Seton Hall downs Sacred Heart 90-76 behind Mamukelashvili
NEWARK, N.J. -- Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a career-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting with four 3-pointers and eight rebounds and Seton Hall never trailed in beating Sacred Heart 90-76 on Wednesday night for the Pirates' fourth-straight win.
Myles Powell scored 14 points and Michael Nzei and Shavar Reynolds added 10 apiece for the Pirates (8-3), who turned 21 Sacred Heart turnovers into 24 points.
Reynolds' jumper capped Seton Hall's opening 18-4 run and the Pirates were up by as many as 19 points and led 54-37 at halftime.
Sacred Heart made it 55-42 on E.J. Anosike's putback early in the second half, but a 9-0 run pushed the lead to 22 and the final score is as close as the Pioneers would get.
Seton Hall outscored the Pioneers 46-34 in the paint and the Pirates' bench outscored the Sacred Heart's 27-19.
Aaron Clarke and Sean Hoehn scored 17 points apiece, Anosike added 13 and grabbed 12 rebounds, Cameron Parker had 12 points and Jare'l Spellman 10 for Sacred Heart (4-7).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Clark
- Brian O'Connell
- Nathan Farrell
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-2 | - | 37-3 |
Marquette | 14-6 | 4 | 27-10 |
Creighton | 14-6 | 4 | 25-10 |
Seton Hall | 13-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
St. John's | 11-9 | 7 | 20-13 |
Providence | 10-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
Villanova | 10-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
Butler | 9-11 | 9 | 18-15 |
Xavier | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
Georgetown | 2-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
DePaul | 0-20 | 18 | 3-29 |