National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 68, Nevada 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas
Officials:
# Joe Lindsay, # Bill McCarthy, # Robert Riley
Attendance:
1351
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Seton Hall 68, Nevada 60: Sterling Gibbs scored 15 points and Brandon Mobley added 12 as the Pirates closed out the late-charging Wolfpack to reach the semifinals of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.
Seton Hall moves on to face Gardner-Webb, which upset Clemson in the first round, Sunday while Nevada plays the Tigers on Saturday. Khadeen Carrington scored 11 points while Angel Delgado collected nine rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, for the Pirates (2-0).
Seton Hall held a 19-point lead with 5:51 left but Nevada (2-1) came charging back and closed within six points with 1:16 left but couldn’t get any closer. Michael Perez led the Wolfpack with 12 points, Marqueze Coleman added 11 while AJ West and D.J. Fenner, the team’s leading scorer at 15 points entering the game, each had 10.
Seton Hall used a 7-0 run to open up a 27-18 lead with 6:21 left in the
first half but Nevada closed within six points at 28-22. But after
Mobley made a layup and Isaiah Whitehead drained a deep 3-pointer, the
Pirates built a 33-22 lead and took a 37-27 advantage into intermission.
The Pirates opened the second half with a 12-4 burst to take a 49-31 lead. The spurt started with a layup by Gibbs but the Wolfpack finally ended the run with Fenner's three-point play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Seton Hall emerged victorious despite shooting just 40.4 percent from the floor. … Fenner, who hit 2-of-4 from 3-point range in Nevada’s last game against Adams State, was just 1-for-6 against the Pirates. … Seton Hall outrebounded Nevada 39-29.
Top Game Performances
Seton Hall |
|
Nevada |
Sterling Gibbs 15 |
Scoring |
Michael Perez 12 |
Sterling Gibbs 3 |
Assists |
Marqueze Coleman 3 |
Angel Delgado 9 |
Rebounds |
Marqueze Coleman 5 |
Rashed Anthony 3 |
Free Throws Made |
AJ West 6 |
Khadeen Carrington 1 |
Steals |
Marqueze Coleman 2 |
Angel Delgado 1 |
Blocks |
D.J. Fenner 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Seton Hall
|
68 |
40.4 |
6-17 |
16-27 |
12 |
32 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
Nevada
|
60 |
37.5 |
4-13 |
20-24 |
7 |
27 |
5 |
3 |
12 |