Richmond Stars as Pirates Earn Gritty Road Win at Butler, 78-72

Saturday, January 13

Indianapolis, IN

12 PM

Seton Hall University

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Butler

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Seton Hall

Butler

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Richmond Stars as Pirates Earn Gritty Road Win at Butler, 78-72

1/13/2024 2:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Indianapolis, Ind. - Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) picked up his fifth career double-double by scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to help Seton Hall defeat Butler, 78-72, inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

Richmond, who also reached 1,000 career points on the afternoon, scored eight of Seton Hall's final 10 points to guide the Pirates to their fourth consecutive victory. Three other Pirates scored in double figures on the day, as Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) each scored 14 points while Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) chipped in 10 points.

Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) had a season-high five blocks and the Pirates (12-5, 5-1 BIG EAST) finished with 15 as a team, their most in a game in three years.

How It Happened

Butler jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the first half before two free throws by Davis and a three-pointer by Addae-Wusu knotted up the score at 10-10. The Bulldogs answered with a layup on the offensive end to regain the lead but Addae-Wusu responded with his second consecutive three-point basket that gave the Pirates their first lead of the game, 13-12, with 15:46 left in the first half.

With the Bulldogs back in front by four, 17-13, Seton Hall went on a 15-3 run over 4:47 of game time that gave the Pirates their largest lead of the game, 28-20, at the 10:09 mark before halftime. A 7-0 Seton Hall run with under 3:30 left in the first half, capped off by a traditional three-point play from Addae-Wusu, pushed the Pirates' lead to 11 before a Butler three with 46 seconds left made it a 45-37 Seton Hall lead at halftime.

The Pirates came out of the locker room cold and Butler took advantage by using an 11-3 run that tied up the score at 48-48 early in the second half. Butler later used a three-point basket to take its first lead, 62-60, since the 12:48 mark in the first but back-to-back layups scored by Bediako and Richmond helped The Hall regain the lead, 64-60, with 5:46 left.

The Bulldogs outscored the Pirates 10-6 over the next three minutes, including five straight made free throws, that made it 72-70 Butler with 1:57 to go in regulation. Two Pirate seniors stepped up big with its backs against the wall as Dawes converted a tough runner with the shot clock winding down that tied up the score and Richmond delivered once again in crunch time on a go-ahead layup with 90 seconds left, putting the Pirates ahead for good.

Inside The Box Score

The Pirates once again had a strong shooting game, shooting at a 50 percent clip from the clip from the floor (30-fo-59) and a 91 percent clip from the charity stripe (10-of-11).
Butler shot just over 40 percent from the field and shot 94 percent from the line (15-of-16).
Seton Hall out rebounded Butler, 34-27, and finished plus-one on the offensive glass, 10-9.
The Hall finished plus-two in assist/turnover ratio (12-to-10) and had a season-high 13 blocks.
10 Seton Hall points came from its bench, led by six from sophomore Jaquan Sanders (Queens, N.Y.).
There were nine lead changes and 13 ties.

News & Notes

Seton Hall now owns four Quad 1 wins this season and they're 3-1 against BIG EAST teams on the road.
The Pirates sit alone in first in the BIG EAST standings at 5-1 against league opponents.
The Pirates have now won six of their last eight games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and they've won three-consecutive meetings against Butler in Indianapolis.
The Pirates improve to 13-10 all-time against the Bulldogs.
Seton Hall improves to 11-0 this season when leading at halftime.
Seton Hall's 13 blocks were its most in a game since also swatting 15 shots in a win over Maryland on Dec. 19, 2019.
Richmond's 12 rebounds were a season high and he finished one board shy of matching his career high of 12 rebounds set at St. John's last season.
Richmond now has two double-doubles this season and five in his career.
Richmond has scored 20 points or more in each of the last three games and six of his eight career 20-point games have come this season.
Bediako had a season-high five blocks and he finished one shy of his career best of six set last season against San Francisco.
Sanders matched his career high with two blocks.
Davis has scored in double-figures in each of the seven games and in 14 of Seton Hall's 17 games this season.

Up Next

The Pirates are back at Prudential Center on Tuesday, Jan. 16 for another tough BIG EAST test against St. John's at 8:30 p.m. Secure your seats today.