Pirates Fall to St John's In BIG EAST Clash

Saturday, January 18

Newark, N.J.

8 p.m.

Seton Hall University

6-12,1-6Big East

St. John's

16-3,7-1Big East

St. John's (NY)

Seton Hall

Garwey Dual dribbles the ball against St. John's

1/18/2025 11:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, N.J. — Despite a career-high six steals from Garwey Dual and a near-perfect night from the free-throw line by Isaiah Coleman, the Seton Hall men's basketball team fell to St. John's, 79-51.

The Red Storm (16-3, 7-1 BIG EAST) had four scorers in double figures, while the Pirates (6-12, 1-6 BIG EAST) had one double-digit scorer.

How It Happened
St John's jumped out to a 9-1 lead before Prince Aligbe drained the first bucket of the night for the Pirates to put them down 9-3 with 15:36 remaining in the first half. A Red Storm run would put the Pirates down 13, but a quartet of free throws from Gus Yalden and Isaiah Coleman reduced the deficit to 10, 17-7, with 12:07 left in the half. However, a 22-to-9 run over the final 12 minutes of the half would send the Pirates to the half down 23, 39-16.

Gwey picking pockets 🥷 pic.twitter.com/R678LzMTYP
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) January 19, 2025

Out of the break, the Pirates came out firing and began to claw back the deficit. The Hall began the half on a 7-4 run that featured layups from Godswill Erheriene and Aligbe to reduce the its deficit to 20, 43-23, with 17:26 left in the game. After the Red Storm added another bucket, the Pirates defensive pressure provided the team with another run back into the game. After a pair of Coleman free throws and Garwey Dual steals, both off Kadary Richmond, St John's called a time out as the Pirates closed the deficit back to 16, 45-29, with 15:51 left in the game.

Out of the timeout, the Red Storm responded with an 8-to-2 run, expanding the Pirates deficit back to 22, 53-31. The Hall responded with their own mini 6-to-0 run thanks to a pair of threes from Scotty Middleton and Dual to cut the deficit back to 16, 53-37, with 11:12 remaining on the clock. Over the final ten minutes, despite six points from Jahseem Felton, St. John's closed the game on a 24-to-12 run, leading the Pirates to a 79-51 defeat.

News & Notes

This is the 114^th meeting between the two BIG EAST institutions.
With the loss, the Pirates move to 50-64 all-time against the Red Storm.
Garwey Dual recorded a career-high six steals.
With 11 points tonight, Coleman recorded his ninth-straight game with double-digit points.

Up Next
The Pirates will return to action on Tuesday, January 21, when No. 7 Marquette visits the Prudential Center for an 8 p.m. bout. The game will be broadcast on Peacock.