Pirates Grind Out Victory Over No. 7 Marquette, 78-75 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Newark, N.J. - Behind 23 points from Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) and a 21-point effort from Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) , the Seton Hall men's...
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15. SHU 78 MU 75 FINAL BOX - Seton Hall University Athletics
15. SHU 78 MU 75 FINAL BOX
Newark, N.J. - Behind 23 points from Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) and a 21-point effort from Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.), the Seton Hall men's basketball team picked up its second straight win over a ranked opponent and its third in the last four games with a 78-75 victory over No. 7 Marquette on Saturday at Prudential Center.
The Pirates shot the ball efficiently throughout the day, posting a 52.7 percent clip from the field. With the win, the Pirates improve to 3-1 in BIG EAST play with all three victories coming against teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including a pair of top-10 foes.
How It Happened
Seton Hall took its first lead following three made free throws by Richmond after he was fouled in the act of shooting behind the arc. After falling behind, Dawes' first three-pointer of the afternoon trimmed the Pirates' deficit to one, 14-13, but the Golden Eagles used a 9-0 run to take a 23-13 with 12:47 to play in the first half.
The Pirates' next field goal was Dawes' second three and it kicked off a 25-7 run that turned a seven-point deficit into an eight-point Seton Hall lead, 38-30, with 4:21 left before halftime. A 7-0 run with under three minutes left in the first half helped bring Marquette back within one, 40-39, but a floater along the baseline by sophomore Jaquan Sanders (Queens, N.Y.) with 55 seconds left in the half that gave the Pirates a 42-39 lead going into the locker room.
Marquette opened the second half by tying up the score at 42-42 on a three-point basket. The Pirates countered with a Richmond layup and six consecutive points scored by Dawes that pushed their lead to six, 50-44. Two made free throws by senior Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) off of a steal and another basket in the lane by Richmond made it a 10-point Seton Hall lead and it forced Marquette to call a timeout with 15:41 left to play.
The Pirates' switch to a zone defense helped stymy the Golden Eagles on offense but they continued to chip away and made it a two-point game, 56-54, after a three-pointer with 11:58 to go. Marquette would later tie the score at 66-66 with 5:46 to play before a dunk by junior Elijah Hutchins-Everett (Orange, N.J.) off of a Richmond feed with 4:34 to play put the Pirates back in front for good.
A 10-0 run capped off by back-to-back fast break dunks by Richmond and senior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) matched the Pirates' largest lead of the game with 2:26 to go, 76-66, but Marquette wouldn't go away quietly. Despite costly turnovers that made it a one-point game with 40 seconds left, Davis delivered with a huge bucket and the Pirates' defense forced a turnover on the other end that sealed the victory.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall shot 52 percent from the field, 40 percent from three (6-of-15) and 88 percent from the free throw line (14-of-16).
- The Pirates defense held Marquette to 43 percent shooting from the floor and 35 percent shoot from deep (10-of-28).
- Seton Hall finished plus-18 on the glass (43-25) and plus-three on the offensive boards (14-11).
- The Pirates tied their season high with 17 assists.
- Seton Hall's bench outscored Marquette's, 12-11.
- Seton Hall moves to 3-2 on the season against AP Top 25 teams.
- Seton Hall is one of six teams in the country with multiple wins over teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 along with Purdue (4), Kansas (2), UConn (2), Kentucky (2) and North Carolina (2).
- The Pirates now own three wins over Quad 1 teams (UConn, Providence, Marquette).
- Shaheen Holloway picks up his first career win over Marquette and the Pirates snap a four-game losing streak in the series.
- Seton Hall is now 9-0 on the season when leading at halftime.
- Seton Hall improves to 7-1 at Prudential Center this season.
- This is the first time the Pirates have beat AP top 25 team in back-to-back games since topping No. 16 Marquette on March 6 and No. 23 Villanova on March 9 in 2019.
- The last time Seton Hall defeated three AP Top 25 teams in at least a 20-day span was during the 2005-06 season when the Pirates knocked off No. 15 NC State on Jan. 25 (83-65) and No. 25 Syracuse on Jan. 29 (68-61) both on the road before defeating No. 11 West Virginia on Feb 14 (71-64).
- The Pirates are 4-0 on the season when Dawes is the leading scorer.
- Richmond is up to 967 career points.
- Richmond has scored four of his six career 20-point this season.
- Hutchins-Everett had three rebounds and matched his season-high with six points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor.
- Graduate student Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) matched his season high for the third time this season with 11 rebounds.
The Pirates won't be back at Prudential Center until Tuesday, Jan. 16 against St. John's with tip scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Seton Hall will go back on the road next week starting with a 6:30 p.m. game against Georgetown in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will be calling the action the Seton Hall Basketball Radio Network.
