SEATON HALL FIGHTS BACK AFTER BLOWN LEAD, TOPS GEORGETOWN

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Al-Amir Dawes scored 25 points and Kadary Richmond added 20 as Seton Hall overcame blowing a 16-point lead and fended off host Georgetown 74-70 on Tuesday in Washington.

Dre Davis added 12 for the Pirates (11-5, 4-1 Big East), who closed the game on a 12-5 run after the Hoyas took their first lead with 3:57 to play.

Jayden Epps paced Georgetown (8-8, 1-4) with 30 points and hit 5 of 13 3-pointers. Supreme Cook added 13 points and Jay Heath contributed 10.

The Hoyas slid ahead 63-62 when Wayne Bristol Jr. cleaned up Epps' miss with a quick putback layup.

The Pirates nudged back in front 66-65 on Richmond's spinning runner before Dylan Addae-Wusu stripped Epps and finished on the other end to make it 68-65 at the 1:24 mark.

Richmond complemented his steal on Georgetown's next possession with a left-handed finish to cap an 8-0 run that boosted Seton Hall ahead 70-65 with 46 seconds left.

RICHMOND SCORES 23, DAVIS ADDS 17 AS SETON HALL STUNS.NO. 5 UCONN 75-60 IN BIG EAST OPENER

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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.