National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 71, Wake Forest 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Mike Eades, # John Gaffney
Attendance:
8411
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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.
Top Game Performances
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 Stats Summary
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 |