The Pirates scored 134 points in Saturday afternoon's win over Virginia Military Institute, setting a new school record for single game team scoring. The 27 point win over VMI (4-5) improves the Hall's record to 8-0, remaining one of four teams still undefeated in the Big East conference. The 241 points scored by both teams also sets a new record for the highest total score in the Seton Hall program's 105-year history. The final record shattered: sophomore guard Jamel Jackson's 12 three-pointers broke the single game SHU (and Big East) trifecta record previously held by Shaheen Holloway.
Jackson shot 14-17 from the field (12-15 from behind the arc), scoring 40 points in the game - the first time any Seton Hall player dropped 40 since Terry Dehere's 41 in 1993. Jackson was three treys short of tying the NCAA single-game record and he did all of this coming OFF THE BENCH. He also added 6 assists and 4 steals. Impressive. Jackson is averaging 11.1 ppg in 18 minutes per game, shooting 25-50 from behind the arc thus far. Junior Jeremy Hazell also filled up the stat sheet scoring 33 points, grabbing his now career high 12 rebounds, dishing out 5 assists, and getting 4 steals. Hazell remains second in the Big East with 21.5 ppg behind Notre Dame's Harangody. Sophomore Herb Pope recorded his sixth double-double of the year with 15 points and his career-best 20 rebounds. Pope is leading the Big East with 12.8 rpg (4th in the nation), and is also averaging a double-double with 14.6 ppg. Junior Robert Mitchell added 18 points for the Hall. Also, sophomore Melvyn Oliver scored 8 points, grabbed 4 boards, blocked 2 shots, and dished 2 assists in 12 minutes of play. Oliver was helping fill in for the injured John Garcia, who sat for precautionary reasons after suffering a minor right knee strain against UMass, according to Bobby G. The Pirates carried a 14-point lead into halftime and outscored the Keydets 70-56 in the second half. The Hall also out-rebounded VMI 54-40, SHU's second straight game with 50+ boards. The one down fall of this game: the Pirates turned the ball over 20, yes I repeat, 20 times (5 by Harvey) against the second-to-worst defensive team in the nation. This may not bode well heading into Saturday's game against Temple's 6th-ranked defense in the nation.
Seton Hall is leading the Big East and second in the nation (behind VMI) in scoring, averaging 90.8 ppg, and is ranked second in rebounding, with 45.3 rpg. For the first time in over two years the Pirates are receiving top-25 votes from both the AP and ESPN Coaches Poll. Released on December 7th, SHU received 6 votes in the AP poll and 2 in the ESPN Poll.
Gunna be a slamfest wth SU
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