Madison Square Garden was still Eden for No. 3-seeded Seton Hall on Friday night against second-seeded Xavier in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. Led by Khadeen Carrington, the Pirates pulled out an 87-83 victory.
For the second night in a row, Carrington was the king of New York. After dropping a career-high 27 points in an 81-73 victory over Xavier, the sophomore paced SHU with 23 points (8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from deep), seven rebounds and three assists.
“This is what we came here for—we wanted to put Seton Hall back on the map,” Carrington said as he looked to fellow backcourt star Isaiah Whitehead.