NCAAB Game Recap - Rhode Island at Seton Hall
Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:15 PM EST

PorSt
81
Duke
99
F
Ariz
60
SMU
66
F
MSU
73
DeP
51
F
Tenn
76
Vill
85
F
Fla
108
Stan
87
F
Portl
78
UNC
102
F
GrgWas
64
Xav
83
F
OhSt
59
Gonz
86
F
Purd
73
W Ky
77
F
URI
75
Seton
74
F
StMar
89
Harv
71
F
WVU
84
Maris
78
F
Mizzu
95
LongB
58
F
ChiSt
73
UMBC
84
F
StJon
82
OrSt
77
F
Hamp
76
NoAZ
66
F
Presb
64
Nich
76
F
NCSU
60
NrthIA
64
F
UVA
68
Vand
42
F
Ark
92
Okla
83
F
UCF
68
Nebras
59
F
StJos
71
WaSt
75
F
Butl
48
Tex
61
F
AzSt
92
KSU
90
F
UConn
71
Oreg
63
F
Charl
59
SHSU
49
F
Rider
90
UCIrv
82
F
UGA
64
CS-Ful
57
F
SCla
73
AKAnc
78
F(OT)
SDSU
89
Sac
52
F

Nov 23, 2017, 6:15 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Rhode Island

54

21

75

(20) Seton Hall

45

29

74

Terrell lifts Rhode Island past No. 20 Seton Hall, 75-74
Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:20 PM

NEW YORK (AP) There was no masking the importance of what had transpired, of what the moment meant, of the opportunity grasped.

Dan Hurley and his Rhode Island Rams entered Brooklyn's Barclays Center for the Preseason NIT with a guaranteed date against No. 20 Seton Hall. Atlantic 10 versus Big East. Mid-major against major conference. National television. Thanksgiving Day.

"It's big for us," Hurley said after Rhode Island's 75-74 upset of No. 20 Seton Hall on Thursday night in the second game of the Preseason NIT. "We only get `X' amount of these chances. In our non-conference it's hard to get people to play us, home-and-home series. So any time we can get high level teams on a neutral court like Cincinnati last year or Seton Hall this year we've got to take advantage of it."

Jared Terrell's running layup with 5.2 seconds left was the game-winning basket. He finished with 32 points to help the Rams improve to 3-1. Stanford Robinson added 15 points.

"My teammates were definitely able to find me when I was open. I was able to knock down shots but I was also being aggressive," Terrell said. "These guys know that I just want to win and they're right behind me. So I'm just confident going into every game (because) I know I have a lot of support."

Myles Powell led the Pirates (4-1) with 21 points. Angel Delgado had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Khadeen Carrington and Desi Rodriguez had 12 points each.

Following Terrell's layup, Seton Hall inbounded the ball to Carrington, who raced up court but lost his dribble and the Pirates were unable to recover the loose ball before the buzzer sounded.

"You have a player you trust in Khadeen, you let him go make a play," Kevin Willard said. "Sometimes you have to let your senior guard try to go make a play towards the end of the game."

Trailing by nine at halftime, Seton Hall outscored Rhode Island 27-17 in a 14:06 span to take the lead at 72-71. Carrington made two free throws with 5:54 left to give the Pirates their first lead since his jumper 5:09 into the game.

Defense was both the cause and effect for Seton Hall's turnaround. Specifically, the Pirates played defense in the second half after surrendering 60.7 percent (17 of 28) shooting from the field - including 77.8 percent (7 of 9) from 3-point range - -in the first 20 minutes.

"For us it's a little bit more of a defensive mentality," Willard said. "We were really flat defensively in the first half. I can't figure it out. We've never given up 60 percent (shooting from the field). ...For us I didn't like our defensive intensity whatsoever."

The Rams regained the the lead, 73-72, on Andre Berry's layup with 4:05 left. The lead lasted for 2:02 until Ismael Sanogo's layup gave Seton Hall a one-point advantage.

"We wanted to get a quick throw-in a little bit closer to the key for Jared," Hurley said of the game-deciding basket. "Usually at the end of the game if you kind of watch these game situations, it's usually a guy getting downhill making a shot, making a play. We just wanted to make sure we had the ball in Jared's hands. It was as good a performance I think as you have probably seen this year."

BIG PICTURE

Seton Hall: The Pirates entered the game having yielded just 254 points-or an average of 63.5 points per game-in winning their first four games. Against Rhode Island, Seton Hall allowed 54 points in the first half and the Rams broke the 64-point barrier with 11:03 left in the second half on Jared Terrell's 3 in front of the Rhode Island bench.

Rhode Island: The Rams authored an otherworldly offensive performance - in the first half. Rhode Island scored 54 points on 60.7 percent shooting. But college basketball is a two-half game and, in the second, Rhode Island only made 8 of 31 shots from the field.

NOTABLE

Seton Hall Fell to 7-2 against Rhode Island

Rhode Island: The second of two games at Brooklyn's Barclays Center also marked the second time Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley coached against his alma mater. Hurley scored 1,070 points in five years at Seton Hall.

UP NEXT

Seton Hall: Plays Vanderbilt in the consolation game Friday.

Rhode Island: Plays Virginia in the championship Friday.

Leaders

Rhode Island PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Terrell 32 0 1 4 1 0
S. Robinson 15 0 1 5 1 2
Seton Hall PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Powell 21 0 2 5 2 1
A. Delgado 18 0 3 14 0 1

Team Comparison

URI Seton
Points For 75 74
Field Goals 25/59-42% 30/63-48%
Three Pointers 9/17-53% 5/12-42%
Free Throws 16/17-94% 9/16-56%
Offensive Rebounds 7 14
Defensive Rebounds 24 27
Rebounds 32 47
Blocks 4 3
Steals 8 6
Turnovers 12 15
Personal Fouls 20 16
Technical Fouls 1 1
Ejections 0 0

2017-18 Reg Season - URI Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Nov 23 URI 75 @ Seton 74 J. Terrell 32 M. Powell 21

Game Information

Stadium: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attendance: 1,874
Game Time: