Seton Hall rolls to victory over New Hampshire

Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Can you say his last name? No? That’s alright. Most people can’t. But regardless of that, the sophomore forward is taking a giant leap ahead for the Seton Hall Pirates this season, and the latest proof of that came in Tuesday night’s 77-57 win over the New Hampshire Wildcats.

Mamukelashvili recorded his first career double-double, netting 14 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds for the Pirates, who were without big men Taurean Thompson (ankle) and Romaro Gill (DNP-CD).

Aside from Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall got a balanced scoring attack from all five starters, as all five recorded double digits. Quincy McKnight recorded a season-high 18, Myles Cale had a career-high 14, Michael Nezi had 11, and Myles Powell had 10.

It was a solid defensive performance for the Pirates against the overmatched Wildcats. Seton Hall held New Hampshire to 37% from the field, and forced 16 Wildcat turnovers, which the Pirates turned into 15 points.

Next up for the Pirates (5-3) are the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.