National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 68, Xavier 60
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 1, 2014
Where: Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Brent Hampton, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
10063
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Seton Hall 68, Xavier 60: Fuquan Edwin had 18 points as the Pirates handed the Musketeers their first home loss.
Jaren Sina hit two second-half 3-pointers and finished with 12 points and Brandon Mobley added 11 points for Seton Hall (13-9, 4-5 Big East). Mobley and Edwin each hit three 3-pointers and Edwin led the Pirates with six rebounds along with three assists and three steals.
Semaj Christon led all scorers with 21 points on an 8-of-14 shooting performance and Matt Stainbrook added 16 points and 14 rebounds for Xavier (15-6, 5-3). The Musketeers went 16-of-28 from the foul line in the close game.
Mobley's 3-pointer gave Seton Hall a nine-point lead with less than 11 minutes left in the first half before Myles Davis hit a 3-pointer that kickstarted an 8-0 run that gave the Musketeers their first lead. Justin Martin added a driving layup off a Brandon Randolph steal with 1:10 left in the half that propelled Xavier to a 28-27 advantage at the break.
The teams traded the lead seven times in the second half before a 14-4 run -
including a 3-pointer and a four-point play from Sina - pushed Seton
Hall ahead 64-55 with 3:30 left. Stainbrook and Christon had
back-to-back baskets in the final 90 seconds to get Xavier within 65-60
but the Musketeers had a turnover and two missed 3-pointers in their
final three possessions.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Seton Hall's 27 first-half points were the fewest allowed by Xavier since the Musketeers gave up 27 in their non-conference finale against Wake Forest on Dec. 28. ... The Pirates went 8-of-22 from the 3-point line, including 5-of-11 in the second half, while the Musketeers hit just 2-of-14. ... Xavier was 12-0 at home this season and had a 13-game home win streak dating to last season.
Top Game Performances
| Seton Hall |
|
Xavier |
|
Fuquan Edwin 18 |
Scoring |
Semaj Christon 21 |
|
Sterling Gibbs 4 |
Assists |
Semaj Christon 6 |
|
Fuquan Edwin 6 |
Rebounds |
Matt Stainbrook 14 |
|
Jaren Sina 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Matt Stainbrook 6 |
|
Fuquan Edwin 3 |
Steals |
Brandon Randolph 1 |
|
Gene Teague 2 |
Blocks |
Matt Stainbrook 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Seton Hall
|
68 |
44.7 |
8-22 |
18-22 |
16 |
24 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
| Xavier
|
60 |
44.7 |
2-14 |
16-28 |
15 |
29 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
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