Would look good in a Pirate uniform.

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South Orange, N.J. — Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) earned his second career double-double and matched his career-high with 26 points as the Pirates defeated Saint Joseph's in overtime, 75-72, to advance to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Dawes also matched career-bests with 10 rebounds and six made three-pointers, including the go-ahead triple with 47.6 seconds remaining to seal the victory. With the win, the Pirates advance to the second round of the NIT where they will host North Texas inside Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2.

Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) had a strong game with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals and Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) posted his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three blocked shots.


NORTH TEXAS GAME TICKET INFO

Seton Hall men's basketball season ticket holders have priority access to purchase tickets and will receive a link by email Thursday morning. Season ticket holders can also call (973) 275-4255 or visit the Regan Center ticket office on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 per seat. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public Thursday at 5 p.m. All tickets purchased online or by phone will be held at will call on gameday.

Student season ticket holders will receive priority access to a free ticket to the game beginning Thursday morning at 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Student season ticket holders must register for the free ticket using a link that will be sent to their student.shu.edu email Thursday morning, and requests will be filled in the order that they are received. Student season ticket holders will then be instructed to pick up their physical ticket to the game at the front desk of the Regan Center beginning Friday at 10 a.m. Any student tickets remaining after season ticket holder priority access will then be available to all students first-come, first-serve at the front desk of the Regan Center one hour before gametime on Saturday.


How It Happened

Addae-Wusu started the game off hot as his first two three-pointers gave Seton Hall its first lead of the game, 8-5, at the 17:18 mark in the first half. The Hawks' lead grew to five, 26-21, with 5:36 left before halftime but another trey by Addae-Wusu cut the Pirates' deficit to two, 26-24. After a layup by Elijah Hutchins-Everett (Orange, N.J.) at the 2:54 mark that tied up the score at 30-30, the Hawks used a 7-0 run to take a 37-30 lead. The Hall answered with a 7-3 spurt to close the half that made it a three-point game, 40-37.

Saint Joe's scored the first points of the second stanza as its lead ballooned to eight, 46-38. It was still an eight point game with just over 14 minutes left to play when the Pirates used a 15-2 run that was sparked by their defense to take a five-point lead, 59-54, their largest of the game to that point. The Hawks trimmed their deficit to three at the 4:35 mark in the second half when Richmond drove through the lane and was fouled before the final media timeout. He sank both free throws after the timeout and the Pirates got a defensive stop on the other end. Dawes corralled the rebound and found Addae-Wusu on the fastbreak, who converted a right-handed dunk that gave Seton Hall its largest lead at 65-58 with 3:03 left.

The Hawks wouldn't go away however as they answered the dunk with a three-point trey that kicked off a 10-0 run, making 68-65 Saint Joe's with 41 seconds left. After a Seton Hall timeout, a play was drawn up to get Dawes open at the top of the key. The Pirates executed the play and Dawes sank his fifth trey of the evening that forced overtime.

Both sides traded baskets in the extra session but Dawes' sixth three-pointer of the game proved to the be the decisive blow that made it 75-72 Seton Hall with 48 seconds left. Saint Joseph's called a timeout on their next possession and it ended with a block on a three-point attempt by Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and a rebound by Dawes with 36 seconds left.

Inside the Box Score

• Saint Joseph's shot 43 percent from the field and Seton Hall shot 42 percent.
• The Pirates shot 9-of-30 from three for a 30 percent clip and they held Saint Joe's to 26 percent shooting from deep.
• Seton Hall won the battle of the boards, 42-35, and it finished plus two on the offensive board, 11-9.
• The Pirates went 12-of-14 from the free-throw line and the Hawks attempted only three free throws.
• The Hawks scored 15 points off of 15 Seton Hall turnovers.
• Saint Joe's also had the edge on points in the paint, finishing with 38 to Seton Hall's 30.
• Davis played all 45 minutes and Dawes played for 44:14.
• There were 12 ties and nine lead changes.

News & Notes

• Seton Hall is now 10-4 in games decided by 10 points or fewer and they're 15-3 as the home team.
• The win over Saint Joe's marked Seton Hall first national postseason tournament victory since the Pirates' win over NC State in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• The Pirates improve to 14-18 all-time against the Hawks.
• Seton Hall is now 430-143 all-time inside historic Walsh Gymnasium and its won 31 of 32 games against non-conference opponents on campus going back to 1989.
• Seton Hall is now 2-1 all-time in NIT games in Walsh Gym.
• The Pirates tied their season high with 30 three-point attempts.
• Dawes posted his second career double-double in the victory and both have come at Seton Hall.
• Dawes made a season-high six threes, setting a career high in his Pirates tenure and matching his career best done three times previously.
• Richmond's four steals gives him 174 in his Seton Hall career, moving him past Danny Hurley and Andre Barrett into sole possession of 11th on the program's all-time steals chart.
• Addae-Wusu has scored in double-figures in each of the last three games.

Up Next

The Pirates will face North Texas in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Saturday, March 23, inside historic Walsh Gymnasium at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2. The game will be broadcast on the Seton Hall Basketball Radio Network.

Hope the coming storm doesn't make fan turnout go down

https://nypost.com/2024/03/20/sport...es-deep-bond-make-march-madness-runs-sweeter/

Great read of these two coaches.

Player from Old dominion almost came to us two years ago. He is in the transfer portal. Any interest?

What is wrong with this guy?

Tom Izzo Wants NCAA to Look Into Eliminating Automatic Bids for Mid-Major Programs​

Nice pick you committee clowns!!!

