Seton Hall University
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Richmond's 20, Bediako's Double-Double Push Pirates Past Villanova, 66-56
3/6/2024 9:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Newark, N.J. - Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored a game-high 20 points and Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) posted his fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds as the Pirates earned a crucial home victory over Villanova, 66-56, on Wednesday night at Prudential Center.
Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) added 18 points and seven rebounds as the Pirates earned their sixth Quad-1 win of the season. Richmond also tallied six rebounds and five assists for his eight game of the season with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists.
How It Happened
It was back-and-forth in the opening minutes before Villanova jumped out to a 13-6 lead. The Pirates started to get stops on defense and three-point baskets on consecutive possessions from Richmond and Davis trimmed the Wildcats' lead to one, 13-12, at the 13:08 mark.
With the Pirates down by two with 3:18 left before halftime, a 10-0 run that featured two three-pointers by Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) gave The Hall its first lead of the game as it went up by eight, 30-22.
A three-pointer by Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) at the start of the second half extended Seton Hall's lead to nine, 33-24. Davis' three-pointer at 17:39 in the second half was later followed by Addae-Wusu's second trey of the second half, giving Seton Hall a 41-29 lead and it forced Villanova to call a timeout.
A 6-0 run by the Wildcats trimmed The Hall's lead down to six, 43-37, with 12:46 to play. That's when Davis went to work. He converted a fadeaway jumper and later cashed in on a foul line jumper more than two minutes later, pushing the Pirates' lead back to 10, 47-37. A defensive stop on the other end led to a three-pointer by Richmond that made it 50-37 with 9:10 left as Villanova called another timeout.
Villanova wouldn't go away, however, as it used an 11-2 run to get within four, 52-48, with just over five minutes to go. Davis was able to draw a foul on The Hall's next offensive possession and he made both free throws. After a defensive stop, Richmond grabbed the rebound and found Bediako underneath on the other the end for a layup that gave the Pirates some breathing room with at 56-48 at the 4:10 mark in the second half. The Pirates converted on 10-of-12 free throws down the stretch that sealed the win.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall shot just under 40 percent from the floor at 39.2 percent and shot 39 percent from deep (9-of-23).
- The Pirates held Villanova to 35 percent shooting from the field, Seton Hall's third-lowest shooting percentage allowed against a BIG EAST team this season.
- Seton Hall finished plus-10 on the glass, 39-29, and had a plus-four advantage on the offensive boards.
- The Pirates' 12 offensive rebounds led to eight second chance pants.
- Davis was the lone player to play all 40 minutes.
- Seton Hall had 11 assists and committed 11 turnovers and also forced 11 Villanova turnovers.
- The Pirates shot 77 percent from the free-throw line and 87 percent from the line in the second half (14-of-16).
News & Notes
- Seton Hall now has six Quad 1 victories, joining 15 other Division I teams with six Quad 1 wins going into tonight.
- Shaheen Holloway registered his 100th career victory with his first-career win over Villanova.
- Seton Hall improves to 12-7 in the BIG EAST, its most BIG EAST wins in a season since winning 13 in 2019-20.
- The Pirates are now 12-3 at Prudential Center this season and 7-2 against BIG EAST teams.
- Seton Hall's win over Villanova was its first since a 70-64 win at Wells Fargo Center on Feb. 8, 2020.
- The Pirates' 10-point win marked their largest margin of victory over the Wildcats since a 68-55 win on Dec. 9, 1998 at Continental Airlines Arena.
- Richmond went over 1,000 points for his career at Seton Hall and currently ranks 47th in program history with 1,013 points, four points away from tying Ramon Ramos.
- Richmond also joined a prestigious group of Pirates with 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists in a career: Terry Dehere, Shaheen Holloway, Andre Barrett, Khadeen Carrington, Myles Powell.
- Davis tallied a career-high four blocks.
- Bediako now has five double-doubles this season and nine in his career.
- Davis has scored in double-figures in 18 of Seton Hall's last 20 games.
- With eight points tonight, Addae-Wusu has 983 career points.
- Dawes now has 143 career made three-pointers at Seton Hall, moving him past Rimas Kaukenas into sole possession of 14th in school history.
Up Next
The Pirates will welcome DePaul to Prudential Center for the final home game of the season and Senior Night on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 8 p.m. as the program honors its senior class. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at setonhalltix.com.
