Seton Hall reclaimed its bragging rights and avenged its defeat from last season by defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 72-66, on Saturday afternoon in the annual Garden State Hardwood Classic.
Myles Powell had a signature performance, finishing with 28 points and ultimately winning the Joe Calabrese Most Valuable Player Award. Powell’s biggest bucket of the afternoon came late in the second half, as Rutgers cut the Seton Hall lead to three with just over three minutes to go before he hit a long-range shot to get the crowd back into the game.
For as good as Powell was, though, it was Sandro Mamukelashvili, despite having a relatively quiet game, who hit everything at the correct time for the Pirates.