UVA is totally a much better team than Seton Hall!!

U kidding me!! 14 first half points!!!

They’ll lose by > 30 by the end of this!!

Did not score for the last 10 minutes of the half!!!

Committee Clowns!!🤡

I’m glad we have a game. It sucks to be so close to the season’s goal especially after the comeback we made in the BE season and it’s been two days of complaining and debating, which everyone has a right to do.

It’s the NET, I get it. But let’s win some games, huh?

We were 12/14. Good

They were 2/3. That’s a sign of lack defense.

Although we were each whistled for 12

Really good article from a Georgetown blogger acknowledging how G-Town and DePaul are hurting the Big East in the age of metrics. https://www.casualhoya.com/2024/3/1...town-ed-cooley-seton-hall-st-johns-providence

How come the women didnt make the WNIT, I saw Butler did who was under 500

Announcement coming soon

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If the NCAA Tournament selection committee was hoping to move past the criticism of who did and didn’t make this year’s tourney, Virginia did little to help its cause — and there were more than a few people ready to throw shade.

The selection committee came under fire from Big East teams like St. John’s, Providence and Seton Hall not making the tournament while a team like Virginia did.

Well, it only looked worse when Virginia scored 14 points in the first half against Colorado State in its First Four matchup and went nearly an hour before scoring another basket in a 67-42 rout.

It was Colorado State advancing to face Texas in the Midwest Regional at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday.

It left Big East basketball fans feeling a certain way, even prompting Villanova alumnus and Knicks star Josh Hart to comment.

“They really picked this Virginia team over the Big East teams,” wrote Hart, who helped the Wildcats win a national championship in 2016.

St. John’s shooting guard Daniss Jenkins purportedly weighed in during the course of the night with his own post on X and a repost of Hart’s remark.

“Really crazy!!!!!” Jenkins wrote, adding two hand smacking face emojis.

The exclusion of so many Big East teams had many basketball fans up in arms, and committee chair Charles McClelland’s reasoning for leaving several out only enraged fans further.

“When you start talking about St. John’s, they were 4-10 in Quad 1,” McClelland explained on Mad Dog Radio on Sunday. “They had seven opportunities at the Top 3 teams from the Big East and went just 1-6 with a home win over Creighton and not a non-conference win of real note.”

The last four teams in this year were Virginia, Colorado State, Boise State and Colorado.


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Seton Hall had been one of the first four teams out.

St. John’s had hoped to get into the Tournament for the first time since 2019 and grab a win for the first time since 2000, but instead was on the outside looking in.

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By Ryan Henry

South Orange, N.J. -- Late inning heroics propelled the Seton Hall Pirates to a 6-5 victory, walking it off in the bottom of the ninth. Zack Sylvester (Montville, N.J.) led the way for Seton Hall, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Anthony Ehly (Glenside, Pa.) pitched five innings and allowed just three earned runs. Michael Gillen (Rochelle Park, N.J.) picked up the win, improving to 2-0 on the season. Aiden Robbins (Yardley, Pa.) recorded two hits and reached base safely in every at-bat.

How It Happened

The first three innings were a pitcher's duel. Ehly got into a little bit of trouble in the top of the first inning. He had two runners on with two outs but was able to force a groundout to end the inning. On the other side, Nick Tamburro only allowed one hit in the first three innings.

Monmouth was the first team to score. Ehly allowed the first two runners to get on base with Harry Padden up to bat. Padden connected on a pitch and went yard, bringing home three runners. Ehly retired the remaining batters, but the Hawks led 3-0.

The Pirates had an opportunity to respond when Robbins led off the inning with a triple. Robbins went to tag up after a Danny Melnick (Hamilton, N.J.) flyout, but the freshman never crossed home plate and was tagged out.

It would only take two innings for the Pirates to convert those chances into runs. After a dominant top half of the frame where Nate Espelin (Belmont, Mass.) struck out two batters, the Pirates' offense went to work. Robbins led a two-out rally after reaching base safely after a Monmouth error. The next four batters proceeded to get on base. Sylvester got the Pirates on the board with an RBI single and Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) came up with the bases loaded and brought home two himself with a single. It was a 3-3 game after six innings.

In the eighth inning, the Hawks got two runners on with only one out. Jackson Balzan (Medford, N.J.) came in relief for Espelin and shut down the door. He forced a double play with bases loaded to keep the game tied.

In the bottom half of the frame, Cole Zak (Cleveland, Ohio) came in to pinch hit for Joey Calabretti (Perkasie, Pa.). With a runner on first and two outs, Zak ripped one into the left-center gap for a triple. The Pirates led 4-3 heading into the ninth.

Gillen came in to close the game, but Monmouth came back. The Hawks got two runners on base then proceeded to score their fourth and fifth runs of the game after back-to-back errors from the Pirates.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Pirates were unfazed. Kyle Lyons (West Chester, Pa.) and Max Viera (Greenwood Lake, N.Y.) started the inning with a single and a hit-by-pitch respectively. Robbins got on base after Monmouth committed an error, allowing Lyons to score. Sylvester walked it off with a sacrifice fly, giving Seton Hall the 6-5 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Pokrovsky recorded his 100th career hit
• Robbins has five multi-hit games this season
• Eight of the nine starting batters reached base safely

Up Next

The Pirates are back at The Shep tomorrow when they host NJIT at 3:30 p.m. for the second part of their home-and-home series. The game will be broadcasted on the Pirate Sports Network via FloSports.

If you need a good laugh to get you through our snub, this may help.


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Their screw up was second only to that of John Clougherty.