Seton Hall University
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Misericordia
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Six Pirates Score In Double-Figures In 110-48 Win Over Misericordia
11/4/2021 7:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Orange, N.J. - Junior forward Tray Jackson (Detroit, Mich.) led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and junior forward Tyrese Samuel (Montreal, Quebec) posted a double-double with 15 points 10 rebounds as the Seton Hall men's basketball turned in a 110-48 exhibition victory over Misericordia inside the newly refurbished Walsh Gymnasium on Thursday evening.
The Hall played in front of a sold out crowd of 1,300.
Along with Jackson and Samuel, the Pirates had four other double-digit scorers. Graduate student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor and pulled down eight rebounds.
With 12:30 to play in the first half, Misericordia went ahead 16-14 on a layup but the Pirates answered on the ensuing possession. Graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) pulled down an offensive rebound and found graduate student Bryce Aiken (Randolph, N.J.) who hit a three-pointer that put The Hall ahead, 17-16. The Pirates led for good the rest of the way, expanding their lead to 64 with 20 seconds remaining in the contest.
Inside The Numbers
- Every player that suited up for the Pirates entered the game.
- Jackson, Yetna, Cale, sophomore Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.), graduate student Jamir Harris (North Brunswick, N.J.)Â started for the Pirates.
- Seton Hall shot 59 percent for the game and 39 percent from three-point range.
- Cale finished with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
- Aiken provided an offensive spark off the bench where he scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
- The Pirates scored 23 points off of 17 Misericordia turnovers.
Up Next
The Pirates will open up the 2021-22 regular season slate on Wednesday, Nov. 10 when they take on Fairleigh Dickinson at Prudential Center at 7 p.m. on FS1. Season tickets, which include seats to all 16 games at Prudential Center, are still on sale online, and six-game flex mini-plans are available by calling the ticket office at (973) 275-4255.Â
