Seton Hall University
15-8,6-7Big East
Villanova
19-6,12-3Big East
No. 15 Villanova Gets By Seton Hall, 73-67
2/12/2022 5:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jackson and Richmond both finish with 16 points for the Pirates
Philadelphia, Pa. — Despite an efficient afternoon overall offensively, the Seton Hall men's basketball team could not leave the Wells Fargo Center with a win as the Pirates fell to No. 15 Villanova, 73-67, on Saturday.
Junior Tray Jackson (Detroit, Mich.) shot 4-of-6 from three-point range and finished with 16 points. Sophomore Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) also had 16 for the Pirates (15-8, 6-7 BIG EAST) and he also dished out five assists.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Pirates.
How It Happened
The Pirates came out strong offensively as graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) hit consecutive three-point baskets that gave Seton Hall an early six-point lead, 21-15, with 10:18 left in the first half.started the game 6-of-9 from three-point range but seven early turnovers helped keep the Wildcats in the game.
Later, Villanova used a 7-0 run to take a 27-24 lead but Richmond was fouled behind the three-point line on the next possession and made all three free throws that tied up the score, 27-27, with 5:21 left before the half.
After Jermaine Samuels drove to the basket and converted a layup that made it 29-27 with 4:29 to play in the first half, Richmond knotted up the score on a layup of his own and later hit a three that gave Seton Hall a 32-29 advantage. A defensive stop on the next Villanova possesion and a massive swat on the perimeter by graduate student Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) kept the Pirates lead at three heading into the locker room.
Villanova used an 8-0 run to go up 45-41 early in the second half but the Pirates responded in a big way with an 11-0 run, capped off by a pull-up three-point basket by graduate student Jamir Harris (North Brunswick, N.J.), to take a seven-point lead, 52-45, with 10:58 to go.
It became a back-and-forth contest from that point forward but the Wildcats created some separation on a made three-pointer that gave them a five-point lead, 62-57, with 4:35 to go. However, back-to-back threes by Tray Jackson quickly put the Pirates back in front, 63-62, with 3:14 left in the game.
The two teams traded the lead with just over two minutes left and Jackson made two free throws that tied the game up at 67-67 at the 1:54 mark but Villanova would finish the game on a 6-0 run, capitalizing on key offensive rebounds and finishing off the game at the free throw line.
Inside Box Score
- Seton Hall shot 42.9 percent from the field, 42.3 percent from three-point range and 88.9 percent from the free throw line.
- The Pirates went 8-of-9 from the charity stripe while Villanova went 15-of-16 (93.8 percent).
- The Pirates finished with one more rebound than the Wildcats, 34-33, but Villanova had one more offensive rebound, 14-13.
- The Pirates finished with 14 turnovers and Villanova turned those miscues into 22 points.
- Seton Hall had 11 assists to Villanova's 14 assists.
- The Pirates' largest lead of the game was seven points with 10:58 to go in the second half and they led for 23:08.
- The Wildcats led for only 8:49.
- Seton hall finished with three more second chance points, 16-13, but was minus-12 in points in the paint, 32-20.
News & Notes
- The final score of this afternoon's game was the same score as the Pirates' Jan. 1 loss to Villanova at Prudential Center.
- Seton Hall has lost five-straight games to Villanova but never by more than eight points.
- This marked only the 19th loss for the Pirates' since 2015-16 when their lead gets to seven points as they fall to 127-19.
- Seven points is Seton Hall's largest lead surrendered this season.
- Seton Hall falls to 12-1 on the season when either lead or tied at halftime.
- The Pirates are now 3-4 vs. ranked teams this season.
- The Pirates are now 3-1 in the month of February and are 30-18 since 2015-16.
- Graduate student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) finished with a game-high 15 rebounds, his third performance this season with 15 or more boards.
- Richmond has scored in double-figures in four of the last five games and has dished out five or more assists in those contests.
- Jackson has scored in double-figures in 10 games this season and 11 times in his career.
- Obiagu now has 180 blocks in his career as a Pirate.
- Senior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) moved past Richie Dec on the all-time scoring list and now sits in 38th place all-time with 1,127 points.
Up Next
Seton Hall will be on the road against another top 25 opponent on Wednesday, Feb. 16 as the Pirates face No. 24 Connecticut at 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
