National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 76, Butler 51
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2023
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Evon Burroughs, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: 9033

Tyrese Samuel scored a season-high 19 points, Kadary Richmond flirted with a triple-double and Seton Hall dominated Butler 76-51 on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.

Samuel shot out of the gate to post nine points and four rebounds in the first five minutes alone, giving the Pirates (9-8, 2-4 Big East) an early lead they would not relinquish. He made 9 of 11 shots and grabbed seven boards.

Richmond finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. Tray Jackson added 15 points -- with 3-of-3 3-point shooting -- and Al-Amir Dawes scored 12.

Jayden Taylor led Butler (10-7, 2-4) with 14 points on just 3-of-14 shooting. Manny Bates added 11 points for the Bulldogs, whose two-game win streak was halted.

Seton Hall outshot Butler by a staggering margin, 52.7 percent (29-for-55) to 26.8 percent (15-for-56).

Samuel scored Seton Hall's first seven points, including a three-point play. After grabbing his fourth rebound, he sent it to Richmond in transition to feed KC Ndefo for an emphatic dunk that made it 9-2.

Bates and Jalen Thomas combined to bring Butler within 16-11 before Seton Hall set off a 9-0 run with a long passing sequence to set up Richmond's trey. Butler coach Thad Matta burned two timeouts less than a minute apart, but it barely helped.

Jackson drained two 3-pointers on his way to scoring the final eight points of the first half, putting Seton Hall ahead 41-23. Samuel had 15 points and five rebounds in just 13 minutes, while Richmond posted nine points, seven assists and six boards.

The Pirates stretched their lead to 55-29 with seven straight points in the second half, capped by Dawes' 3-pointer.

The Bulldogs answered with a 10-2 run to claw within 18 points. Taylor supplied seven points in that span on a 3-pointer and four foul shots.

But Jackson answered with his third 3-pointer, and the game was in hand from there. The Pirates' largest lead was 28 as they rebounded from a 22-point loss to Creighton on Tuesday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Butler   Seton Hall
Jayden Taylor 14 Scoring Tyrese Samuel 19
Simas Lukosius 3 Assists Kadary Richmond 9
Jalen Thomas 8 Rebounds Kadary Richmond 8
Jayden Taylor 6 Free Throws Made Tae Davis 4
Eric Hunter Jr. 2 Steals Tae Davis 3
Jayden Taylor 1 Blocks Elijah Muhammad 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Butler 51 26.8 4-21 17-25 6 34 3 6 13
Seton Hall 76 52.7 7-16 11-18 17 34 2 10 12