National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 82, Georgetown 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 20, 2014
Where: Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Tom Eades, # Les Jones
Attendance:
6590
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Seton Hall 82, Georgetown 67: Fuquan Edwin scored 21 points and the host Pirates competed a sweep of the Hoyas for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
Sterling Gibbs added 18 points and seven assists as Seton Hall (14-12, 5-8 Big East) shot 55.1 percent to snap a three-game losing streak. Eugene Teague and Jaren Sina scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, as the Pirates received 41 points from their bench.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 20 points to lead three players in double figures for Georgetown (15-11, 6-8), which dropped its second straight following a four-game win streak. Markel Starks scored 13 and Jabril Trawick added 11.
The Hoyas opened the second half with a 6-0 run to get within three points, but Gibbs and Edwin each scored six points in a 14-2 burst as the Pirates stretched to lead to 51-36 with just under 13 1/2 minutes to go. Smith-Rivera and Reggie Cameron nailed back-to-back 3-pointers as Georgetown cut the deficit to 10, but Brian Oliver connected from behind the arc to ignite a 7-0 spurt to push the lead to 63-46 with just over 8 1/2 minutes to play.
Edwin hit his first five shots and scored 12 points to spark the Pirates to a 25-15 lead with just under 8 1/2 minutes left in the half. The Hoyas closed within five points before Teague scored five straight and Edwin knocked down a 3-pointer as Seton Hall took a 37-28 lead into the half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gibbs, replaced in the starting lineup by Sina after scoring eight points on 2-for-13 shooting in last week's one-point loss to St. John's, posted his best offensive output in seven games. ... Hoyas second-leading scorer Starks picked up his third foul with 5:15 left in the opening half but still finished in double figures for the ninth game in a row. ... Teague and Oliver returned from a one-game suspension for unspecified disciplinary reasons but neither was in the starting lineup.
Top Game Performances
Georgetown |
|
Seton Hall |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 20 |
Scoring |
Fuquan Edwin 21 |
Nate Lubick 3 |
Assists |
Sterling Gibbs 7 |
Aaron Bowen 6 |
Rebounds |
Gene Teague 7 |
Markel Starks 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Sterling Gibbs 9 |
Mikael Hopkins 2 |
Steals |
Fuquan Edwin 2 |
Moses Abraham 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgetown
|
67 |
41.7 |
5-13 |
12-15 |
10 |
30 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
Seton Hall
|
82 |
55.1 |
8-17 |
20-27 |
20 |
32 |
0 |
5 |
9 |