The story of Wednesday night’s loss to No. 17 Creighton was a tale of two halves that didn’t fall in Seton Hall’s favor. After an electric first half that saw Myles Cale shoot 4-for-5 from thre
Seton Hall just fall short in close loss to No. 3 Villanova
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Posted By Justin Sousa on Jan 19, 2021
The last two times the Seton Hall men’s basketball faced a Villanova team ranked third in country, they were victorious both times. With the Wildcats coming off a month-long stretch without a single game, it looked as though the streak may stretch to three games.
Tuesday night’s game saw the Pirates start strongly with Jared Rhoden and Sandro Mamukelashvili combining for 28 points in the first half. The Pirates shot 6-for-11 from three-point range and 58.3% from the field, but their continued efforts into the second half would just fall short of victory.
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Seton Hall forward Sandro Mamukelashvili, right, reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against DePaul in Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP
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The Wildcats won 76-74 despite playing their first game since Dec. 23 due to multiple COVID-19 pauses.
Seton Hall now heads to Butler on Friday before closing out January with two critical home games against No. 11 Creighton and a rematch with Villanova.
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Seton Hall forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (23) had another strong game but the Pirates lost at No. 3 Villanova, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)AP
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Entering their much anticipated Big East showdown on Tuesday night, Villanova hadn’t played since Dec. 23 while Seton Hall last played Jan. 9.
The conventional wisdom going in was that the No. 3 Wildcats might be rusty playing their first game in 27 days.
So much for that idea.
Villanova looked as crisp and efficient as ever in edging Seton Hall, 76-74, at Finneran Pavilion.