Pirates Drop Double-Overtime Classic at Princeton, 75-71

Wednesday, November 29

Princeton, N.J. / Jadwin Gym

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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#25 Princeton

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Pirates Drop Double-Overtime Classic at Princeton, 75-71

11/29/2023 11:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Micah Gray had a game-high 24 points, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer to force overtime.

PRINCETON, N.J. – Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team was outlasted by No. 25 Princeton, 75-71, in double-overtime.

Trailing 59-56 with one second left, Gray banked in a shot in front of her bench to force extra basketball. With under a minute remaining in the second overtime, Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) hit a pair of free-throws to give The Hall a 71-70 lead. The Tigers' Skye Belker hit a jumper with only 37 seconds left to put Princeton back ahead, and then Princeton iced the game on the free-throw line.

The Hall bested the strong-rebounding Tigers, 43-to-36, but it committed a season-high 28 turnovers and was just 10-for-20 from the free-throw line.

Gray was brilliant tonight, going for a game-high 24 points on the strength of 7-for-13 shooting from three-point range. She also had a season-high six rebounds. Baines had a tough night shooting the ball, but still collected her first double-double of the season with 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds.

WHAT A SHOT BY MICAH GRAY WITH ONLY ONE SECOND LEFT TO TIE THE GAME!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ @MarchMadnessWBB @BIGEASTWBB @espnW pic.twitter.com/YxzMf3YZSh
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 30, 2023

THE STORY:
A'Jah Davis (DeKalb, Ill.) hit a tough turnaround with 5:57 left in the first quarter to give The Hall an 8-2 lead, but Princeton responded with a 15-2 run to grab a 17-10 advantage. Baines hit a jumper at the first quarter buzzer to cut The Hall's deficit to five points after the first 10 minutes.

The Hall started off the second quarter on fire from the field, and a three-pointer by Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) capped a 10-2 Pirates run which gave them the lead back, 20-19, with 6:53 left before halftime. A free-throw by Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) sent the teams into the locker room tied at 29. Hagans had eight points on 3-for-3 shooting from the field in the second quarter alone. Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor.

Trailing 40-32, The Hall went on a 10-2 run, and a pair of free-throws by Baines tied the score at 42 with 2:38 left in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter was defense-dominated as both teams scored only four points over the first 8:00. The Hall trailed 59-54 with only 17 seconds remaining, but a layup by Baines with 13 seconds to go, and a Princeton turnover with 11 seconds left, set up Gray's heroics at the buzzer.

After a dead-locked first overtime, The Hall took a one-point lead with 53 seconds left on a pair of Baines free-throws, but Princeton scored the last five points of the game to edge the Pirates, 75-71.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 26-for-63 (41.3%) from the floor for the game, while Princeton was 24-for-56 (42.9%). The Hall was 9-for-16 (56.3%) from three-point range, while the Tigers were 6-for-22 (27.3%).
Gray had a game-high 24 points on 8-for-19 shooting from the floor, including 7-for-13 from three-point range. She also had a season-high six rebounds.
The Hall out-rebounded Princeton, 43-to-36, which included a 16-to-12 edge on the offensive glass and a 12-to-6 advantage in second-chance points.
Baines had a double-double with 12 points and season-high 11 rebounds.
Seton Hall was 10-for-20 (50.0%) from the free-throw line, while Princeton was 21-for-30 (70.0%).
Senior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had a game-high seven assists to go with six rebounds and four steals.
Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers, while the Tigers forced 28.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 4-3 on the young season, while Princeton improves to 5-2.
The Hall is now 13-9 all-time against the Tigers.
Seton Hall has shot better than .400 from the field in all seven of its games so far this season.
Gray reached at least 20 points for the third time this season and the 13^th time in her career.
Baines has also now scored in double-figures 27 times in her career and in four straight games.
The Hall was 9-for-16 from three-point range tonight. The .563 percentage is a season-high.
Seton Hall's 28 turnovers tonight are a season-high.
This was The Hall's first double-overtime game since falling to Creighton, 97-91, on Feb. 20, 2022.
Wright has collected at least six assists in five straight games.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 2 when it returns home to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host Maryland Eastern Shore. The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Tip-time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.