National Basketball Association
Providence 76, Seton Hall 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # John Gaffney, # Ray Natalli
Attendance:
7480
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Providence 76, Seton Hall 66: Kadeem Batts registered 27 points and a season-high 12 rebounds as the Friars beat the Pirates in their home finale to sweep the season series.
LaDontae Henton logged his third double-double in four games with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Providence (17-12, 9-8 Big East), which has won seven of its last eight games. Bryce Cotton scored 15 points while Vincent Council added 13 and seven assists.
Fuquan Edwin led Seton Hall (14-16, 3-14) with 15 points, Eugene Teague and Aaron Cosby scored 13 each and Kyle Smyth pitched in 11. The Pirates trailed 43-36 at halftime and got no closer than five in the second half.
Four Friars players scored on a 10-0 first half run as Providence ran out to a 27-17 lead with 8:41 left in the first half. A Cosby three-point play sparked a 10-1 response as Seton Hall cut its deficit to 28-27 3:02 later before the Friars pushed their lead back to seven at the break.
After two Cosby free throws pulled the Pirates within 59-54 with 8:31 to go, Batts bookended an 8-0 run with a three-point play and a free throw to increase the Providence advantage to 67-54 with 5:32 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Providence had already secured a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament, but moves into a tie with Villanova for the No. 7 seed. The Friars close out their regular-season slate at Connecticut on Saturday. … Henton went 7-for-7 at the foul line. … Seton Hall F Brian Oliver scored 10 points off the bench.
Top Game Performances
Seton Hall |
|
Providence |
Fuquan Edwin 15 |
Scoring |
Kadeem Batts 27 |
Aaron Cosby 3 |
Assists |
Vincent Council 7 |
Fuquan Edwin 6 |
Rebounds |
Kadeem Batts 12 |
Aaron Cosby 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kadeem Batts 7 |
Fuquan Edwin 1 |
Steals |
Vincent Council 3 |
Fuquan Edwin 3 |
Blocks |
Kadeem Batts 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Seton Hall
|
66 |
42.9 |
8-18 |
10-14 |
14 |
29 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
Providence
|
76 |
40.9 |
5-19 |
17-22 |
19 |
37 |
7 |
6 |
8 |