Richmond scores 23, Davis adds 17 as Seton Hall stuns No. 5 UConn 75-60 in Big East opener
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The Big East Conference has always been somewhat of a different animal for its teams. They can roll in nonconference play but once they get into league action, things change.
It happened to No, 6 Marquette on Tuesday night against Providence, and another power fell in its league opener Wednesday night when Seton Hall used suffocating defense to stun No. 5 UConn 75-60 for its biggest victory in three years.
“Really, just really stunned by how unprepared I had these guys for a tough physical conference game,” UConn coach Danny Hurley said. "Credit, (Seton Hall coach) Shaheen (Holloway) Credit, Seton Hall. You know, they just kind of poked us there in Big East Conference fashion. So just a really, really disappointing effort.”
Kadary Richmond had 23 points and eight steals for Seton Hall. Dre Davis added 17 points.
The win was the third straight for Seton Hall (8-4) and snapped a three-game winning streak for the Huskies (10-2). UConn previous loss was a 69-65 setback at No. 2 Kansas.
The last time Seton Hall beat the No. 5 team was in January 2020 when it knocked off Butler. The Pirates beat Villanova twice when the Wildcats were ranked third.
Holloway agreed with Hurley that anything can happen in a conference game which many times resembles hand-to-hand combat.
“We lost some games we probably should’ve won,” Holloway said about the nonconference part of the season. “And the reason why I’m so excited about this team is because we still not playing the way I think we could play. And that’s why I said it a couple weeks ago. I’m saying again, we still trust we can get a lot better.”
The Huskies played the final 16:33 without starting center Donovan Clingan, who left with a sprained right ankle, Hurley said. The sophomore had 14 points and seven rebounds. He went to the locker room and returned to the bench but did not play again.
Hurley called his team's performance embarrassing and said the film session Thursday will be brutal, especially when the team sees how soft it was defensively.
"We’ll react appropriately when we lose at UConn, everyone hurts,” Hurley said.
Richmond and Davis both said all Seton Hall did was play its game. It focused on defense, limiting UConn from long range (4 of 21) and being tenacious.
Pirates big man Jaden Bediako added 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, while clogging up the middle and making Clingan work for every point. Al-Amir Dawes added 11 points.
Tristen Newton had 16 points for UConn, which committed a season-high 17 turnovers and were held to a season-low point total .
Seton Hall, which shot 59% in beating Missouri on Sunday, shot 29 of 56 from the field, or 52%.
Trailing 20-10 with 8:47 left in the first half, Seton Hall closed out the period with a 24-9 spurt that featured eight points by Davis and seven straight at one point by Richmond. With the score tied at 27, Dawes scored four points and Davis three to gives the Pirates a 34-29 halftime lead.
UConn never threatened in the second half and Seton Hall held a double-digit lead the final 7:32.
BIG PICTURE
UConn: The Huskies beat Gonzaga on Friday and they still looked they were on West Coast time much of the game. Clingan's status is uncertain for now.
Seton Hall: Coming off its best game of the year with a win over Missouri, the Pirates topped that with great effort against the team led the Big East in both scoring and scoring defense.
UP NEXT
UConn: Hosts St. John's on Saturday.
Seton Hall: At Xavier on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Donovan Clingan vs. Jaden Bediako (Alex Karaban gains possession) | |||
19:38 | Jaden Bediako blocks Donovan Clingan's two point layup | |||
19:36 | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | |||
19:35 | Donovan Clingan misses two point layup | |||
19:33 | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | |||
19:32 | Donovan Clingan misses two point layup | |||
19:30 | Solomon Ball offensive rebound | |||
19:17 | Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot | |||
19:15 | Tristen Newton offensive rebound | |||
19:08 | +3 | Tristen Newton makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists) | 3-0 | |
18:48 | +2 | Jaden Bediako makes two point layup (Al-Amir Dawes assists) | 3-2 | |
18:20 | +3 | Tristen Newton makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clingan assists) | 6-2 | |
18:05 | Dylan Addae-Wusu turnover (lost ball) | |||
17:51 | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 8-2 | |
17:31 | +2 | Dylan Addae-Wusu makes two point stepback jump shot | 8-4 | |
17:19 | Donovan Clingan turnover (traveling) | |||
17:08 | Al-Amir Dawes turnover (out of bounds) | |||
16:39 | Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot | |||
16:37 | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | |||
16:37 | Solomon Ball personal foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul) | |||
16:22 | Isaiah Coleman misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
16:19 | Pirates offensive rebound | |||
16:17 | TV timeout | |||
16:02 | Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point driving layup | |||
16:00 | Dylan Addae-Wusu offensive rebound | |||
15:57 | Pirates turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
15:29 | +2 | Cam Spencer makes two point pullup jump shot (Donovan Clingan assists) | 10-4 | |
15:16 | Kadary Richmond misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
15:14 | Tristen Newton defensive rebound | |||
15:02 | Solomon Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
15:00 | Alex Karaban offensive rebound | |||
14:58 | Alex Karaban misses two point putback layup | |||
14:56 | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | |||
14:56 | Alex Karaban personal foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul) | |||
14:43 | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point driving layup | 10-6 | |
14:08 | Tristen Newton misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
14:06 | Dre Davis defensive rebound | |||
13:49 | Kadary Richmond misses two point driving layup | |||
13:47 | Jaden Bediako offensive rebound | |||
13:45 | +2 | Jaden Bediako makes two point putback layup | 10-8 | |
13:27 | Isaiah Coleman personal foul (Tristen Newton draws the foul) | |||
