Seton Hall plays spoiler again, tops Marquette

NEWARK, N.J.– Al-Amir Dawes had 23 points and Kadary Richmond scored 21 to lead Seton Hall over No. 7 Marquette 78-75 on Saturday for the Pirates’ third win this season over ranked teams.Seton Hall(10-5,

3-1 Big East )held back a late scare from a well-rested Marquette, which had not played given that defeating Creighton 72-67 on Dec. 30.

A 10-0 run pressed the Seton Hall lead to 76-66 with 2:25 delegated play. Dre Davis and Richmond each had four points in the burst.And then the Golden Eagles scored 9 straight indicate bring the score to 76-75, but they mishandled an incoming pass after a timeout and tossed the ball out of bounds with four seconds remaining.

“It was a strange game,” stated Marquette coach Shaka Smart. “There’s numerous plays at both ends of the flooring that we would like to have back. We didn’t rotate effectively, and we didn’t put a chest on a defender.”

Richmond included 5 helps and ended up 8 of 16 from the flooring. The 6-foot-6 senior guard leads the Pirates in scoring with just over 15 points a game.

“I don’t think I can call another college player who is exactly like him (Richmond),” Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway pointed out. “And he is clearly improving.”

Oso Ighodaro led Marquette (11-4, 2-2) with 22 points. David Joplin scored 15.

Davis had 11 points and 7 rebounds for the Pirates, who never routed in the second half.Seton Hall defeated No. 5 UConn 75-60 on Dec. 20 and No. 23 Providence 61-57 on Jan. 3.

“When we stay connected, we can do anything,” Dawes stated. “We anticipate to win a game like this. It’s what we got hired for, to win games like these.”

The Associated Press added to this story.