Dawes Shines as Pirates Top Saint Joseph's in NIT First Round - Seton Hall University Athletics
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 i...
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Men's Basketball vs Saint Joseph's on 3/20/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Men's Basketball vs Saint Joseph's on 3/20/2024
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
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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.
- 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.
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.
