Pirates Flex Offensive Muscles in Win Over Missouri, 93-87 - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Seton Hall men's basketball team shot 59 percent for the game and saw each of its starters score in double figures as the Pirates closed out non-conferen...
Kansas City, Mo. - The Seton Hall men's basketball team shot 59 percent for the game and saw each of its starters score in double figures as the Pirates closed out non-conference action with a 93-87 victory over Missouri on Sunday evening.
Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) led the way with 25 points and four made threes, while Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) posted his best night in a Seton Hall uniform with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and four triples. Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) also poured in 19 points along with eight rebounds on an 8-for-13 clip from the field.
How It Happened
Dawes came out hot out of the gate, connecting on his first two three-point attempts. Missouri jumped out to a six-point lead, 16-10, at the 12:35 mark in the first half but the Pirates countered with a 10-0 run sparked by Addae-Wusu, who scored eight of Seton Hall's next 10.
After a Missouri three trimmed the Pirates' lead to one, 20-19, The Hall used a 9-2 spurt to extend its lead to eight, 29-21, with 6:28 to go in the half. The closest the Tigers would get after that was when they trimmed their deficit to two, 32-30, before Dawes and Addae-Wusu connected on back-to-back threes that pushed Seton Hall's lead back to eight with 2:37 left in the first.
Every time the Tigers went on a run, Seton Hall had an answer. A Missouri layup at the start of the second half cut their deficit to two again but Davis cashed in on a wide open three-pointer on the next possession that kicked off a 12-1 run for the Pirates. Seton Hall was holding on to a 68-56 lead with seven minutes to play when Bediako collected his own offensive rebound and put it back in the basket that made it 70-56. Back-to-back buckets by Dawes — one a fast break layup, the other transition three — gave the Pirates their largest lead of the game at 19, 75-56, that forced Mizzou to call its final timeout of the game.
The timeout sparked the Tigers and it cooled the Pirates' hot shooting. A 14-1 run got Missouri back within single digits but Richmond and Bediako answered the bell with tough baskets in the paint that gave the Pirates a 10-point lead, 80-70, with 2:25 to go. The Pirates would cash in on their free throws down the stretch as they navigated Missouri's full court pressure for their first win away from home this season.
Inside The Box Score
- Both teams shot high percentages; Seton Hall shot 59 percent from the floor and 43 percent from deep while Missouri shot at a 45 percent clip from the field and 50 percent from three.
- The Pirates finished plus-two on the glass, 31-29, and scored 14 points off second chances.
- Seton Hall had 16 assists as a team and committed 15 turnovers.
- The Pirates led for 34:42 of game time and their largest lead of the game was 19.
- Davis and Bediako tied for the team lead in rebounds and five of Bediako's eight boards came on the offensive glass.
- Seton Hall is now 2-0 all-time against Missouri.
- The Pirates are now 6-2 in their last eight games against teams the SEC.
- Seton Hall is 6-0 when leading at halftime this season
- All five starters scored in double figures for the first time since Dec. 6, 2020 at Penn State.
- Dawes and Addae-Wusu are the first Seton Hall teammates to each make four threes since Myles Cale and Myles Powell vs. Villanova on March 9, 2019.
- Kadary Richmond now has 290 career assists, moving him into sole possession of 20th all-time in program history.
- Addae-Wusu finished with 20 points and six assists, both bests for him in a Seton Hall uniform.
- Bediako's teams are now 20-6 when he scores in double-figures.
Up Next
Seton Hall will open BIG EAST play on Wednesday at Prudential Center as the Pirates host No. 5 UConn for a 7 p.m. contest On CBS Sports Network.
