-7Big East

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Pirates Start Strong, Secure Road Win at Georgetown to Move to 9-1

2/6/2020 12:31:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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WASHINGTON - The Seton Hall men's basketball team opened its road game at Georgetown with a 16-0 run and never looked back as senior All-America candidate Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) scored 34 points to lead the Pirates to a 78-71 victory over the Hoyas Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.

Seton Hall, winner of 11 of its last 12 games, is 9-1 overall in the BIG EAST and 5-0 in conference road games. One of the higher rated programs in the country, the win over Georgetown makes Seton Hall 12-5 against "Quad 1+2" opponents with five "Quad 1" road wins.

Powell was dominant for the Pirates, shooting 12-for-24 from the field and making all six of his free throw attempts. He also had seven rebounds and three assists. It was his 12th 30-point game of his career.

Three Pirates came close to double-doubles on the night. Senior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) had 10 assists and eight points, junior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) had eight points and 12 rebounds, and sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Senior Romaro Gill (St. Thomas, Jamaica) protected the rim, matching his career-high in blocks with eight.

Turning Point
Seton Hall made sure not to get off to a bad start, connecting on its first four three-point attempts, two by Rhoden and two by Powell, to ambush Georgetown for a 12-0 lead. The Hall's defense held the Hoyas to 0-for-7 shooting to start the game, and Gill's hookshot at 16:27 made it 16-0.

Georgetown made it close in the first half, coming within six of the Pirates, before The Hall closed out with a 42-32 lead.

In the second half, every time Georgetown clawed back, the Pirates answered. When the Hoyas came within four with 7:47 left, McKnight drilled a wing three-pointer to go back up seven. Javhon Blair hit a three with 4:16 remaining to pull Georgetown within four again, and Powell took over with a tough layup in the middle followed by Rhoden stripping Jagan Mosely for a steal and a fastbreak dunk assisted by McKnight to go back up eight with 1:54 to play.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 46.8 percent for the game (29-for-62), 33.3 percent from three (9-for-27) and 64.7 percent from the free throw line (11-for-17). Georgetown shot 33.8 percent for the game (23-for-68), 19 percent from three (4-for-21) and 87.5 percent from the free throw line (21-for-24).
The Pirates out-rebounded the Hoyas, 44-41, but Georgetown used 17 offensive rebounds to generate 29 second chance points.
The Hall blocked 11 Georgetown shots.
The Pirates had 17 assists on their 29 made field goals.
Powell dominated with his 34 points on 12-of-24 shooting, adding in seven rebounds and three assists. It was his 12th career 30-point game.
McKnight had eight points and 10 assists in only 22 minutes of action due to foul trouble.
Rhoden put up 12 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
Mamukelashvili had eight points and 12 rebounds.
Gill had six points, six rebounds and matched his career high in blocks with eight.

News & Notes

Seton Hall is now 17-5 overall and 9-1 in the BIG EAST, and the Pirates are 5-0 in BIG EAST road games for the first time ever. This is only the sixth time in program history The Hall has won at least five conference road games.
Seton Hall now has a 12-5 record against NCAA NET "Quad 1+2" teams with five "Quad 1" road wins.
The Pirates are now 52-58 overall against Georgetown, and they have now won nine of their last 11 games against the Hoyas.
Seton Hall is now 17-3 all-time when ranked No. 12 in the country.
Powell is now averaging 22.4 points per game in nine career matchups against Georgetown.

Up Next
No. 12 Seton Hall goes from one tough road test to the next as it heads to Philadelphia to face No. 10 Villanova Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on the FOX Broadcast Network with Tim Brando and Donny Marshall on the call. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on Sirius 137, XM 201 and the Pirate Sports Network.