Seton Hall University
18-9,11-5Big East
Butler
16-12,7-10Big East
Seniors Shine as Pirates Handle Bulldogs at Home, 76-64
2/24/2024 11:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Newark, N.J. - Led by 20-point nights from Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and another 19 points from Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.), the Seton Hall men's basketball team took care of Butler on Saturday night at Prudental Center, 76-64.
Davis scored a game-high 21 points and did so on 9-for-13 shooting from the field. Richmond scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting, while Dawes' 19 points included three 3-pointers. Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) also posted a strong night with nine points, nine rebounds and a team-best +17 plus-minus in 32 minutes.
How It Happened
The Pirates jumped on the Bulldogs early by racking up four steals in the first six minutes that turned into six points. With The Hall leading 12-3 at the 13:16 mark, Davis scored the next two baskets for the Pirates that gave them their biggest lead of the game 16-3, with 12:48 left in the first half.
Butler would go on a 10-2 run that cut its deficit to five, 18-13, but a Davis three-pointer and a Richmond layup pushed the Seton Hall lead back to 10, 23-13. Back-to-back threes by Dawes with under 2:30 left before halftime gave The Hall a 10-point lead once again, 37-27, but the Bulldogs answered with a 5-0 run that made the halftime score 37-32.
The first 10 minutes of the second half were tight as both sides traded baskets. Butler got within two points three times, the final time came after a dunk and a three-pointer that made it 53-51 with 10:33 to go. That trey for the Bulldogs would be their last field goal for the nearly seven minutes as the Pirates went on a 13-4 run that pushed their lead back to double-digits, 68-55 with 3:07 left. The Seton Hall lead would balloon to 14 with 2:21 left, its largest of the game.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall shot nearly 50 percent from the field at 49.2 percent and went 13-of-19 from the free throw line.
- Seton Hall forced 16 turnovers and racked up 12 steals.
- The Pirates tallied 10 assists and committed 12 turnovers as a team.
- Seton Hall finished plus three on the glass, 35-32, and had a slight edge on the offensive board, 9-8.
- The Pirates led wire-to-wire and its biggest lead 14 with 2:21 left in the second half.
- Seton Hall scored 44 of its 76 points in the paint.
- The Pirates went 11-of-15 from the stripe in the second half.
- After giving up eight Butler threes in the first half, Seton Hall held Butler to four treys after halftime.
News & Notes
- Seton Hall is now 8-7 in Quad 1 and 2 games this season as its victory over Butler served as a Quad 2 victory.
- The Pirates have won six consecutive meetings against Butler and each of the last seven meetings at Prudential Center
- The Pirates improve to 11-3 at Prudential Center this season and 6-2 in BIG EAST games.
- Shaheen Holloway is now the program leader for most wins by a Seton Hall head coach through two seasons with 35.
- Dawes has made 140 three-pointers in his Seton Hall career, moving him Desi Rodriguez and John Leahy into sole possession of 15th in program history.
- The Pirates are 16-4 when Dawes scored in double-figures this season.
- Dawes now has 20 double-figure scoring games this season and 85 in his career.
- Davis is up to 969 career points and Richmond is now at 963 for his Seton Hall career.
- Richmond has scored in double-figures 22 times this season and 10 of his 12 career 20-point scoring games has come this season.
- Dylan Addae-Wusu is now at 958 career points.
Up Next
The Pirates will be on the road for their next two contests starting with a 9 p.m. EST matchup at No. 15 Creighton on Feb. 28.
