Sunday, November 13
Newark, N.J.
2 p.m.
Seton Hall University
2-0
82
vs
58
Central Connecticut
1-1
1
2
F
Central Connecticut
25
33
58
Seton Hall
44
38
82
Team Stats
CCSU
SHU
FG%
.361
.509
3FG%
.154
.318
FT%
.500
.680
RB
30
45
TO
9
13
STL
1
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
Pirates Raise Banner, Start Fast in Big Win over CCSU
11/13/2016 5:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's basketball team opened the game on a 26-4 outburst to set the tone in a convincing 82-58 victory over visiting Central Connecticut State at Prudential Center Sunday afternoon. The victory was preceded by the Pirates raising their 2016 BIG EAST Tournament championship banner into the arena's rafters.
Junior Angel Delgado (Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) recorded his 25th career and second-straight double-double with 14 points and 16 boards. He went 6-for-8 (75 percent) from the field, as did junior Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who tallied a game-high 18 points, was 4-for-4 from three-point range, dished out four assists and did not turn the ball over in 24 minutes of action.
The Pirates (2-0) led 44-25 at the break and never trailed. The Blue Devils (1-1) shot 1-of-13 (.077) to begin the game and were unable to climb back from the early deficit.
Junior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) totaled 12 points and five rebounds, while freshman Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) registered 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
TURNING POINT
On the opening possession of the game, Delgado grabbed two offensive rebounds before finishing a layup to give the Hall a 2-0 lead that foreshadowed how the first half would play out.
The Pirates held a 16-1 advantage on the glass early on, and made six of their first eight shots in the opening five minutes to go ahead 13-2. CCSU hit its first shot, but then went ice cold, missing its next 13 to allow SHU to continue to build a lead.
The Hall led by as many as 22 in the first half and 24 (76-52) following a free throw by sophomore Michael Nzei (Makurdi, Nigeria) with 5:13 remaining in regulation.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- At halftime, Delgado had more rebounds (12) than Central Connecticut had as a team (11).
- SHU finished with a 45-30 rebounding advantage and outscored CCSU in the paint, 40-30.
- The Hall shot 50.9 percent (29-of-57) from the field and limited the Blue Devils to 36.1 percent (22-of-61), including just 15.4 percent (2-for-13) from three.
- Eight different players recorded an assist, led by Carrington's four.
- Junior Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.) filled up the stat sheet with six points, three blocks, two steals, two assists and two rebounds.
- The Pirates got significant minutes out of reserves and held a 28-14 advantage in bench points.
NEWS & NOTES
- The Pirates had four players score in double-figures for the second straight game.
- With the win, Seton Hall secured its sixth-straight 2-0 start under head coach Kevin Willard.
- The Hall pushed its non-conference home winning streak to 17.
- Carrington is now 9-for-10 from three-point range through two games, and 15-of-22 (68.2) from the field.
- The last time a Pirate pulled down 15 or more boards was when Delgado had 15 vs. St. John's on Jan. 27 last season.
- SHU limited its opponent to under 40 percent shooting for the second consecutive game. Last season, the Pirates were 16-1 when holding the opponent under 40 percent.
- SHU improves to 21-4 when Delgado engineers a double-double.
The Pirates travel to Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes in a Gavitt Games matchup on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. The game will be broadcast on The Big Ten Network. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on the Pirate Sports Network for FREE and available on the SHU Pirates App.
This will be Seton Hall's first appearance in The Gavitt Tipoff Games, which is an annual early-season series played between the BIG EAST and Big 10 and is named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary.
Seton Hall is not back at home until Thursday, Dec. 1 when it hosts Columbia. Fans can purchase tickets to the game via Ticketmaster.
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