Seton Hall 71, Wake Forest 67: Fuquan Edwin had 24 points and Brandon Mobley scored the go-ahead bucket off a steal with 28 seconds left as the visiting Pirates rallied to beat the Demon Deacons.
Gene Teague added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Pirates (7-2) and Mobley had 11 points and 13 rebounds.
C.J. Harris hit 7 of 10 3-pointers for a career-high 28 points to lead the Demon Deacons (4-5). Travis McKie added 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
The Pirates used a 16-4 run to tie the game at 59 with 4:34 left and took the lead with 2:18 to go on back-to-back buckets off turnovers. Harris put his team back ahead 67-65 with his final 3-pointer but Seton Hall scored the final six points of the game - including Mobley's steal and dunk off the full-court press - to win it.
Harris hit five 3-pointers in the first half, including back-to-back shots after Seton Hall took a 23-20 lead. He hit two more during a 10-2 run that gave the Deacons a 36-27 halftime lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Harris entered the game 6-of-24 from the 3-point line this season and had missed 13 straight attempts. ... Wake Forest fell to 18-2 when leading at halftime under coach Jeff Bzdelik ... The Pirates outrebounded Wake Forest 40-23.
Seton Hall | Wake Forest | |
Fuquan Edwin 24 | Scoring | C.J. Harris 28 |
Aaron Cosby 5 | Assists | Codi Miller-McIntyre 5 |
Brandon Mobley 13 | Rebounds | Travis McKie 7 |
Fuquan Edwin 7 | Free Throws Made | Arnaud William Adala Moto 3 |
Fuquan Edwin 4 | Steals | Travis McKie 4 |
Brandon Mobley 2 | Blocks | Devin Thomas 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Seton Hall | 71 | 49.1 | 2-16 | 13-19 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 23 |
Wake Forest | 67 | 44.2 | 9-20 | 12-19 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 18 |