Seton Hall Uses Balanced Attack To Rout Creighton, 74-55 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Newark, N.J. — A complete effort on both ends of the floor lifted the Seton Hall men's basketball team to a convincing 74-55 victory over Creighton on Friday...
55 Creighton 13-8,5-5 Big East 
74 Seton Hall 14-7,5-6 Big East Score By Periods
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Five Pirates score in double figures, led by Kadary Richmond's 14
Newark, N.J. — A complete effort on both ends of the floor lifted the Seton Hall men's basketball team to a convincing 74-55 victory over Creighton on Friday evening at Prudential Center.
The Pirates (14-7, 5-6 BIG EAST) had five players score in double figures, led by sophomore Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) who dropped 14 points and dished out seven assists. Conversely, Creighton only had two players reach 10 points and shot 36.2 percent from the field and 22.7 percent from three-point range.
How It Happened
The Pirates were hot from the start as senior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) connected on a mid-range jump shot and graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) connected on a three-point bucket in transition that kick started an 11-0 beginning for The Hall.
Seton Hall would extend its lead to 23-3 with 9:44 in the first half and its defense allowed the Bluejays to score only one field goal in that stretch. The Pirates' largest lead of the first came on a three-pointer by graduate student Jamir Harris (North Brunswick, N.J.) with 1:21 before the half that made it a 24-point advantage, 35-11.
In the second half, a dunk by the Bluejays' Alex O'Connell cut their deficit to 13, 45-32, with 13:14 to go but Cale answered on his own with a pair of made free-throws and a traditional three-point play that pushed the lead back to 18, 50-32.
Creighton made one more run by making it a 15-point game with 4:30 to play before graduate student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) nailed a dagger three-pointer that put the game out of reach.
Inside the Box Score
- Seton Hall led the entire game and its largest lead was 24 with 1:21 to go in the first half.
- The Pirates' bench outscored Creighton's, 30-15.
- Seton Hall out rebounded the Bluejays' 35-34, and it tallied seven blocks.
- Both teams went 8-of-10 from the free-throw line and only 25 fouls were called in the game.
- The Pirates shot 49.1 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from three-point land for the game.
- Seton Hall tallied 14 assists while Creighton post eight.
- The Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak in the series with Creighton.
- Seton Hall's 16 points allowed in the first half was its fewest allowed since Providence only scored 18 in the second half of the meeting on Feb. 3, 2021.
- Seton Hall has now won its last 12 BIG EAST games when holding its opponent under 60 points, dating back to the 2015-16 season.
- Tonight's 24-point lead with 1:21 left before halftime was Seton Hall's largest first-half lead in a BIG EAST game in the Kevin Willard era.
- The last 20-point 1st half BIG EAST lead came on Jan. 3, 2020 vs. Georgetown.
- The Pirates improve to 29-17 in February since 2015-16.
- Seton Hall is now 12-0 this season when it holds its opponents to 69 points or less and 11-0 when its either leading or tied at halftime.
- The Pirates are 126-18 since 2015-16 when its lead gets to seven points.
- Seton Hall's 14 assists were its most in a BIG EAST game this season.
- Graduate student Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) has now blocked a shot in 30 straight games, the longest active streak in the country.
- Head coach Kevin Willard now has 99 career victories vs. BIG EAST competition.
- Richmond has scored in double figures in his last three games.
- Cale's 12 points gives him 1,164 for his career, moving him past Herb Pope for sole possession of 36th on Seton Hall's all-time scoring list.
The Pirates will welcome No. 21 Xavier to Prudential Center for a Wednesday night clash at 7 p.m. It will be Seton Hall vs. Cancer Night where Seton Hall student-athletes will wear the shooting shirts that were auctioned off in January with names of loved ones affected by cancer. Proceeds from the auction are going to the American Cancer Society. Fans in attendance will also have the ability to write the name of a loved one affected by cancer on a poster to hold up during the game's Stand Up to Cancer moment.
Seton Hall faculty & staff can receive 25 percent off the single-game price to this game and receive a FREE Seton Hall branded notebook using a special link that was sent to their shu.edu email address on Jan. 24.
Junior Pirates will be out in full force as we host our final Junior Pirates Club game of the season. Any Junior Pirates members who have not yet picked up their t-shirt yet should do so at the marketing table before halftime.
