Rhoden and Richmond Power Pirates Past DePaul, 66-64

Saturday, February 19

Newark, N.J.

8 p.m.

Seton Hall University

16-9,7-8Big East

DePaul

12-14,3-13Big East

DePaul

Seton Hall

Rhoden and Richmond Power Pirates Past DePaul, 66-64

2/19/2022 11:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Newark, N.J. - Senior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) gave the Seton Hall men's basketball team 18 points and 18 rebounds, and sophomore Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) hit the game-winning layup with 28.8 seconds remaining to lift the Pirates to a 66-64 win over DePaul Saturday night at Prudential Center.

The Pirates have improved to 7-8 in BIG EAST play, tying them with St. John's and Xavier for sixth place in the conference standings, and are 16-9 overall.

Rhoden helped willed the Pirates with a tremendous effort, grabbing 13 of his 18 rebounds in the first half alone. He was joined in double figure scoring by Richmond, who had 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and graduate student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France), who had 12 points.

How It Happened

It was a defensive slugfest in the early going with only one field goal made by either team over the course of the game's first 6:16. Once graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) made a jumper at 13:44 to help break the ice, the Pirates then went on a 13-3 run that was punctuated by junior Tyrese Samuel (Montreal, Quebec) picking up a steal and then Richmond slamming home a dunk on the other end. Seton Hall led 17-5 with 8:44 to go first half.

DePaul got as close as four in the first half, but Samuel's dunk just before the clock expired sent the Pirates into halftime up 30-21.

Early in the second half, The Hall kept the Blue Demons at arm's length, but DePaul's 6-0 run near the under-12 timeout cut the Pirates lead to one and then the two teams traded threes before Yetna's three-pointer with 7:02 remaining gave the Pirates the 52-48 edge.

Then DePaul went on a surprising 9-0 run, fueled by seven free throws, to take a 57-52 lead. Graduate student Jamir Harris calmly swished a three-pointer immediately after, and then Yetna made a pair of free throws to tie the game up at 57-57 with 4:12 to go.

From that point on there were six lead changes and two ties as the teams traded blows. It came down to the final minute as Samuel made a pair of clutch are throws to give the Pirates a one-point lead, 63-62. Courvoisier Mccauley came down the other end and made a layup in traffic to give DePaul the 64-63 advantage. Then Richmond took the ball into his hands, got into the lane, backed down his defender and cut through a double team to get a tough layup with 28.8 seconds to go, putting The Hall up 65-64.

DePaul missed a three-pointer, the Pirates made one free throw, and DePaul's game-tying floater at the buzzer was off the mark.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall shot 37 percent for the game (21-for-57), 36 percent from three (8-for-22) and 70 percent at the free throw line (16-for-23). DePaul shot 32 percent from the field (19-for-59), 21 percent from three (5-for-24) and 75 percent at the charity stripe (21-for-28).
The Pirates narrowly won the rebounding battle, 42-41, and generated 13 second chance points off of nine offensive rebounds.
Seton Hall's bench outscored DePaul, 28-2.
The Pirates came into the game averaging 12.5 turnovers but only committed nine tonight.
Rhoden's 18 rebounds were a career high and tied for the most by any BIG EAST player this season (UConn's Adama Sanogo).

News & Notes

Seton Hall has now won 11 of its last 14 meetings with DePaul. Oddly enough, this is the first time the two teams have split the regular season series since 2014.
The Pirates are now 10-2 at Prudential Center this season and 154-69 all-time (.691).
The Hall is now 31-19 in the month of February since 2016.
Seton Hall's defense is now holding opponents to just 66.0 points over the last six games, including outstanding three-point defense. Opponents are just 33-for-129 from three in this six-game span (25.6 percent).
The Pirates are now 128-19 (.871) since 2015-16 when their lead grows to seven points or more at any juncture of the game.
Seton Hall is now 5-2 this season in games decided by three points or fewer and is 13-0 this season when holding teams under 70 points.

Up Next
Seton Hall will remain at home and take on Butler on Wednesday, Feb. 23, an 8:30 p.m., tip on FS1 that will also air on the radio on WMCA 570 AM.

Tickets for the Butler game are available at SetonHallTix.com/SHUvsBU.