Prudential Center —Northeastern and the Pirates were meeting for the fourth time in series history, and first match up since 1982. The Hall holds a 2-1 lead in the series which dates back to 1921-22. The Huskies won the last meeting at the Atlantic City Classic on December 17, 1982.
Point guard Al-Amir Dawes scored a career-high 25 points and Kadary Richmond chipped in 21 points while shooting 9 of 16 from the field as the Seton Hall men’s basketball team defeated Northeastern 88-75 on Wednesday night. points helped Seton Hall defeat Northeastern 88-75 on Wednesday night.
Jaden Bediako shot 4 of 4 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points. Bediako was huge around the cup making Northeastern players change up their shot around the paint.
The Pirates started on slow and was down 4-0 early but skirted off a 10-0 run, capped off by back-to-back layups by Isaiah Coleman that put the Pirates ahead, 10-4. They led by four points, 17-13, with 9:20 to go before the break, Richmond dribble drive penetration killed Northeastern match-up zone, he found Jaquan Sanders on the perimeter for a three-pointer that started off a 14-4 spurt.Dawes’ first tree of the night gave SHU a 34-20 lead at the 2:57 mark in the first half but the Huskies answered with a 9-2 spurt to get within seven points, 36-29 going into the lockeroom.
Jared Turner led the way for Northeastern (3-5) with 18 points. Harold Woods chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds for the Huskies.Luka Sakota also had 11 points.
