National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 67, West Virginia 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2011
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Gene Steratore, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
7533
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Fuquan Edwin had 19 points and Jordan Theodore added 18 as Seton Hall took a big lead and held off a second-half rally by visiting West Virginia for a 67-48 victory on Friday.
Theodore added eight assists and Edwin had four steals as the Pirates (12-2, 1-1 Big East) beat West Virginia for the first time since Feb. 14, 2006, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Mountaineers.
Seton Hall center Herb Pope chipped in 13 points as the Pirates improved to 8-0 at home, rebounding from a 26-point loss at No. 1 Syracuse Wednesday.
Kevin Jones recorded15 points and 10 rebounds to lead West Virginia (10-4, 1-1), which was within 54-48 with 6:52 left before going scoreless the rest of the game.
Seton Hall used an 11-0 run – seven by Pope – in the first half to take control and sped away for a 38-22 halftime lead. Edwin had 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in the first half for the Pirates, who shot 50 percent from the field (16-of-32).
West Virginia shot 25.9 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes and committed 11 turnovers. Darryl Bryant, who scored a career-high 34 points against Villanova Wednesday, was 1-for-7 from the field for six points.
Top Game Performances
West Virginia |
|
Seton Hall |
Kevin Jones 15 |
Scoring |
Fuquan Edwin 19 |
Jabarie Hinds 3 |
Assists |
Jordan Theodore 8 |
Kevin Jones 10 |
Rebounds |
Aaron Cosby 8 |
Darryl Bryant 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Theodore 2 |
Jabarie Hinds 1 |
Steals |
Fuquan Edwin 4 |
Keaton Miles 2 |
Blocks |
Herb Pope 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
West Virginia
|
48 |
32.1 |
6-20 |
8-12 |
8 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
Seton Hall
|
67 |
48.3 |
6-16 |
5-7 |
16 |
32 |
8 |
9 |
11 |