Coleman Matches Career-High, but Pirates Fall to Monmouth - Seton Hall University Athletics
Despite Isaiah Coleman tying his career-high in points, the Seton Hall men's basketball team fell to Monmouth, 63-51.
Men's Basketball vs Monmouth on 11/30/24 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Men's Basketball vs Monmouth on 11/30/24
NEWARK, N.J. — Despite Isaiah Coleman tying his career-high in points, the Seton Hall men's basketball team fell to Monmouth, 63-51, in their first game at The Rock in nearly a month.
Isaiah Coleman tied his career-high in points with 20 (8-of-13 from the field, 3-of-7 from three) for the Pirates (4-4), while Garwey Dual recorded a career-high in steals with five. The Hawks (1-8) had one of their best shooting days of the season from three (10-of-21, 47.6%), while Pirates struggled from the field (19-of-52, 35.8%).
How It Happened
In their first game back at the Prudential Center since the season opener against Saint Peter's on November 4, the Pirates began the game in a fashion familiar. Through the first 5:30 of play, The Hall would pull out a 7-6 lead while holding Monmouth to two-of-seven shooting from the field. An Isaiah Coleman and-one jumper would extend the lead to 12-8 and increasing his points tally to a team-leading five with 12:12 remaining in the half.
The Hawks fought back against the Pirates off the back of strong shooting from Abdi Bashir Jr. Monmouth went on a 18-6 run, with Bashir providing 11 points of those points, helping the Hawks to a 26-18 lead with 5:07 remaining in the half. Off the back of strong defense from players like Garwey Dual, the Pirates would regain the lead at 27-26 after Dual turned his second steal of the half into a layup with 1:31 left. Despite that, Monmouth would head into the half up 29-27 after Abdi Bashir Jr. netted his fourth three-pointer of the half with 38 seconds left on the clock.
After Chaunce Jenkins drew first blood to open the second half and draw the game even, Monmouth began the half in the same form they ended the first half in. The Hawks would shot 4-of-5 from the field and watch their lead grow to 39-29 with 17:25 remaining in the second half. For the second-straight game, Isaiah Coleman continued to take over for the Pirates and draw them back into this matchup. He and David Tubek helped the Pirates go on a 9-3 run, reducing the Pirates deficit to 42-38 with 13 minutes still on the clock.
With the game close, Monmouth pushed the Pirates to past the limit. The Hawks stymied the Pirates' offense as they went on a 13-4 run over the next eight minutes, going up 57-42 with 4:50 remaining. With under five minutes remaining, the Pirates at their largest deficit of the game, totaling 15 points. Despite that, Coleman and Jenkins would reduce their gap to the Hawks to 12 points. However, the Pirates could not get closer and fell to Monmouth 63-51.
News & Notes
- This was the 16th meeting between the two programs
- With the loss, The Hall is now 15-1 all-time against Monmouth.
- The Pirates had 17 bench points to the Hawks' five.
- The Hall outscored the Monmouth in the paint 22-to-16.
- Seton Hall had 10 steals to six for Monmouth.
- Isaiah Coleman tied his career-high of 20 points.
- With 12 points today, Chaunce Jenkins recorded his 56th career game with double-digit points.
- Garwey Dual recorded a career-high of five steals.
The Pirates be back in action against NJ at the Prudential Center on Wednesday, December, at 8:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBSSN.
