Richmond Scores 18, Pirates Downed at No. 6 Baylor - Seton Hall University Athletics
Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 18 points on an efficient 8-for-13 shooting clip from the floor as the Pirates were dealt a 78-60 defeat at the h...
Waco, Texas - Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 18 points on an efficient 8-for-13 shooting clip from the floor to go along with four rebounds, six assists and three steals as the Pirates were dealt a 78-60 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Baylor on Tuesday night in a BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle contest.
The Pirates trailed by double digits in the early stages of the second half, but Richmond and the Pirates were hanging around. A 7-0 run guided by a pair of Richmond buckets and a Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) three-pointer cut the deficit down to 50-47, however the Bears would eventually pull away for the victory.
Joining Richmond in double-figures was Davis, who scored 12 points and shot 2-of-3 from three-point range,
How It Happened
Seton Hall had the pick and roll game going early with Bediako and Richmond combining to score the teams first six points that gave the Pirates a 6-5 lead two minutes into the game. Baylor quickly jumped back in front on a three-point basket and a layup as the Bears eventually grew their lead to 13, 28-15, with 8:03 to go in the first half.
Freshman David Tubek (Juba, South Sudan) came off the bench and added a spark as he converted three free throws in less than a minute that cut Baylor's lead to 10, 28-18. After Tubek made a pair from the line, the Pirates went to a full court press and forced a turnover that led to a dunk for Richmond and made it an eight-point game, 28-20, at the 7:10 mark in the first half.
However, the Bears nailed three trifectas in the ensuing four minutes that pushed their lead back to 14, 39-25. Despite a 6-0 run for The Hall that got its deficit back to single digits, a Baylor three-pointer at the end of the half gave the Bears a 42-32 lead going into the locker room.
Down by 10 with 16:14 to play, a floater in the lane by Richmond, a three from Davis and a pair of free throws from Elijah Hutchins-Everett (Orange, N.J.) made it a 7-0 run for the Pirates and got them within three, 50-47, at the 13:15 mark. But Baylor rattled off an 8-0 spurt that got their lead back to 11, 58-47, with just over 11 minutes to go in the game.
Seton Hall got the lead down to single digits three more times down the stretch with the final time coming on a driving layup by Dylan Addae-Wusu with 7:41 left but Baylor's offense, one of the best win the nation, proved to ultimately be too much.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall shot 43 percent from the field, 31 percent from three (4-of-13) and shot 10-of-11 from the free-throw line (91 percent).
- The Pirates allowed Baylor to shoot 51 percent from the field and 45 percent from deep.
- Seton Hall had 13 assists and 11 turnovers and forced 12 Baylor miscues.
- Baylor finished plus-three on the glass, 31-28.
- The Pirates were whistled for 18 personal fouls and Baylor was called for 13 fouls.
- Hutchins-Everett appeared in his first game since Nov. 11 and finished with a team-high seven rebounds.
- The Pirates held the high-scoring Bears to their second-lowest point total of the season after Baylor's 77-point showing against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 12.
- Seton Hall drops to 10-6 all-time against teams from Texas.
- Richmond is up to 270 career assists and 125 career steals at in three seasons at Seton Hall.
- Richmond now has 854 career points and Davis is up to 693 career points.
- Richmond has now scored 18 or more points in three of the last four games.
- Bediako has now scored in double-figures in each of the last seven games.
- Bediako registered a season-high four blocks.
Up Next
Seton Hall will next face Rutgers in the annual Garden State Hardwood Classic on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Prudential Center at 8:30 p.m.
