National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 63, Florida Atlantic 61
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 24, 2024
Where: TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials:
# John Gaffney, # Chuck Jones, # Clarence Armstrong
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Seton Hall's Chaunce Jenkins scored 15 points and the Pirates survived a late threat to hold off Florida Atlantic for a 63-61 victory in the Charleston Classic's third-place game Sunday night in South Carolina.
Scotty Middleton added 10 points for Seton Hall (4-3), which won despite shooting only 40.4 percent from the field.
Florida Atlantic's Leland Walker had 16 points, but he missed a potential winning 3-pointer on the game's last shot. Matas Vokietaitis contributed 10 points and nine rebounds for the Owls (4-4).
Seton Hall was up by 15 points early in the second half and held a 54-40 advantage with about eight minutes to play.
With back-to-back baskets from Vokietaitis to cap an 8-0 spurt, Florida Atlantic trimmed its hole to six by the game's six-minute mark.
Isaiah Coleman had four points during a late-game stretch to help the Pirates fend off Florida Atlantic rallies. But Walker's basket drew the Owls to within 60-57 before Yacine Toumi's tip-in gave Seton Hall a two-possession lead again.
A 3-pointer for KyKy Tandy with 25 seconds left pulled Florida Atlantic to within 62-61. Seton Hall's Prince Aligbe made one of two free-throw attempts before Walker misfired and ended up 0-for-5 on 3s.
The third-place spot marked Seton Hall's best finish in a multi-team event in six years. This was the third year that the Pirates played in the Charleston Classic and they've posted a 2-1 record in the tournament each time.
Middleton shot 4-for-4 from the field with two 3-pointers.
Florida Atlantic was 4-for-28 on 3s, with Tandy and Max Langenfeld both draining two, while the rest of the team was 0-for-15 from deep.
Seton Hall held a 34-22 halftime edge.
The Pirates had their first double-digit lead when Middleton made a move in the lane for a layup that made it 20-10 less than 11 minutes into the game.
Seton Hall did the job defensively holding the Owls without a point during a five-minute stretch in the first half.
This was the first meeting between the teams.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Florida Atlantic |
|
Seton Hall |
|
Leland Walker 16 |
Scoring |
Chaunce Jenkins 15 |
|
Ken Evans Jr. 3 |
Assists |
Isaiah Coleman 2 |
|
Matas Vokietaitis 9 |
Rebounds |
Isaiah Coleman 7 |
|
Leland Walker 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaiah Coleman 2 |
|
Ken Evans Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Isaiah Coleman 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Emmanuel Okorafor 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida Atlantic
|
61 |
33.9 |
4-28 |
15-18 |
9 |
36 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
| Seton Hall
|
63 |
40.4 |
10-22 |
7-10 |
9 |
31 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
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