Seton Hall University
13-7,4-6Big East
Georgetown
6-13,0-8Big East
Jackson's Big Night Leads Pirates Past Hoyas on the Road
2/1/2022 10:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Washington, D.C. — Junior Tray Jackson (Detroit, Mich.) matched his career-high with 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three-point range to go along with seven rebounds to lead the Seton Hall men's basketball team to a 70-63 BIG EAST road victory over Georgetown on Tuesday evening at Capital One Arena.
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Senior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) chipped in with 14 points and six rebounds and Sophomore Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) posted 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
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How It Happened
The two teams went back and forth early in the first half before the Pirates (13-7, 4-6 BIG EAST) used a 12-4 run, capped off with a three-point basket by Jackson, that stretched their lead to six, 24-18, with 6:52 left.
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Four consecutive free throws by Rhoden gave The Hall a 35-25 lead with eight seconds to play before halftime but the Hoyas' Kaiden Rice made a shot from downtown that made it a seven-point game, 35-28, and gave Georgetown some life heading into the locker room.
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Both sides started the second half off cold as they nearly going two and a half minutes without a basket before a follow-up slam by Jackson pushed Seton Hall's lead to 37-28.
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Later in the second, the Hoyas used a 10-0 run to give themselves their first lead since the 12:01 mark in the first half as the Pirates fell behind by five, 49-44, with 8:59 to go. A much-needed three-pointer by graduate student Jamir Harris (North Brunswick, N.J.) stopped the bleeding and made it a two-point game, 49-47
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With the Pirates still trailing by four with 7:10 left, Jackson answered the call with back-to-back three-point baskets that put Seton Hall back in front, 55-53, and forced Georgetown to call a timeout. Seton Hall wouldn't trail again for the rest of the contest as a layup by Rhoden with 1:01 left, a block by graduate student Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) on the other end and a rebound and two made free throws for Jackson put the victory on ice.
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Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall finished shooting 40 percent from three-point range (12-of-30) and held the Hoyas to 28 percent shooting (7-of-25) from beyond the arc.
- Georgetown outscored the Pirates in multiple categories including bench points (20-14), fast break points (13-4) and points off turnovers (22-18) but Seton Hall edged the Hoyas in second chance points (16-11)
- The Pirates out-rebounded the Hoyas, 43-36.
- Seton Hall finished with 11 assists.
- The Pirates held the lead for 27:40 of game time.
- Seton Hall finished the first half with a seven point advantage and both teams tied in the second half, 35-35.
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News & Notes
- Seton Hall is now 28-17 in the month of February since 2015-16.
- The Pirates largest lead of the night was 11 as they improve to 125-18 since 2015-16 when their lead gets to seven points
- Seton Hall is now 11-0 this season when it holds its opponents to 69 points or less and 10-0 when its either leading or tied at halftime.
- Jackson matched his career-high that was set back on Dec. 4 vs. Nyack.
- Obiagu extends the nation's longest blocks streak to 29 games going back to last season.
- Rhoden moved past Danny Hurley and Jerry Walker on Seton Hall's all-time scoring list and now sits in 40th all-time with 1,083 career points.
- Richmond matched his career-high with eight rebound, a total he also reached at Syracuse vs. Buffalo on Dec. 19, 2020.
- Head coach Kevin Willard has now won a program-best 98 BIG EAST games at Seton Hall.
Up Next
The Pirates will welcome Creighton to the Prudential Center for a 7 p.m. contest on Friday, Feb. 4. Tickets can be purchased at setonhalltix.com/SHUvsCU.