13:26 | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals) | |||
13:20 | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
13:18 | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | |||
13:08 | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving layup | 12-8 | |
12:54 | Dre Davis misses two point layup | |||
12:52 | Jaden Bediako offensive rebound | |||
12:51 | Jaden Bediako misses two point tip layup | |||
12:49 | Huskies defensive rebound | |||
12:24 | Stephon Castle misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
12:22 | Dre Davis defensive rebound | |||
12:22 | Samson Johnson personal foul (Dre Davis draws the foul) | |||
12:01 | Stephon Castle blocks Kadary Richmond's two point driving layup | |||
11:59 | Isaiah Coleman offensive rebound | |||
11:54 | Isaiah Coleman misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:53 | Tristen Newton defensive rebound | |||
11:53 | Jaden Bediako personal foul (Tristen Newton draws the foul) | |||
11:53 | TV timeout | |||
11:19 | Huskies turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
10:55 | Tristen Newton personal foul (Dylan Addae-Wusu draws the foul) | |||
10:53 | Hassan Diarra personal foul (Al-Amir Dawes draws the foul) | |||
10:46 | Al-Amir Dawes turnover (bad pass) (Alex Karaban steals) | |||
10:39 | Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot | |||
10:37 | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Elijah Hutchins-Everett personal foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | |||
10:26 | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point layup (Hassan Diarra assists) | 14-8 | |
10:05 | +2 | Dylan Addae-Wusu makes two point driving layup | 14-10 | |
9:42 | +2 | Hassan Diarra makes two point driving reverse layup | 16-10 | |
9:24 | Al-Amir Dawes misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:22 | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | |||
9:09 | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point cutting layup (Hassan Diarra assists) | 18-10 | |
8:52 | Al-Amir Dawes turnover (bad pass) (Alex Karaban steals) | |||
8:47 | Al-Amir Dawes shooting foul (Solomon Ball draws the foul) | |||
8:47 | +1 | Solomon Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-10 | |
8:47 | +1 | Solomon Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-10 | |
8:32 | Kadary Richmond misses two point driving layup | |||
8:30 | Jaden Bediako offensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Jaden Bediako draws the foul) | |||
8:29 | Jaden Bediako misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:29 | +1 | Jaden Bediako makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-11 | |
8:05 | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals) | |||
7:57 | +3 | Dylan Addae-Wusu makes three point jump shot (Dre Davis assists) | 20-14 | |
7:35 | Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot | |||
7:33 | Jaden Bediako defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Donovan Clingan blocks Jaden Bediako's two point layup | |||
7:20 | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | |||
7:15 | Solomon Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
7:13 | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | |||
6:52 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 20-16 | |
6:29 | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 22-16 | |
5:59 | Stephon Castle blocks Dre Davis's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
5:57 | Kadary Richmond offensive rebound | |||
5:55 | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point putback layup | 22-18 | |
5:55 | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul) | |||
5:55 | TV timeout | |||
5:55 | +1 | Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-19 | |
5:29 | Tristen Newton misses three point jump shot | |||
5:27 | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | |||
5:20 | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point driving reverse layup | 22-21 | |
5:05 | Jump ball. Tristen Newton vs. Al-Amir Dawes (Pirates gains possession) | |||
5:05 | Tristen Newton turnover (lost ball) (Al-Amir Dawes steals) | |||
4:49 | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point layup | 22-23 | |
4:18 | Hassan Diarra misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:16 | Jaden Bediako defensive rebound | |||
4:04 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point cutting layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 22-25 | |
3:52 | +3 | Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Alex Karaban assists) | 25-25 | |
3:25 | +2 | Al-Amir Dawes makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 25-27 | |
2:57 | +2 | Tristen Newton makes two point turnaround jump shot | 27-27 | |
2:35 | +2 | Al-Amir Dawes makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-29 | |
2:16 | Tristen Newton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:14 | Jaden Bediako defensive rebound | |||
1:57 | Kadary Richmond misses two point driving layup | |||
1:55 | Tristen Newton defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | Tristen Newton misses two point driving layup | |||
1:47 | Jaden Bediako defensive rebound | |||
1:43 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point driving layup (Jaquan Sanders assists) | 27-31 | |
1:43 | Alex Karaban shooting foul (Dre Davis draws the foul) | |||
1:43 | TV timeout | |||
1:43 | +1 | Dre Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-32 | |
1:29 | Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals) | |||
1:23 | Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Stephon Castle steals) | |||
1:18 | Solomon Ball turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals) | |||
0:55 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point driving reverse layup | 27-34 | |
0:43 | Huskies 30 second timeout | |||
0:30 | Jaden Bediako personal foul (Hassan Diarra draws the foul) | |||
0:12 | Elijah Hutchins-Everett shooting foul (Solomon Ball draws the foul) | |||
0:12 | +1 | Solomon Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-34 | |
0:12 | +1 | Solomon Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-34 | |
0:05 | Kadary Richmond misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:03 | Dylan Addae-Wusu offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |