National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 67, Georgetown 57
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2014
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Earl Walton, # Brian O'Connell, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
9786
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Seton Hall 67, Georgetown 57: Fuquan Edwin scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half as the visiting Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak.
Edwin hit five 3-pointers and poured in 14 points during a decisive 15-4 run to turn a two-point deficit into a nine-point lead as Seton Hall (11-7, 2-3 Big East) won at Georgetown (11-6, 3-3) for the first time since 2003. Sterling Gibbs scored 11 points and Eugene Teague added 10 and nine rebounds to help the Pirates storm back from a 10-point second-half deficit.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had a team-high 14 points for the Hoyas, who blew a 17-point second-half lead in a loss to Xavier on Wednesday. Aaron Bowen scored 13 points and Mikael Hopkins had 11 points and 15 boards for Georgetown, which was held without a field goal for the final 9:40.
The opening 20 minutes featured cold shooting at the outset before each teams went on a big run. Jaren Sina came off the bench to knock down a pair of 3-pointers and score eight points in a 17-4 burst to put the Pirates ahead 25-21, but the Hoyas closed with a 14-1 spurt to take a 35-26 lead into the locker room.
A 3-pointer by Reggie Cameron in the first minute of the second half gave the Hoyas their biggest lead at 38-28, but the Pirates slowly chipped away before taking a 48-47 lead on Edwin's 3-point play midway through the half. That ignited a sensational spurt by Edwin, who buried three 3-pointers to extend the lead to 60-51 with 4:18 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Edwin also had five steals to give him 263 for his career, breaking the school record of 260 held by Dan Callandrillo (1978-82). ... The Hoyas, playing without starting C Josh Smith (academics) for the fourth straight game and F Jabril Trawick (broken jaw) for the third in a row, shot 6-of-28 after halftime. ... Teague, back in the lineup for the first time since suffering a concussion on Dec. 27, picked up two fouls in the first 2 1/2 minutes but contributed nine points and five rebounds in the second half.
Top Game Performances
Seton Hall |
|
Georgetown |
Fuquan Edwin 24 |
Scoring |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 14 |
Sterling Gibbs 9 |
Assists |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 5 |
Gene Teague 9 |
Rebounds |
Mikael Hopkins 15 |
Sterling Gibbs 6 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 6 |
Fuquan Edwin 5 |
Steals |
Mikael Hopkins 3 |
Patrik Auda 1 |
Blocks |
Aaron Bowen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Seton Hall
|
67 |
39.2 |
11-20 |
16-30 |
14 |
38 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
Georgetown
|
57 |
34.0 |
4-18 |
17-21 |
14 |
38 |
5 |
5 |
13 |