National Basketball Association
Marquette 67, Seton Hall 46
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials:
# Brent Hampson, # Lamar Simpson, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6224
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No. 20 Marquette 67, Seton Hall 46: Vander Blue scored 19 points and Davante Gardner added 18 off the bench as the visiting Golden Eagles pulled away in the second half to complete a season sweep of the Pirates.
Jamil Wilson contributed 10 points and nine rebounds as Marquette (19-6, 10-3 Big East) moved one-half game ahead of Syracuse and Georgetown for first place in the Big East.
Gardner scored 14 of his points in the second half and had 10 in a 25-1 game-breaking run as the Golden Eagles handed Seton Hall (13-14, 2-12) its eighth consecutive defeat.
Fuquan Edwin scored 14 points and Aaron Cosby had 11 for the Pirates, who shot a miserable 29.4 percent and finished 7 of 27 from 3-point range.
The Pirates took their last lead at 33-32 on Tom Maayan's basket with 17:50 to play but Marquette ripped off 17 unanswered points to take command. Wilson's 3-pointer capped the 25-1 burst as the Golden Eagles held Seton Hall without a field goal for nearly 9 1/2 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Trent Lockett had nine points and eight rebounds to help Marquette to a dominating 38-24 on the backboards. ... Seton Hall erased a seven-point deficit in the final 29 seconds of the first half, getting a layup from Edwin, a 3-pointer by Cosby and two free throws from Aaron Geramipoor to make it 27-27 at the half. ... The Golden Eagles, who beat Seton Hall 69-62 last month, have won 11 of the last 13 meetings between the schools.
Top Game Performances
Marquette |
|
Seton Hall |
Vander Blue 19 |
Scoring |
Fuquan Edwin 14 |
Derrick Wilson 5 |
Assists |
Fuquan Edwin 3 |
Jamil Wilson 9 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Johnson 5 |
Davante Gardner 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Fuquan Edwin 5 |
Vander Blue 2 |
Steals |
Fuquan Edwin 4 |
Trent Lockett 2 |
Blocks |
Fuquan Edwin 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Marquette
|
67 |
49.1 |
5-15 |
10-16 |
15 |
38 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
Seton Hall
|
46 |
29.4 |
7-27 |
9-12 |
10 |
24 |
2 |
9 |
11 |