Seton Hall University
2-0,0-0Big East
Saint Peter's
1-1,0-0MAAC
Dawes' Double-Double Propels Pirates To 80-44 Win Over Saint Peter's
11/12/2022 4:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Newark, N.J. — Senior guard Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) registered his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and played a team-high 23 minutes as the Seton Hall men's basketball team routed Saint Peter's, 80-44, on Saturday afternoon in front of nearly 10,000 fans at Prudential Center.
Junior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) tied Dawes with a game-high 13 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the free throw line. Senior Tyrese Samuel (Montreal, Quebec) stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, three rebound, two steals and two blocks.
How It Happened
The two sides went back and forth early and the Peacocks cut their deficit to one, 13-12, on a three-point basket with 13:15 to play in the first half. Seton Hall used an 11-0 run that was capped off with an acrobatic layup by senior Tray Jackson (Detroit, Mich.) that extended the Pirates' lead to 12, 24-12, with 8:04 left.
Saint Peter's finished the first half on a 5-2 run that made it 36-23 at halftime but the Pirates delivered a knockout blow to start the second half. Sparked by a three-pointer made by junior Femi Odukale (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a little over a minute in, Seton Hall used a 13-0 run that ballooned its lead to 50-23 and it held the Peacocks without a second half field goal until nearly nine minutes after halftime.
The Pirates' largest lead was 42, 75-33, and it came on a dunk and a made free throw by Jackson with 4:39 to go in the contest.
Inside The Numbers
- Seton Hall was 23-for-44 (52.3%) from the floor for the game, while Monmouth was 16-for-57 (27.6%).
- Seton Hall edged Saint Peter's on the boards, 41-to-31.
- The Pirates attempted 38 free throws to the Peacocks' 13.
- The Hall had the edge in points off turnovers (23-13), points in the paint (36-14) and second chance points (17-5).
- Seton Hall had 10 different players score and all 10 played at least 16 minutes.
- Dawes has scored in double figures in both of his games as a Pirate and now has 43 double-figure scoring performances in his career.
- Junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) was 3-of-3 from the floor, 2-of-2 from the free throw line and cashed in on his lone three-point attempt.
News & Notes
- Seton Hall has won its last 13 non-conference games at Prudential Center and is 82-11 all-time against non-league foes at The Rock.
- In Shaheen Holloway's last 12 games as head coach, his teams have allowed just 55.4 points per game.
- Holloway is off to his first 2-0 start as a head coach.
- Seton Hall is now 65-24 all-time against Saint Peter's.
- The 36-point margin is Seton Hall's largest in the series against the Peacocks since a 51-12 victory on Jan. 21, 1942.
- Dawes is 10 points away from reaching 900 career points.
Up Next
The Pirates will welcome Iowa to Prudential Center for a Gavitt Games contest on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The game will air on FS1 and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the call on the SHU Pirates mobile app, SHUPirates.com, Varsity mobile app, SiriusXM 382 and SiriusXM 972 on the app.
