National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 66, Villanova 61
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials:
# Bryan Kersey, # Brian O'Connell, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
10701
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Seton Hall 66, No. 5 Villanova 61 (OT): Freshman Khadeen Carrington had a career-high 17 points, including the go-ahead layup, as the host Pirates beat their second consecutive ranked opponent.
Sterling Gibbs had a game-high 20 points to lead Seton Hall (12-2, 2-0 Big East), which has won its first two conference games for the first time since 2000. Brandon Mobley added 10 points and six rebounds while Desi Rodriguez had six points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Daniel Ochefu recorded 19 points and 24 rebounds - both career highs - for Villanova (13-1, 1-1), which missed 15 free throws in the loss. Darrun Hilliard added 14 points and JayVaughn Pinkston chipped in seven points and seven rebounds.
Haralds Karlis' 3-pointer gave Seton Hall a 17-3 lead less than seven minutes into the game before Ochefu helped the Wildcats climbed back into the game with a pair of buckets during an 11-2 run. Hilliard had a four-point play and a 3-pointer in the first minute of the second half to quickly erase Seton Hall' 31-27 halftime lead.
Gibbs made back-to-back baskets to keep the Pirates close and later tied it at 52-52 with a 3-pointer with just over six minutes left. Carrington had a layup late in regulation for a two-point lead, finished a spinning drive for a 62-61 lead with 1 ½ minutes left in overtime and hit two free throws on the next possession.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ochefu's rebound total was the most in a Big East game since Providence's Michael Smith had 26 in 1994. ... Seton Hall entered the game second in the conference in 3-point shooting (38.9 percent) but made just 2-of-15. ... Villanova went 1-of-4 with two turnovers in the overtime period.
Top Game Performances
| Villanova |
|
Seton Hall |
|
Daniel Ochefu 19 |
Scoring |
Sterling Gibbs 20 |
|
Ryan Arcidiacono 4 |
Assists |
Sterling Gibbs 4 |
|
Daniel Ochefu 24 |
Rebounds |
Desi Rodriguez 11 |
|
Kris Jenkins 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Khadeen Carrington 9 |
|
Darrun Hilliard 3 |
Steals |
Brandon Mobley 3 |
|
Josh Hart 2 |
Blocks |
Brandon Mobley 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Villanova
|
61 |
31.0 |
5-24 |
20-35 |
10 |
47 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
| Seton Hall
|
66 |
35.5 |
2-15 |
20-26 |
8 |
38 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
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