Seton Hall Heads To The Queen City To Face Xavier - Seton Hall University Athletics
Winners of its last three games including a victory over No. 5 UConn in its BIG EAST opener on Wednesday, the Seton Hall men's basketball team will play its ...
Game 13: Xavier Musketeers (6-6, 0-1 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (8-4, 1-0 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Dec. 23 • Cincinnati, Ohio • Cintas Center (10,224) • 2 p.m.
TV: FS1 • Matt Schumacker & Dickey Simpkins
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Game Notes: Seton Hall | Xavier
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Notes You Need To Know- Winners of its last three games including a victory over No. 5 UConn in its BIG EAST opener on Wednesday, the Seton Hall men's basketball team will play its final game of the 2023 calendar year on Saturday as the Pirates travel to Cincinnati to take on Xavier at 2 p.m.
- Behind a 23-point night from senior Kadary Richmond and strong shooting all around, Seton Hall notched its largest ever win over an AP top five ranked opponent with a 75-60 victory over No. 5 UConn on Wednesday night at Prudential Center.
- The 15-point win was The Hall's largest over the Huskies in the all-time series and it was the Pirates' first win over top-five team at Prudential Center since a 90-81 win over No. 5 Xavier on Feb. 28, 2016.
- Along with his 23-point performance against the Huskies, Richmond tied a program record with eight steals, which was done three times previously by Fuquan Edwin (last vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 22, 2013).
- 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).
- After lacking a "marquee" victory through the first month of the season, Seton Hall picked up a Quad 2 win at Missouri and a Quad 1 win over UConn in back-to-back games.
- Seton Hall is 15-12 all-time against Xavier in a series that dates back to 1948.
- The Pirates have won three of their last five meetings against the Musketeers.
- Seton Hall is 5-5 all-time at Cintas Center and has come out victorious in four its last five trips, all by double digits (80-70, 1/2/19; 83-71, 1/8/20; 85-68, 12/30/20; 82-66, 2/26/22).
- The Pirates open its BIG EAST road schedule against the Musketeers for the second straight season after falling by three, 73-70, at Cintas Center on Dec. 20, 2022.
- Seton Hall assistant coach Rasheen Davis spent two years as an assistant at Xavier under Chris Mack and he helped guide the Musketeers to two NCAA Tournaments in 2011 and 2012.
- Sean Miller's father, John, was the head coach of the East squad that featured Shaheen Holloway at the 1996 McDonald's All-American Game that was held in Pittsburgh.
- In the win over Missouri, Al-Amir Dawes matched his career high with 25 points and Dylan Addae-Wusu stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals.
- Dawes' performance on vs. Missouri and his 12-point showing in a win over Monmouth helped him earn BIG EAST Player of the Week honors, a first for the program since Sandro Mamukelashvili on Feb. 8, 2021.
- Dawes ranks 17th among active players in Division I in career three-point field goals made with 281.
- Jaden Bediako continues to be Seton Hall's most consistent performer on both ends of the floor as he posted 10 points and nine rebounds, five of which were offensive boards, and finished with a game-best +20 plus/minus against UConn.
- Bediako entered this season with 18 double-figure scoring games in four seasons at Santa Clara and he already has 10 through 12 games this season.
- Bediako ranks second in the BIG EAST and fifth in Division I averaging 4.2 offensive rebounds per game.
- Bediako ranks second in Division I in offensive rebounding percentage (20.7 pct).
- Richmond is five assists away from becoming just the 15th Pirate to register 300 career dimes and he's currently tied with Quincy McKnight for 19th on the program's all-time assists list with 295.
