Pirate Seniors Step Up Late In Road Win At Georgetown, 74-70 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each posted 20-point outings for the second consecutive game as the Seton Hall ...
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Washington, D.C. - Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each posted 20-point outings for the second consecutive game as the Seton Hall men's basketball team picked up its third consecutive win with a 74-70 victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Dawes led the Pirates with 25 points and knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers. Richmond had another great all-around night, scoring 20 points to go with eight rebounds and eight assists. The Pirates now sit at 4-1 in BIG EAST play and have now won six of their last seven games.
Dawes, Richmond and senior Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.), who tied his career high with steals, all made key plays in crunch time that helped lead The Hall to victory.
How It Happened
After the two sides traded baskets in the opening minutes, the Pirates went on a blistering 14-0 run to take a commanding 18-4 lead with 13:49 left in the first half. With the Pirates leading 20-8, Addae-Wusu got a steal on the defensive end and Dawes converted a circus-shot layup that extended the Pirates' lead to 14. Another steal by Addae-Wusu made way for a Dre Davis dunk off of a Richmond assist that gave The Hall its largest lead of the game, 24-8, with 11:46 left before halftime.
The Hoyas whittled their deficit all the way down to two, 29-27, with 6:43 left in the first half but Seton Hall was able to hold Georgetown scoreless for the final three minutes of the stanza. Freshman Isaiah Coleman (Frederickburg, Va.) provided a spark off the bench by scoring the Pirates' final five points of the half that made it 39-31 at the break.
The Pirates opened the second half on an 8-2 run that was capped off by a Richmond three-pointer and it gave Seton Hall a 14-point lead again, 47-33. After the Hoyas made it a four-point game with 14:08 left, senior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) would score the the Pirates' next eight points and it helped keep The Hall in front, 55-47. With the Pirates leading by four with 6:57 left, the Hoyas went on a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 65-62, with 3:15 left.
That's when the Seton Hall seniors took charge and helped the Pirates pull out the road victory. Georgetown had the ball up three with under three minutes to play when Addae-Wusu came up with his fourth steal of the night and found a trailing Dawes on the fast break who got fouled. Following a media timeout, Dawes sank both free throws that cut Georgetown's lead to one, 65-64.
With 2:08 left, Georgetown had the ball and Addae-Wusu came up with another huge play, this time an offensive foul drawn that gave the Pirates the ball back. That set the stage for Richmond, who took his defender off the dribble and tossed a left layup off the glass for the score, giving the Pirates a 66-65 lead with 1:49 left in the game. Two more steals by both Addae-Wusu and Richmond on the next two Hoya possessions helped make it a two possession game
Inside The Box Score
- The Pirates shot 60 percent from the field (27-of-45), 47 percent from three (7-of-15) and 81 percent from the free throw line (13-of-16).
- The Pirates shot 73 percent (16-of-22) in the first half.
- Seton Hall held Georgetown to 28 percent shooting from beyond the arc (10-of-35).
- Both teams finished with 26 rebounds and Georgetown had an 11-5 edge on the offensive glass.
- Seton Hall finished with 16 assists as a team, one shy of its season high set in the Pirates' last game against No. 7 Marquette.
- The Pirates led for 35:58 in the game and there were only two lead changes.
- The Pirates had the edge in points off turnovers, 23-19, but Georgetown won the turnover finishing minus-five (17-12).
- Seton Hall has now won six straight over Georgetown, its longest win streak in the all-time series since winning nine-straight between 1909 and 1952.
- The Pirates have finished with shooting percentages over 60 percent in two games this season, its first time with multiple games shooting at least 60 percent from the field since 2011-12 season.
- The Pirates are now 5-2 in games decided by 10 points or less this season and 10-0 when leading at halftime.
- Seton Hall is now 5-0 when Dawes is its leading scorer and 10-1 when he scores in double figures this season.
- Richmond sits at 987 career points and 316 assists, moving him past Terry Dehere for sole possession of 16th place on Seton Hall's all-time assists list.
Seton Hall is on the road again this Saturday when they take on Butler at 12 p.m. on FS1. The Pirates are back at Prudential Center on Tuesday, Jan. 16 for another tough BIG EAST test against St. John's at 8:30 p.m. Secure your seats today.
