The Hall's Comeback Rally Falls One-Point Short

Sunday, January 6

Chicago, Ill.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

DePaul

Seton Hall

DePaul

1/6/2019 4:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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CHICAGO - The Seton Hall men's basketball team clawed back from a 15-point deficit at DePaul to have a shot at a game-winner, but the last-second magic didn't fall this time as the Pirates lost a heartbreaker to the Blue Demons, 75-74, Sunday at Wintrust Arena.

Sophomore Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) took the last shot in the waning seconds after receiving the in-bound pass from junior Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.), but the attempt was off the mark as The Hall saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end.

Powell led Seton Hall (11-4, 2-1 BIG EAST) with 16 points, and Max Strus led DePaul (9-5, 1-2 BIG EAST) with 21 points.

Turning Point
Seton Hall trailed by as many as 15 points in the contest, but the Pirates found a way to get back in the game. Sophomore Taurean Thompson (New York, N.Y.) was a big reason for that, as he nailed a trifecta of three-pointers in the second half, including one at 9:32, followed by a layup in transition at 9:14 to bring The Hall within three, 60-57.

DePaul immediately went back up nine, but the Pirates kept fighting with big plays. Freshman Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) took a pass under the basket from junior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) and converted a dunk to make it a four-point game, 75-71. Then the Pirates got a defensive stop. After a Mamukelashvili miss, Powell got the offensive board and drilled a three-pointer to cut the deficit to one, 75-74.

The Hall forced another DePaul turnover, and this time Powell's three attempt fell short. DePaul got the ball back, but the Pirates defense came up big again by getting a deflection and causing a jump ball with the possession arrow favoring The Hall with 10 seconds left.

DePaul, under the foul limit, fouled Powell with 6.1 seconds left to set up the final play. Powell in-bounded to Mamukelashvili, and the sophomore sent the game-winning three up, but it missed, and the Pirates could not get off a second chance opportunity on the rebound.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 44.4 percent (26-for-63) overall, 25.9 percent from three (7-for-27) and 84.6 percent at the free throw line (11-for-13). DePaul shot 54.5 percent for the game (30-for-55), 42.9 percent from three (6-for-14) and 64.3 percent at the charity stripe (9-for-14).
Seton Hall had a paint advantage, out-scoring DePaul down low, 40-36, and scoring 14 second chance points on its eight offensive rebounds.
Seton Hall only turned the ball over 11 times compared to DePaul's 16. However, the Blue Demons had the edge on points off turnovers, 18-14.
Powell led Seton Hall in scoring for the 12th time in 15 games with 16 points, though he was 4-for-13 from the field and 2-for-8 from three.
Thompson had a season-high 15 points, going 5-for-8 from the field, 3-for-4 from three and 2-for-3 at the line. He also had five rebounds.
Cale had 10 points, making half of his 10 shots.

News & Notes

Seton Hall's seven-game winning streak was snapped. It was the fifth winning streak of seven or more under head coach Kevin Willard.
The loss also snapped Seton Hall's six-game winning streak versus DePaul. The Pirates had not dropped a game to the Blue Demons since Feb. 3, 2015. This had included three straight wins in Chicago.
This was the first time Seton Hall has lost this season when making five or more threes. The Pirates had been 10-0.
This was the fifth game of the Pirates' season decided by three points or fewer. The Hall is now 3-2 in such games. In all, 11 of the team's 15 games have been decided by 10 or fewer.
Powell surpassed the 1,2000 career points milestone and now has 1,212.

Up Next
Seton Hall's only home game in this five-game stretch will take place Wednesday when the Pirates host Butler at Prudential Center at 8:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on FS1, and Dave Popkin and John Fanta will have the radio call on WMCA 570 AM. Tickets to the game can be purchased standalone at SHUPirates.com/SHUvsBU or as a two-game package with the Jan. 19 DePaul game at SHUPirates.com/19for19