PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Khadeen Carrington scored a game-high 18 points and Isaiah Whitehead scored 13 points to lead Seton Hall past Rutgers 84-55 in the annual Garden State Hardwood Classic on Saturday.
Angel Delgado notched 14 points and 13 rebounds to earn the Joe Calabrese MVP award.
Mike Williams led Rutgers (3-5) with 16 points while Corey Sanders contributed six assists and scored 14.
Rutgers led 16-10 with 14:35 left in the first half on a 3-pointer by Williams, then led 20-11 after a layup by Sanders, assisted by Bishop Daniels, capped a 12-3 run.
Things started to go south for Rutgers from there.
Down 27-26 with just over seven minutes left in the first half, Seton Hall went on a 20-6 run and led 47-34 at halftime.
Carrington made a 3-pointer assisted by Michael Nzei to start the run.
Seton Hall pulled away in the second half, leading by as many as 29 and outscoring the Scarlet Knights 37-21. The largest lead of the game came on a 3-pointer by Dalton Soffer with 1:04 left.
Nzei scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Seton Hall (6-2).
After starting the season 3-1, Rutgers has lost four straight. Coach Eddie Jordan is now 0-3 against the in-state rival.
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TIP-INS
Rutgers: Junior Deshawn Freeman missed the game with a sore knee. The junior college transfer is expected to be out for two weeks.
Seton Hall: Ismael Sanogo dislocated his shoulder in Seton Hall's loss at George Washington and won't play against Troy on December 10.
UP NEXT
Rutgers: Hosts Central Connecticut at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
Seton Hall: Hosts Troy at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
