Seton Hall Suffers Setback At Villanova - Seton Hall University Athletics
Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) finished with a team-high 14 points with four made three-pointers and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 12 points, ...
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Game Book at Villanova 2.11 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Game Book at Villanova 2.11
Philadelphia, Pa. - Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) finished with a team-high 14 points with four made three-pointers and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in the Seton Hall men's basketball team's 80-54 loss at Villanova on Sunday afternoon.
Isaiah Coleman (Fredericksburg, Va.) chipped in with eight points off the bench on 3-of-4 shooting from the field. The Pirates move to 15-9 overall and 8-5 in the BIG EAST on the season with the loss.
How It Happened
Villanova jumped out to a 7-0 lead but the Pirates fought back to make it a two-point game after back-to-back buckets by Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) that made it 11-9 with 13 minutes left in the first half. The Pirates were once again down by seven at 18-11 when five-straight points by Richmond on a jumper and a three-point basket made it a once possession game once again. However, the Wildcats used an 18-5 run over five-plus minutes that helped give them a 15-point cushion, 36-21, late in the first half.
The Hall trailed by 15 at the break but a three from Dawes on the first offensive sequence of the second half drew the Pirates within 12, 39-27. With the Pirates trailing by 11, 45-34, after a three-pointer by Richmond and a layup by Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) with 13:32 left to play, the Wildcats used an 8-0 run that gave them their largest lead of the game, 54-34, and it forced Seton Hall to call a timeout. The Pirates would get as close as 18 twice after jumpers from Coleman and Sadraque NgaNga (Luanda, Angola) but the Wildcats proved to be too much on both ends of the floor.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall was plagued by 15 turnovers and allowing Villanova to shoot 46 percent from three-point range (14-of-30).
- Villanova's 14 threes made was the most allowed by Seton Hall this season.
- In a game between two of the top free throw shooting teams in the BIG EAST, both teams combined for just 13 free throw attempts in the game and missed only one freebee a piece.
- Villanova scored 19 points off of turnovers and finished with 20 points in the paint compared to Seton Hall's 18.
- Davis' streak of 13 consecutive double-digit scoring performances was snapped with a six-point performance
- The Pirates move to 6-2 on the season when Dawes is their leading scorer.
- Seton Hall is now 2-1 in their gray uniforms this season.
- Sadraque NgaNga (Luanda, Angola) and Arda Ozdogan (Ankara, Turkey) scored field goals coming off the bench.
The Pirates will next host Xavier at Prudential Center on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in another crucial BIG EAST matchup. Tickets can be purchased at setonhalltix.com.
