Dylan Ade-Wusu insisted it was just a game.
No extra motivation.
There's no indication that St. John's new coaching staff should have kept him.
His performance wasn't like that.
The former Johnny's guard electrified his old team by helping Seton Hall past St. John's 80-65 on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center.
“He came out and played. [well]'' said Pirates manager Shaheen Holloway. “I thought it was a carryover because he was ready. I thought he had a good game at Butler and he came in and set the tone, got his hands on the ball a lot, scored goals and… , I think he drove to the basket and hit threes. I'm happy for him, but like I said, we have a lot of work to do.”
Ade Ousu contributed 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists to the one-sided victory.
He sank three 3-pointers and made all five free throws for his second double-double of the season.
Adeus hasn't scored much this year, averaging 8.4 points per game, his lowest since his freshman year, but he has emerged offensively in recent days, scoring in double digits in three of the past six games. ing.
He took his opponents lightly, even though he spent the first three years of his career at St. John's.
“This was just another game, another opportunity to play Seton Hall basketball,” said one of several players elected not to continue under new St. John's coach Rick Pitino. said Addai Usu.
Ironically, two of his best games were against familiar faces.
In Saturday's win over Butler, Ade-Wusu scored 14 points against close friend and former St. John's teammate Posh Alexander.
Three days later, he had an even better performance against the Red Hot Pirates, who have surprised the Big East thus far.
They were selected to finish 9th in the league and are the sole leader in the standings.
With Saturday's win over No. 18 Creighton in Newark, Seton Hall (13-5, 6-1) could move into Monday's top 25 in the Associated Press poll for the first time in the Holloway era. expensive.
“They didn't believe we could get here, so we'll still be counted as the underdogs,” said guard Al-Amir Dawes, who scored a game-high 21 points.
“We just knew what we were capable of. We still want to be the underdog and still want to play with a chip on our shoulder.”
