Seton Hall University
6-4,0-0Big East
Monmouth
5-5,0-0CAA
Coleman Scores 17 to Guide Pirates Past Monmouth, 70-61
12/12/2023 8:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Newark, N.J. - Isaiah Coleman (Fredericksburg, Va.) scored a team-best and season-high 17 points on an efficient 7-for-12 clip from the field as the Seton Hall men's basketball team notched a 70-61 victory over Monmouth on Tuesday night at Prudential Center.
Coleman was one of three Pirates to surpass double figures in the victory, as Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) poured in 12 points and Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) put in an 11-point effort. Bediako also added 10 rebounds to pick up his third double-double of the season.
How It Happened
After a back-and-forth first seven minutes, the Hawks went ahead on a layup that made it 12-10 with 13:02 left in the first half. The Pirates would then go on a torrid run sparked by its bench, which scored 13 points in a season-best 17-0 run that ballooned the Seton Hall lead to 15, 27-12.
Monmouth later cut its deficit to 12 but back-to-back treys by Jaquan Sanders (Queens, N.Y.) gave the Pirates a 16-point lead at 35-19, its largest of the game, with 3:04 left before halftime.
In the second half, a 9-1 run for the Hawks trimmed the Seton Hall lead to six with 14:01 left before a corner three by Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) extended the Pirates' advantage to nine, 47-38.
The Hawks refused to go away as they got within two points with just over 11 minutes to go and three points at the 5:20 mark. However, the Pirates were able to keep them at a distance on both occasions. Dawes helped ice the game for The Hall as he scored four of its final six points.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall's bench scored 34 of its 70 points.
- The Pirates out-rebounded Monmouth, 40-29, and finished with a 12-10 edge on the offensive glass.
- Seton Hall finished with 16 turnovers, its second-highest total of the season.
- Seton Hall had the edge in fast break points (18-3) and second chance points (12-5).
- After shooting 83 percent from the free throw line in the first half (10-of-12), the Pirates went 12-of-20 from the stripe in the second half (60 percent) and shot 69 percent for the game.
- The Pirates held Monmouth to 35 percent shooting for the game.
- The Hawks shot 55 percent (6-of-11) from deep in the first half but The Hall held them to 2-of-11 shooting from deep in the second half.
- Freshman Malachi Brown (Buford, Ga.) finished with five points, two assists and two steals in nine minutes of quality action.
News & Notes
- Seton Hall improves to 15-0 all-time against Monmouth and 89-13 all-time against non-conference opponents at Prudential Center.
- Coleman's 17 points was the most for a Seton Hall freshman since Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 17 at Xavier Feb. 14, 2018.
- The Pirates improved to 25-7 when Kadary Richmond collects five or more rebounds.
- Richmond is now tied for 20th in Seton Hall history with 286 career assists.
- Dawes went over the 1,400-point mark with his 12-point performance and is now up to 1,401 career points.
- Seton Hall improves to 3-0 in games where it holds its opponent to under 40 percent shooting.
- The Pirates are 15-1 under Holloway when they hold teams under 40 percent.
- The Pirates 17-0 run in the first half was its longest of the season, surpassing its 12-0 run against USC on Nov. 23.
Up Next
Seton Hall will travel West for the third time in its non-conference schedule where the Pirates will face Missouri in a neutral site contest at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Sunday, December 17 at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
