Seton Hall slams UNLV, moves into NIT semis

Al-Amir Dawes scored 21 points to lead all five starters in double figures and host Seton Hall cruised past UNLV 91-68 in the NIT quarterfinals on Wednesday in South Orange, N.J.Kadary Richmond racked up 16 points, 10 assists and five steals for the top-seeded Pirates (23-12), who will face Georgia in a semifinal game on Tuesday in Indianapolis. The championship game will be played April 4.Seton Hall’s Dre Davis had 14 points and seven rebounds Wednesday, Dylan Addae-Wusu scored 12 points and Jaden Bediako had 11 points with four blocks.The Pirates made 16 of 19 field-goal attempts over a 12:20 stretch spanning the halves. Seton Hall finished shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 44 percent (11 of 25) from 3-point range. The margin of victory was the Pirates’ largest in the tournament after an overtime win against Saint Joseph’s and a 14-point triumph over North Texas.Kalib Boone scored 16 points and Justin Webster added 11 for UNLV (21-13), which had beaten No. 2 seed Princeton and Boston College to advance this far.Seton Hall established an early 11-2 lead when Bediako breezed through the lane for a transition dunk, got fouled and sank the ensuing free throw.Webster’s layup at the 9:35 mark brought UNLV within 19-14 while Seton Hall tried to rest some starters. The Pirates restored a 10-point lead, but Rob Whaley Jr. scored from the low block for the Rebels on back-to-back possessions to make it 24-18.That’s when Seton Hall started to get separation. Richmond fueled a 9-2 Pirates run by scoring two baskets and assisting two others, the latter on an easy steal to get Dawes an open corner 3-pointer.

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