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Pirates Defeat Baruch in Exhibition Game at Walsh
10/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
South Orange, N.J. - Sophomore Isaiah Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 40 points, sophomore Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 15 points and sophomore Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) had eight points and 11 rebounds to lead the Seton Hall men's basketball team to an 84-79 win over Baruch in an exhibition game Saturday at historic Walsh Gymnasium.
Whitehead was 13-for-20 from the field, 6-for-10 from three-point range and 8-for-10 from the free throw line. He added six steals and two blocks on defense. Carrington had six assists and four steals to go with his 15 points, seven of which came at the free throw line.
Turning Point
After a back-and-forth game, the Pirates finally took control in the waning minutes. Trailing by one point with just over four minutes to go, Whitehead buried a pair of three-pointers at 4:25 and 3:37 to give the Pirates a 75-72 advantage.
The Hall then took advantage of its size advantage to draw fouls and get t the free throw line. After a Bearcats turnover with 2:28 to play, Carrington drove to the basket and drew a foul, making a pair of free throws to give the Pirates a 79-74 edge.
With under a minute to go after Baruch missed the front end of a 1-and-1 that could have led to another tie game, the Pirates put the game away with a big offensive rebound and put-back by sophomore Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) to put the Pirates up four.
Inside the Numbers
- Whitehead scored 24 of his 40 points in the first half.
- After shooting 45.5 percent in the first half, the Pirates shot 53.8 percent in the second half and finished the day 29-for-59 (49.2 percent).
- The Seton Hall defense forced 19 turnovers on the day, 13 of them coming on steals.
- Baruch was led by Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, who had 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
News & Notes
- This was the first appearance in a Seton Hall uniform for graduate transfers Braeden Anderson (Okotoks, Alberta) and Derrick Gordon (Plainfield, N.J.), redshirt freshman Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) and freshman Dalton Soffer (San Diego, Calif.).
- This was the first of two appearances at Walsh Gymnasium for the Pirates. They will face Wagner in a regular season game on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Up Next
It's less than two weeks until the regular season begins. The Pirates will open the 2015-16 campaign Friday, Nov. 13 against Dartmouth at Prudential Center at 7 p.m. Season tickets, mini plans and individual game tickets are all on sale either through the Seton Hall Athletics ticket office or Ticketmaster. Call (973) 275-HALL for more information.
