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NEW YORK -- After his team blew a four-point lead in the closing seconds, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard provided simple instructions.Get the ball to Desi Rodriguez, and then get out of the way.Khadeen Carrington set up Rodriguez for a tiebreaking a layup with 11.6 seconds left and Seton Hall beat 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 Carrington and drove along the baseline for the basket.(Willard) told me to look for Desi coming off the baseline, Carrington said. He had the big guy on him. I knew he could take him. I gave it to him and I spaced out. I just let him go.Seton Hall led 64-60 after a foul shot by Rodriguez with 1:49 left, but the Gamecocks rallied and tied it on two free throws by Justin McKie with 34.3 seconds remaining.Willard said it was dead silent in the huddle when he called a timeout with 17 seconds remaining. That worked for him.Its not a democracy in timeouts, Willard said. Theres definitely a dictatorship. Sometimes they get to say things -- not with 10 seconds left after we just gave up a four-point lead. These guys do a good job listening for the most part. It was a pass to Desi and everybody get out of the way.After the layup, PJ Dozier missed a 3-pointer for the Gamecocks, and Myles Powell knocked down one free throw for Seton Hall (8-2).He almost gave me a heart attack, Carrington said of Doziers missed 3-pointer.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.Theyve got some tough, tough dudes that dont back down, Gamecocks coach Frank Martin said. They got a culture of winning that was kind of established last year with obviously the season they had and they just got us, plain and simple.Dozier scored 20 points for South Carolina (8-1), which shot 38.6 percent and was outscored 40-30 in the final 20 minutes.BIG PICTURESeton Hall: Free throws had proven difficult for Seton Hall at times. The Pirates entered Monday making 61 percent of their attempts but hit enough to stay within striking distance during the first half. A 15-of-25 showing in the second half nearly cost them.South Carolina: The Gamecocks held an opponent under 40 percent shooting for the seventh time in nine games, but their lack of consistent offense down the stretch was their undoing.POLL IMPLICATIONSSeton Hall: The unranked Pirates may get some consideration for the AP Top 25 next week thanks to a big win on a big stage.South Carolina: The Gamecocks moved up three spots to No. 16 earlier Monday, their highest ranking since ending 1997-98 at No. 14. 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Best Running Shoes Ireland .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.James Troisi is proof that life as a professional footballer doesnt always run smoothly.Since his last A-League match for Melbourne Victory two years ago, the precociously-talented attacker has scored Australias winner at the Asian Cup, played his club football in three different regions and left each one for very different reasons.Now theres nowhere hed rather be than back at Victory under coach Kevin Muscat, preparing for the season ahead.Troisi moved abroad as a teenager but made his name after returning to Melbourne.Brought to the club by Ange Postecoglou in 2013, Troisi was one of the last men standing as Victory embarked on a taxing dual A-League and Asian Champions League campaign.Top-scoring for the club in both competitions under Muscat after Postecoglou left for the national team job, Troisi set off for greater challenges.He found them.Ive had to put up and deal with a lot of things do with football and outside of football my entire career, he said.Things people dont really see, that we have to go through as footballers. It is hard at times.The 28-year-old enjoyed a solid year in Belgium before taking up a lucrative deal with Saudi giants Al Ittihad.Four managers, with different ideas and favourites, in four months eventually pushed Troisi out the door and to the Chinnese Super League.ddddddddddddAfter his new paymasters didnt take well to an ankle injury, Troisi said he had his heart set on returning to the last place it all worked.And to the last coach for whom it all clicked.Troisi said Muscat had been an ever-present in his life, even after leaving the club.We have kept in touch since I left, every couple of months hed call me or send me a text, he said.Hes been fantastic. He was calling me pretty much every second day in China.The number one lesson Troisi has learned; in football, relationships are everything.The coach has to want you. And Musky made that quite clear, he said.It made it an easy decision (to return) and were getting along very well.Now Troisis Victory journey will continue and he hopes he can battle back into Postecoglous plans as well.The South Australian has just one competitive Socceroos start since the Asian Cup and wants a return into the Australian squad.Ive been a big part of the Socceroos and what weve achieved and what we want to do, he said.Im confident my football will speak for itself and Ill be back in a couple of months.But first and foremost its club football. So Victory first. ' ' '