National Basketball Association
Villanova 84, Seton Hall 76
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Mike Roberts, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
6500
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JayVaughn Pinkston posted 23 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double, and host Villanova won its 10th consecutive game over Seton Hall with an 84-76 victory Wednesday.
Maalik Wayns added a game-high 25 points and James Bell had 18 for the Wildcats (9-10, 2-5 Big East).
The freshman Pinkston, a former McDonald's All-American who was suspended last season because of disciplinary issues, and Wayns did much of their damage at the foul line, hitting a combined 28-of-33.
Villanova, the top foul shooting team in the Big East, held a 34-12 scoring margin at the line and missed only seven attempts.
Fuquan Edwin scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the second half for Seton Hall (15-4, 4-3), which lost its second straight.
The Wildcats used an 11-0 run to take a 19-9 lead and maintained the cushion for the rest of the half en route to a 37-28 advantage at the break.
Brandon Mobley posted 12 first-half points, going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc while the rest of the Pirates shot 0-for-14. But the freshman reserve, who averaged only 3.4 points entering the game, went scoreless in the second half.
Wayns was coming off a 39-point eruption in an 82-78 loss at Cincinnati last time out.
Top Game Performances
Seton Hall |
|
Villanova |
Fuquan Edwin 14 |
Scoring |
Maalik Wayns 25 |
Jordan Theodore 8 |
Assists |
Maalik Wayns 7 |
Fuquan Edwin 9 |
Rebounds |
JayVaughn Pinkston 11 |
Jordan Theodore 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Maalik Wayns 15 |
Fuquan Edwin 4 |
Steals |
James Bell 1 |
Herb Pope 3 |
Blocks |
Markus Kennedy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Seton Hall
|
76 |
36.6 |
12-36 |
12-16 |
16 |
29 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
Villanova
|
84 |
43.1 |
6-18 |
34-41 |
11 |
37 |
3 |
5 |
16 |