Richmond Shines as Pirates Take Down No. 5 UConn, 75-60 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Behind a 23-point night from senior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and strong shooting all around, the Seton Hall men's basketball team notched its lar...
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12. SHU 75 UCONN 60 BOX 12.20 - Seton Hall University Athletics
12. SHU 75 UCONN 60 BOX 12.20
Newark, N.J. - Behind a 23-point night from senior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and strong shooting all around, the Seton Hall men's basketball team notched its largest ever win over an AP top five ranked school with a 75-60 victory over No. 5 UConn on Wednesday night at Prudential Center.
The Pirates shot 52 percent as a team and saw four of their five starters score in double figures. Senior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished with 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting, senior Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) poured in 11 points, and graduate Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) was just shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Richmond tied a program record with eight steals, which was last done twice previously by Fuquan Edwin against Eastern Washington on Sept. 22, 2013 and against Mercer on Dec. 18, 2011.
How It Happened
UConn jumped out to a 10-point lead, 20-10, with 8:47 left in the first half but the Pirates would go on a furious 21-7 rally to take a seven-point lead, 34-27, just before halftime. It came about after Bediako made one-of-two free throws that cut Seton Hall's deficit to single digits with 8:30 on the clock. Richmond stole the ball on the next possession and passed it to Davis, who found senior Dylan Addae-Wusu (The Bronx, N.Y.) in the corner for an open three-pointer.
With the Pirates now trailing by six, 22-16, at the 6:29 mark in the first half, Richmond went on a 7-0 run of his own that gave Seton Hall its first lead of the game, 23-22. Another 7-0 run, this time with five points scored by Davis, pushed Seton Hall's lead to seven, 34-27, with just over a minute left before halftime.
UConn big man Donovan Clingan scored his team's first six points of the second half as the Huskies looked to rally down 39-35. The Pirates then started working the ball inside to Bediako, who cashed in with four straight made free throws and it extended Seton Hall's lead to eight, 43-35, its largest of the game.
The Pirates only had five bench points in the game but both came at key points in the second half. When UConn trimmed its lead to six with with 13:18 left, freshman Isaiah Coleman (Fredericksburg, Va.) nailed a jumper on the baseline that made it 48-40 with 12:35 to play. The Huskies made it a six-point game again with 9:28 left but sophomore Jaquan Sanders (Queens, N.Y.) cashed in on a three-pointer in the corner that grew Seton Hall's advantage to nine, 55-46. A 10-3 run that spanned four minutes and was capped off with a transition slam by Davis made it 68-51 Seton Hall and helped put the game out of reach.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall's defense turned in its best performance of the season, allowing UConn to shoot just 38 percent from the floor and 19 percent from three (4-of-21).
- Conversely, the Pirates shot 52 percent from the field and 38 percent from three on just eight attempts (3-of-8).
- Seton Hall shot 78 percent from the free throw line (14-of-18).
- The Pirates had the edge over the Huskies on the fast break (18-0) and in the paint (46-36).
- UConn held a plus-one advantage on the glass, 33-32, that included 19 offensive rebounds.
- Despite those 19 offensive rebounds, UConn had the same number of second chance points as Seton Hall as both teams had 15 points.
- There was only one lead change the whole game and Seton Hall led for 23:57 of game time.
- The win was Seton Hall's first win over a top five team since its 67-65 win at No. 4 Michigan on Nov. 16, 2021.
- The last time Seton Hall defeated a top five BIG EAST team at home came against Xavier on Feb. 28, 2016.
- Its Seton Hall's fourth ever victory over a top five ranked BIG EAST team at home: No. 5 Xavier, Feb. 28, 2016; No. 4 Pittsburgh, Feb. 9, 2004; No. 5 Georgetown, Jan. 3, 1989.
- The Pirates are now 6-11 against the fifth-ranked team in the country and have now own four consecutive games against the No. 5 ranked team in the AP Top 25.
- Seton Hall has won the last three meetings against Connecticut at Prudential Center.
- The 15-point win was Seton Hall's largest margin of victory in its all-time series with UConn, besting a 14-point on Jan. 14, 1989 at the Meadowlands.
- The Pirates held UConn to its lowest-scoring total of season and its lowest point total since a 56-53 loss at Creighton on Feb. 11 last season.
- Seton Hall has now won seven of its last nine BIG EAST home openers.
- With 295 assists in three seasons at Seton Hall, Richmond moves into a tie for 19th place on Seton Hall's all-time assists list with Quincy McKnight.
- Richmond now sits at 914 career points.
- Three of Richmond's five 20-point games have come this season.
- Davis has scored in double-figures in nine of the Pirates' 12 games this season.
- Bediako went over 700 points for his career and now sits at 704.
Up Next
Seton Hall will have a quick turnaround for its second BIG EAST game as the Pirates head to Cincinnati to take on Xavier on Saturday, Dec. 23 for a 2 p.m. contest at Cintas Center. The Pirates are back at Prudential Center on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 for another tough BIG EAST test against Marquette. Secure your seats today!
