Inspired Pirates Fade Late Against UConn, 83-59

Wednesday, January 17

South Orange, N.J.

8:30 PM

Seton Hall University

11-7,3-4Big East

#9 Connecticut

15-3,7-0Big East

UConn

Seton Hall

1/17/2024 11:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

Baines collects team-highs of 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had 17 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team played No. 9 Connecticut closely for three quarters, but faded late in an 83-59 loss on Wednesday.

The Hall led after the first quarter and cut its deficit to only nine points with 8:08 left in the game, but ran out of gas late in a highly-physical contest.

Baines had team-highs of 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks.

Graduate student Brazil Harvey-Carr (Camden, N.J.) came off the bench and contributed 13 points on the strength of 4-for-7 shooting from three-point range.

THE STORY:
Down 8-4 early, The Hall erupted for a 12-1 run, and a baseline jumper by Baines gave The Hall a 16-9 advantage with 3:59 left in the opening quarter. Down 17-10, Connecticut scored seven straight to tie the game at 17, but back-to-back three-pointers by Harvey-Carr gave Seton Hall a 23-21 lead after 10 minutes.

A three-pointer by Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) gave The Hall a 27-26 edge with 7:51 before halftime, but Connecticut stormed back with a 20-3 run over the next five minutes to grab a commanding 46-30 lead. The Huskies took a 51-33 lead into the break after shooting 71 percent from the floor in the first half.

Seton Hall cut its deficit to just 11 points on a slashing layup by Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) with 2:46 left in the third. The Pirates held UConn to just 31 percent shooting in the third and out-scored them, 18-to-10. The Hall trailed only 61-51 heading into the fourth quarter.

In the fourth, a three-pointer by Baines cut The Hall's deficit to only nine points, but UConn responded with a 12-1 run to extend its lead to a commanding 75-55 with 4:32 left to play.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 21-for-55 (38.2%) from the floor for the game, while Connecticut was 29-for-49 (59.2%). The Hall was 11-for-26 (42.3%) from three-point range, while the Huskies were 10-for-22 (45.5%).
Baines had a team-best 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting to go with six rebounds, three blocks and two assists.
UConn out-rebounded The Hall, 37-to-20, which included a 9-to-8 edge on the offensive glass.
Harvey-Carr had a season-high 13 points on the strength of 4-for-7 shooting from three-point range.
Seton Hall was 6-for-10 (60.0%) from the free-throw line, while Connecticut was 15-for-21 (71.4%).
Wright finished with eight assists and four rebounds.
Seton Hall forced 18 turnovers, while the Huskies forced 14. The Hall had a 20-to-19 edge in points-off-turnovers.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 11-7 overall and 3-4 in conference games, while Connecticut improves to 15-3 overall and 7-0 in the BIG EAST.
The Hall is now 10-58 all-time against Connecticut and has dropped the last 38 games in the series.
For the 14^th time in 18 games, Seton Hall forced more turnovers than its opponent.
The Pirates collected 10 steals today against Connecticut. It's the 10^th time this year with double-digit steals.
Tonight, Makennah White (Farrell, Pa.) played in her 100^th career game.
With two made three-pointers tonight, Gray reached exactly 100 made for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, Jan. 22 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host local BIG EAST rival St. John's. The contest will be televised nationally by FS1 with John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. Tip-time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.