Sophomore guard reaches 20 points for second straight game.
Dec. 2, 2015
Box Score
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sophomore Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Seton Hall men’s basketball team, but George Washington shot 48 percent from the field and made nearly 80 percent of its free throws as the Colonials came away with a 72-64 win over the Pirates Wednesday night in a hard-fought game at the Smith Center.
The defeat snaps a three-game winning streak for the Pirates (5-2), who had won five of their first six games. George Washington improved to 7-1 on the year.
Carrington was 8-for-16 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line in surpassing his previous career high of 20, originally set vs. Butler last season, matched at Marquette last season and matched again just this past Saturday against Georgia.
Turning Point
After a back-and-forth first half that featured two ties and eight lead changes, the Colonials, sporting a four-point lead, made every basket it needed to while answering every Pirates basket. When The Hall got within one on Carrington’s layup at 17:55, the Colonials turned the ball over, but the Pirates couldn’t capitalize as they turned the ball over themselves. Kevin Larsen followed with a paint jumper, starting a 6-0 run to push the lead back to seven, 46-39.
The teams just traded baskets and free throws for the next six minutes; the Pirates were either down five or down seven as they kept finding baskets but ultimately kept giving them up too.
The Pirates never went away though, finally getting within three points, 62-59, after sophomore Isaiah Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y.) nailed a floater with 2:44 to go. The rally was short-lived though as Paul Jorgensen buried a three-pointer with under 10 left on the shot clock on the next possession to make it a six-point game and effectively ending it.
Inside the Numbers
News & Notes
Up Next
The second installment of the Garden State Hardwood Classic looms large as Seton Hall will face Rutgers Saturday at the RAC at noon. The game will be televised on ESPNEWS and streamed on WatchESPN. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on SHUPirates.com on the Pirate Sports Network. Fans going to the game, wear your Pirate Blue in this battle for New Jersey bragging rights!
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Dec. 2, 2015
Box Score
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sophomore Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Seton Hall men’s basketball team, but George Washington shot 48 percent from the field and made nearly 80 percent of its free throws as the Colonials came away with a 72-64 win over the Pirates Wednesday night in a hard-fought game at the Smith Center.
The defeat snaps a three-game winning streak for the Pirates (5-2), who had won five of their first six games. George Washington improved to 7-1 on the year.
Carrington was 8-for-16 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line in surpassing his previous career high of 20, originally set vs. Butler last season, matched at Marquette last season and matched again just this past Saturday against Georgia.
Turning Point
After a back-and-forth first half that featured two ties and eight lead changes, the Colonials, sporting a four-point lead, made every basket it needed to while answering every Pirates basket. When The Hall got within one on Carrington’s layup at 17:55, the Colonials turned the ball over, but the Pirates couldn’t capitalize as they turned the ball over themselves. Kevin Larsen followed with a paint jumper, starting a 6-0 run to push the lead back to seven, 46-39.
The teams just traded baskets and free throws for the next six minutes; the Pirates were either down five or down seven as they kept finding baskets but ultimately kept giving them up too.
The Pirates never went away though, finally getting within three points, 62-59, after sophomore Isaiah Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y.) nailed a floater with 2:44 to go. The rally was short-lived though as Paul Jorgensen buried a three-pointer with under 10 left on the shot clock on the next possession to make it a six-point game and effectively ending it.
Inside the Numbers
- Seton Hall dominated in the paint, outscoring the Colonials down low 40-24. The team has outscored its opponent in the paint in six of seven games this season.
- The Pirates shot 41.8 percent from the field, and was in fact 53.1 percent on two-point attempts, but The Hall was just 2-for-18 from behind the arc.
- George Washington shot 48.1 percent from the floor and was 17-for-21 from the free throw line.
- The Pirates out-rebounded GW 38-32, including 19 offensive rebounds that led to 12 second chance points. It was the fourth time this season the Pirates have out-rebounded their opponent, but the first time it resulted in a loss.
- Carrington’s 21 is a career high and the fourth time he’s reached the 20-point plateau, and he’s now done it in back-to-back games.
- Sophomore Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) grabbed 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive end. It’s his fourth double-digit rebounding game of the season and 19th of his career.
- Sophomores accounted for 49 of Seton Hall’s 64 points.
- Tyler Cavanaugh and Joe McDonald each had 16 points to lead George Washington.
News & Notes
- This was a return game from last season, won by the Pirates at Prudential Center.
- Despite the loss, Seton Hall still leads the all-time series 5-2.
- Over the last four seasons, the Pirates are 6-5 in true non-conference road games.
- George Washington has won 19 consecutive non-conference home games.
Up Next
The second installment of the Garden State Hardwood Classic looms large as Seton Hall will face Rutgers Saturday at the RAC at noon. The game will be televised on ESPNEWS and streamed on WatchESPN. Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the radio call on AM970 The Answer, simulcast on SHUPirates.com on the Pirate Sports Network. Fans going to the game, wear your Pirate Blue in this battle for New Jersey bragging rights!
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