Seton Hall 78, Norfolk State 65: Fuquan Edwin scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and collected six steals to lead the Pirates to a second round win in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament over the visiting Spartans.
Eugene Teague added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Seton Hall (2-0), which took control of the game early in the second half with a 9-2 run in the first 3:44 to open up a 40-31 lead. The Pirates held a 31-29 halftime advantage before the decisive spurt.
Reserve point guard Kyle Smyth added 14 points for the Pirates and connected on all four of his 3-point attempts. Brandon Mobley, who did not score, added 10 rebounds for Seton Hall, which outrebounded Norfolk State 42-26.
Pendarvis Williams scored 20 points and Malcolm Hawkins added 15 for the Spartans (1-1). Seven-foot junior center Brandon Goode, who started the season with a double-double for Norfolk State, scored only four points and grabbed seven rebounds before fouling out.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pirates are 30-6 in November over the past six seasons. ... Seton Hall is 56-27 all-time at the Prudential Center. ... The Pirates play Washington at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Saturday in the next round of the tournament.
Norfolk State | Seton Hall | |
Pendarvis Williams 20 | Scoring | Fuquan Edwin 23 |
Kris Brown 2 | Assists | Tom Maayan 5 |
Brandon Goode 7 | Rebounds | Gene Teague 11 |
Pendarvis Williams 9 | Free Throws Made | Fuquan Edwin 8 |
Kievyn Lila-St. Rose 2 | Steals | Fuquan Edwin 6 |
Rashid Gaston 1 | Blocks | Patrik Auda 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Norfolk State | 65 | 32.1 | 5-18 | 24-29 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
Seton Hall | 78 | 46.6 | 8-20 | 16-27 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 17 |