Seton Hall University
8-8,1-4Big East
Creighton
9-6,3-1Big East
Odukale Scores 16, Pirates Upended At Creighton
1/3/2023 11:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. - Junior Femi Odukale (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a team-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor but it wasn't enough as the Seton Hall men's basketball team fell to Creighton, 83-61, in front of 16,592 at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Senior Tray Jackson (Detroit, Mich.) chipped in with 11 points off the bench for the Pirates (8-8, 1-4 BIG EAST).
How It Happened
Senior Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) scored five of the Pirates' first seven points including a stepback jumper that gave The Hall a 7-4 lead under five minutes into the game. Creighton used an 18-3 run that pushed their lead past double-digits and they wouldn't relinquish.
Despite a jumper by junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) on the first possession of the second half that cut the deficit to 19, 43-24, it didn't spark any momentum. Seton Hall limited Creighton to only three three-point baskets in the second half but it wasn't enough as the Bluejays came away with the win.
Inside The Numbers
- Seton Hall shot 37 percent from the floor (22-of-60) and Creighton shot at a 51 percent clip (29-of-57) and 41 percent from beyond the arc (11-of-27).
- The Pirates went 12-of-14 from the charity stripe (86 percent).
- Seton Hall finished minus-two on the glass (36-34) and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to Creighton's nine.
- The Pirates finished minus-one in the second half, 40-39.
News & Notes
- Odukale's 16 points was a season best and the most he's scored in a game since dropping 16 in a game at Virginia Tech on Feb. 7, 2022.
- Odukale is averaging 10 points and 5.8 rebounds in four BIG EAST games.
- Seton Hall's 86 percent shooting from the stripe marked a season high.
- Four of the Pirates first five games of conference play have come against the preseason favorite (Creighton) and three of the current top four teams in the BIG EAST (Providence, Xavier, Marquette).
Up Next
Seton Hall returns to Prudential Center on Saturday, Jan. 4 for an 8:30 p.m. showdown against Butler on FS1. Fans can listen to the the action on the Seton Hall Basketball Radio Network that can be heard on the SHU Pirates mobile app, the Varsity network and SiriusXM.
