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Top 25: Desi Rodriguez’s layup lifts Seton Hall over No. 16 South Carolina

South Carolina guard PJ Dozier, left, drives the ball around Seton Hall guard Khadeen Carrington in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in New York. (Kathy Kmonicek / Associated Press)
By Larry Fleisher Assocaited Press
South Carolina guard PJ Dozier, left, drives the ball around Seton Hall guard Khadeen Carrington in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in New York. (Kathy Kmonicek / Associated Press)

NEW YORK – Desi Rodriguez made a tiebreaking a layup with 11.6 seconds left, lifting Seton Hall over No. 16 South Carolina 67-64 in the Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.

The Pirates went ahead when Rodriguez took an inbound pass from Khadeen Carrington and drove along the baseline for the layup. PJ Dozier then missed a 3-pointer for the Gamecocks, and Myles Powell knocked down one free throw for Seton Hall (8-2).

The Pirates trailed by nine early in the second half before rallying. Carrington led Seton Hall with 21 points after missing his first five shots.

Dozier scored 20 points for South Carolina (8-1), which shot 38.6 percent and was outscored 40-30 in the final 20 minutes.

Seton Hall led 64-60 on a free throw by Rodriguez with 1:49 left. The Gamecocks tied it at 64 on two free throws by Justin McKie with 34.3 seconds left.

The Pirates then called a timeout, setting up Carrington’s pass in to Rodriguez.