Seton Hall University
7-4,0-0Big East
Drexel
5-6,0-0CAA
Seton Hall Handles Drexel To Win Third Straight, 66-49
12/14/2022 11:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Newark, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's basketball team used stifling defense to take a wire-to-wire 66-49 victory over Drexel on Wednesday evening at Prudential Center.
The Pirates (7-4) have now won three games in a row on the backs of their defense, which held the Dragons to just 16 points in the first half and 27 percent shooting from the field for the game.
Seton Hall saw serious production off the bench as junior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) and senior Tray Jackson (Detroit, Mich.) led the Pirates with 12 points each. Junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added eight points, a career-high nine rebounds, four assists and three steals.
How It Happened
The Hall led by five, 14-9, with 11:51 to go in the first half when Jackson hit back-to-back three-point baskets that gave the Pirates an 11-point lead, 20-9. Drexel cut their deficit to 10 with under seven minutes to play in the half but the Pirates used a 7-2 run to take a 15-point lead into the locker room, 31-16.
The Pirates used the first seven minutes of the second half to expand their lead thanks to an 18-2 run. Drexel went just 1-of-12 from the field in that span. However, the Dragons would battle back as they used an 11-0 run that whittled the Pirates' lead down to 11, 57-46, with 3:05 to play.
That's when the Pirates turned up their defense, as a steal by freshman Tae Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) led to a three by senior Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) in transition and blocked shots by graduate student KC Ndefo (Elmont, N.Y.) on back-to-back defensive possessions led to four points that pushed the lead up to 18, 64-46, and put the game out of reach.
Inside The Numbers
- Seton Hall held the Dragons to 27 percent shooting from the field and 23.5 percent shooting from three (8-of-34).
- The Pirates shot 79 percent from the free throw line (15-of-19).
- The Hall pulled down 44 rebounds to Drexel's 37 boards.
- Drexel finished plus-five on the offensive glass, 15-10.
- The Pirates finished with eight blocks.
- Of Seton Hall's 66 points, 34 of them came in the paint.
- Dawes shot 4-of-5 from the floor and connected on both go his three-point attempts.
- Tae Davis had a solid all-around game with six points, three assists, two steals and four rebounds.
News & Notes
- Seton Hall improves to 7-4 on the season and 11-2 all-time against Drexel.
- The Pirates have won the last six games in the series and are 9-0 as the home team against the Dragons.
- Seton Hall is 84-12 (.875) all-time at Prudential Center against non-conference opponents and has won 14 of its last 15 games at The Rock against non-conference teams.
- The Pirates' average margin of victory at Prudential Center this season is 29.5.
- Through 11 games, Seton Hall has held six opponents to 55 point or less, the most in the BIG EAST Era.
- The Pirates held Drexel to just 16 points at halftime, the third time this season that Seton Hall has held an opponent to under 20 points in a half.
- Ndefo now has 332 career blocks, the most among active players in Division I.
- In his last 22 games as a head coach, Shaheen Holloway's teams have allowed just 59.3 points per game
Up Next
Seton Hall will open BIG EAST play at Prudential Center on Saturday as the Pirates welcome Providence for a 12:30 p.m. showdown. The first 5,000 fans who enter will receive a FREE Seton Hall branded reusable bag, courtesy of Lidl. Also …
- We're excited to give Seton Hall students a break from final exams!
- The first 250 Seton Hall students who board the shuttle bus from campus to the game will receive a Chik-Fil-AÂ Chicken biscuit sandwich!
- Multiple contests will be held to give away $250 VISA gift cards!Â
- One student will have a chance to make a halfcourt shot to win $1,000!
- Students will be given a FREE blue Santa hat while supplies last!
- It's Christmas at The Hall! Pirate Santa will be on the concourse pregame taking pictures with fans!
