National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 76, St. Peter's 61
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 25, 2012
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials:
# Evon Burroughs, # Ed Corbett, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
6207
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Seton Hall 76, St. Peter’s 61: Fuquan Edwin scored 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting as the host Pirates outscored the Peacocks 47-31 in the second half to win their 17th straight game against their in-state rival.
Gene Teague added 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting for Seton Hall (5-1), which shot 50.9 percent from the field and 87.5 percent (14-for-16) at the foul line. The Pirates improved to 3-0 at home this season.
Blaise Ffrench and Darius Conley scored 14 points apiece for St. Peter’s (3-2).
After a Conley jumper gave the Peacocks an 11-4 lead 6:15 into the game, the Pirates rattled off a 10-0 run. An Elias Desport 3-pointer gave St. Peter’s a 30-29 lead at halftime and a Ffrench layup pushed the Peacocks lead to 38-35 just 2:55 into the second half.
Edwin hit a 3-pointer 53 seconds later to pull Seton Hall even and spark a 14-2 run. Edwin closed the spurt with a three-point play with 13:08 left and a Brandon Mobley free throw pushed the Pirates cushion to 68-48 just 6:35 later. St. Peter’s never threatened down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Aaron Cosby scored 13 points for Seton Hall in his second game back from injury. … Chazz Patterson added nine points for the Peacocks. … St. Peter’s hasn’t defeated the Pirates since 1995.
Top Game Performances
St. Peter's |
|
Seton Hall |
Darius Conley 14 |
Scoring |
Fuquan Edwin 25 |
Blaise Ffrench 9 |
Assists |
Kyle Smyth 4 |
Blaise Ffrench 7 |
Rebounds |
Gene Teague 11 |
Patrick Jackson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Gene Teague 6 |
Desi Washington 3 |
Steals |
Tom Maayan 3 |
Chris Burke 1 |
Blocks |
Brandon Mobley 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
St. Peter's
|
61 |
44.2 |
7-18 |
8-13 |
14 |
21 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
Seton Hall
|
76 |
50.9 |
8-23 |
14-16 |
17 |
33 |
6 |
8 |
16 |