National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 81, Auburn 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 2, 2011
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # James Breeding, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6591
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Herb Pope collected 23 points and 12 rebounds, and sophomore Patrik Auda added a career-high 17 points to lead host Seton Hall to a 81-59 victory over Auburn on Friday in the Big East/SEC Challenge.
Jordan Theodore had a tough shooting night (0-for-6 from the field) but contributed nine assists for the Pirates (6-1), who buried 10 3-pointers and dominated on the glass 39-25.
The Big East owns a 5-2 advantage over the SEC so far, with seven victories needed to clinch the Challenge win.
Seton Hall led 37-31 at the half and slowly pulled away after the break. Pope scored four points and Auda buried a 3-pointer during the decisive 14-2 run that pushed the advantage to 72-50 with 4:40 remaining.
Pope has recorded a double-double in all but one of the Pirates’ seven games, coming up short with a 32-point, nine-rebound performance in Seton Hall’s lone setback against Northwestern on Nov. 20.
The Pirates will not have a true road game until a trip to Dayton on Dec. 21, and do not face a ranked opponent until Big East play starts with a trip to No. 3 Syracuse on Dec. 28.
Rob Chubb scored 12 points for Auburn (4-1).
Top Game Performances
| Auburn |
|
Seton Hall |
|
Rob Chubb 12 |
Scoring |
Herb Pope 23 |
|
Josh Wallace 4 |
Assists |
Jordan Theodore 10 |
|
Rob Chubb 6 |
Rebounds |
Herb Pope 12 |
|
Josh Wallace 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Patrik Auda 7 |
|
Josh Wallace 4 |
Steals |
Patrik Auda 3 |
|
Kenny Gabriel 2 |
Blocks |
Herb Pope 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Auburn
|
59 |
46.0 |
3-16 |
10-19 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
| Seton Hall
|
81 |
46.7 |
10-24 |
15-19 |
18 |
39 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
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