Seton Hall University
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Providence
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Dawes Pours In Career-High 26 In Loss To Providence
1/24/2024 10:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Newark, N.J. - Down starting point guard Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and despite a career-high 26 points from Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.), the Seton Hall men's basketball team couldn't hold on to a 10-point second half lead in a 67-63 setback against Providence at Prudential Center.
Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) added 15 points and Isaiah Coleman (Fredericksburg, Va.) had a solid all-around game in his first career start with 11 points, five rebounds and two steals.
How It Happened
After a back-and-forth slugfest in the opening minutes of the first half, a Providence three-pointer with 9:12 left before halftime gave the Friars their largest lead of the game at four, 17-13. The Pirates answered with a 7-0 run that featured five points from Hutchins-Everett and put The Hall in front by three, 20-17.
Providence regained the lead thanks to three made threes that gave them a seven-point advantage, 30-23, at the 2:52 mark of the first half. Dawes then helped spark a Seton Hall run with a steal and score fastbreak layup. A Providence technical foul led to two made Dawes free throws before a Davis layup and two free throws by Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) gave the Pirates a 31-30 lead going into halftime.
Dawes caught fire at the start of the second half where he scored seven of the Pirates' next nine points that extended The Hall's lead to five, 40-35, with 17:09 left. Later, Dawes would convert another steal and score that gave the Pirates a nine-point lead, 46-37, and his second three of the night pushed The Hall's lead to 10, 51-41, with just over 12 minutes left.
After the Dawes three, Providence used an 18-4 run that spanned over six minutes to take a 60-55 lead with 5:27 left. Despite holding the Friars scoreless from the field the final five minutes of the game, the Pirates couldn't come up with answers on offense down the stretch to complete the comeback.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall finished plus-five on the boards, 39-32, and had a 20-8 edge on the offensive glass.
- The Pirates' 20 offensive rebounds and 14 forced turnovers helped them put up 16 more shots than the Friars.
- Both teams shot 94 percent from the free-throw line.
- Seton Hall finished with only seven assists as a team and surrendered 12 turnovers.
- The Pirates scored 21 points off of 14 Providence turnovers.
- The game saw 12 lead changes and five ties.
News & Notes
- This is the first time Seton Hall has dropped back-to-back games since falling to No. 6 Baylor and Rutgers on Dec. 5 and Dec. 9, respectively.
- Tonight was Seton Hall's third game this season with 20-plus offensive rebounds; the Pirates have have only four such performances over the previous seven seasons combined.
- Dawes is now one made three pointer shy of 300 for his career.
- Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) finished with 10 rebounds, giving him four 10-rebound performances this season.
- Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) pulled down 10 rebounds, giving him seven 10-plus rebound games this season.
- Coleman played a season-high 31 minutes.
Up Next
The Pirates will next hit the road to take on No. 14 Marquette on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. Eastern. The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on the Seton Hall Basketball Radio Network via the SHU Pirates Mobile App, SHUPirates.com, SiriusXM and the Varsity Network.
