Indiana State Sycamores at Seton Hall Pirates
· NIT - Championship
Seton Hall scores final nine points to rally past Indiana State 79-77 to win NIT championship
Seton Hall (25-12) scored the final nine points in a battle between two No. 1 seeds to erase a 77-70 deficit. Davis finished with 18 points in Indianapolis, his hometown. Al-Amir Dawes led the Pirates with 24 points and Kadary Richmond had 21 points and 13 rebounds in their fifth straight win at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Dawes was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as coach Shaheen Holloway had another successful postseason run in Indianapolis. He led Saint Peter's into the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 with wins over Kentucky and Murray State two years ago in Gainbridge Fieldhouse — before beating Purdue in Philadelphia to reach the Elite Eight.
Isaiah Swope scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Sycamores (32-7), who fell one win short of claiming their first national postseason title since the 1950 NAIA championship and one win short of the school's single-season record set by the 1978-79 NCAA Tournament runnerups led by Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
Julian Larry had 18 points, a career-high four 3 pointers and six assists. Jayson Kent and Robbie Avila each scored 13 points.
Indiana State's frenzied home-state crowd, clad largely in the school's powder blue and alternate royal blue, was ready to celebrate when Swope's 3 gave the Sycamores a 77-70 lead with 2:50 to go.
But Seton Hall pitched a shutout the rest of the way, tying the score on Dawes' 3 with 57 seconds to go and took the lead on Davis' layup.
Indiana State had three chances to win it in the final 8.4 seconds, but Swope had two 3s blocked and Ryan Conwell's desperation 3 from 35 feet came up short.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Indiana State Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ryan Conwell Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jaden Bediako Block. | 77 - 79 |
Statistics
 INST |
 HALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 28-62 |
| 46.7 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 35.3 |
| 9-10 | FT | 17-19 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 89.5 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 9,100 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Belmont | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Bradley | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UIC | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Murray State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Evansville | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |