Deadspin | Seton Hall stifles Kansas State to notch road victory

[ad_1] Dec 6, 2025; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Seton Corridor Pirates guard Elijah Fisher (22) retains the ball away from Kansas State Wildcats guard Mobi Ikegwuruka (14), ahead Khamari McGriff (21) and guard P.J. Haggerty (4) throughout the first half at Bramlage Coliseum. Necessary Credit score: Scott Sewell-Imagn Photos Seton Corridor used a suffocating protection to overwhelm Kansas State 78-67 Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.

The Pirates held the Wildcats to 37.1% capturing from the sphere and compelled 16 turnovers that they transformed into 22 factors.

Seton Corridor (9-1) was helped alongside by some atrocious capturing from Kansas State (5-4), which managed simply 20% (6 of 30) from 3-point vary and a equally abysmal 42.9% (15 of 35) from the free throw line.

AJ Staton-McCray led the Pirates with 16 factors and added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Elijah Fisher had 16 factors and 5 rebounds, Najai Hines scored 11 and Adam Clark added 10.

The Pirates annoyed the nation's main scorer PJ Haggerty (25.1 factors per sport), limiting him to 11 factors on 3-of-12 capturing. Haggerty added insult to damage by lacking seven of his 12 free throw makes an attempt.

Khamari McGriff led the Wildcats with 12 factors. Nate Johnson and Abdi Bashir Jr. every scored 11 and David Castillo added 10.

Seton Corridor opened the second half with a 9-2 run to construct a 44-31 lead lower than three minutes in. Mike Williams III scored 5 throughout the outburst.

The lead crept as much as 16 earlier than Kansas State managed a 7-0 run capped by a Haggerty layup to chop the margin to single digits at 51-42 with 11 minutes left.

Seton Corridor answered with a 9-2 surge, capped by a 3-pointer from Trey Parker and a steal and layup by Williams, to go up 60-44 with 8:25 to go.

From there, Kansas State by no means bought the lead under eight.

Early on, the Pirates used an 8-0 run accomplished by a Clark 3-pointer to create a fast benefit, 11-5, within the sport's first 5 minutes.

Seton Corridor elevated its result in 20-12 on a Hines layup with 11 minutes left, earlier than Kansas State rallied to tie issues up at 22-all three minutes later.

At 26-all, Seton Corridor surged forward 34-26 on one other 8-0 run, with Fisher and Clark scoring 4 apiece.

Hines and Fisher paced all scorers with 9 factors apiece because the Pirates took a 35-29 lead into the break. Seton Corridor had 11 factors off turnovers, whereas the Wildcats had been 2 of 14 (14.3%) from 3-point vary.