The Hall Drops Garden State Hardwood Classic Game

Saturday, December 14

Piscataway, N.J.

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

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Rutgers

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Seton Hall

Rutgers

12/14/2019 7:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

Piscataway, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's basketball team fell behind Rutgers 14-0 and went on to suffer a 68-48 defeat in the 2019 Garden State Hardwood Classic, Saturday at Rutgers Athletic Center.

Senior Quincy McKnight (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the Pirates with 11 points, which included three three-pointers made. The Hall played the second half without senior All-America candidate Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.), who suffered an injury in the first half.

Despite the defeat, since the inaugural Garden State Hardwood Classic in 2014, the Pirates still lead the series with the Scarlet Knights, 4-2.

Turning Point
Rutgers could do no wrong in the first 5:30 of the game, jumping all over the Pirates with a 14-0 run. Sophomore Anthony Nelson (New York, N.Y.) hit a three at 14:01 to end the run and get the Pirates to within 11, the closest Seton Hall got in the game.

The Pirates ended the first half on an 11-4 run to again close the gap to 13, 36-23, but Rutgers pulled away in the second half.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 32.2 percent for the game (19-for-59), 29.6 percent from three (8-for-27) and 25 percent from the line (2-for-8).
Rutgers shot 46.6 percent for the game (27-for-58), 42.1 percent from three (8-for-19) and 66.7 percent at the line (6-for-9)
McKnight led the Pirates with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting.
Nelson finished with eight points.
Sophomore Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) had a team-high eight rebounds and a career-high five steals.

News & Notes

Seton Hall still leads the all-time series, 40-31, and leads the series since the advent of the Garden State Hardwood Classic, 4-2.
Prior to the game, Seton Hall wore "Roll Model" warmup shirts to honor Eric LeGrand.

Up Next
For the first time in 26 days, Seton Hall will play at Prudential Center. The Pirates will face Maryland Thursday night at The Rock at 7 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on FS1 with Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson on the broadcast. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer. Tickets are available at SHUPirates.com/SHUvsUMD.