National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 66, Villanova 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 25, 2013
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # John Cahill, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
6771
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Seton Hall 66, Villanova 65: Fuquan Edwin hit a 3-pointer with 8.9 seconds left and the host Pirates scored seven points in the final minute to end their nine-game losing streak.
Seton Hall trailed 65-63 with 16 seconds left before Tom Maayan forced a Villanova turnover and passed to Edwin, who made the Pirates’ 13th 3-pointer and snapped their 10-game losing streak to the Wildcats.
Ryan Arcidiacono scored 16 points and JayVaughn Pinkston had 15 for Villanova (18-11, 9-7 Big East), which was coming off an impressive win Saturday against Marquette. Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points and 15 rebounds, and his basket with 27 seconds remaining gave the Wildcats a 65-61 lead.
Aaron Cosby scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and Edwin had 18 points to lead Seton Hall (14-15, 3-13), which shot 61.9 percent from 3-point range. The Pirates were 13-for-18 from the foul line compared to 25-for-27 for Villanova.
Kyle Smyth scored all 12 of his points on four 3-pointers in the first half for the Pirates, who made eight of their nine first-half field goals from beyond the arc. Brian Oliver added 11 points, including three 3-pointers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats are 8-of-31 from 3-point range in their last two games after making four of their 19 attempts against Seton Hall. … The teams combined to commit 36 turnovers. … Seton Hall won for the first time since a 55-47 victory over South Florida on Jan. 23.
Top Game Performances
Villanova |
|
Seton Hall |
Ryan Arcidiacono 16 |
Scoring |
Aaron Cosby 21 |
Ryan Arcidiacono 4 |
Assists |
Aaron Cosby 6 |
Mouphtaou Yarou 15 |
Rebounds |
Fuquan Edwin 7 |
JayVaughn Pinkston 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Cosby 6 |
James Bell 3 |
Steals |
Fuquan Edwin 2 |
James Bell 2 |
Blocks |
Aaron Geramipoor 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Villanova
|
65 |
40.0 |
4-18 |
25-27 |
7 |
30 |
4 |
12 |
18 |
Seton Hall
|
66 |
42.6 |
13-21 |
13-18 |
13 |
21 |
4 |
8 |
19 |