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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 84, Seton Hall 73
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Officials: # Robert Adams, # Robert Riley, # Gary Tracy
Attendance: 6003

Washington 84, Seton Hall 73 (OT): Abdul Gaddy scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures and the Huskies scored the first eight points in overtime to knock off the Pirates after blowing a 18-point second half lead in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn.

Washington (2-1) led 49-33 at halftime and 51-33 early in the second half before Seton Hall (2-1) went on a 23-5 run to tie the game at 56-56 with 9:24 left after a 3-pointer by Kyle Smyth.

The Pirates took a 66-60 lead with 5:05 left before Washington finished regulation with an 11-5 spurt to send the game into overtime, where the Huskies dominated. Washington will meet Ohio State in Sunday's championship game while Seton Hall meets Rhode Island in the consolation.

Scott Suggs, who left Washington's loss to Albany earlier this week with a head injury, added 15 points, Aziz N'Diaye tallied 14 and nine rebounds, and Desmond Simmons came off the bench to score 14 points and grab a game-high 12 rebounds for the Huskies.

Fuquan Edwin scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and overtime to lead Seton Hall.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Seton Hall shot 52.2 percent from 3-point range, hitting 12-of-23, however the Pirates were only 7-of-15 from the charity stripe. ... Washington shot 51.9 percent from the field (28-for-54) and 84.6 percent from the free throw line.

Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Washington
Fuquan Edwin 27 Scoring Abdul Gaddy 16
Tom Maayan 5 Assists Abdul Gaddy 5
Fuquan Edwin 8 Rebounds Desmond Simmons 12
Aaron Cosby 5 Free Throws Made Aziz N'Diaye 6
Fuquan Edwin 3 Steals C.J. Wilcox 2
Fuquan Edwin 1 Blocks Jernard Jarreau 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 73 43.5 12-23 7-15 14 27 2 11 15
Washington 84 51.9 6-17 22-26 10 35 2 4 16