National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 78, St. Joseph's 70
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2011
Where: TD Bank Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials:
# Gerry Pollard, # Zelton Steed, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
7460
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Seton Hall had four starters score in double figures to beat St. Joseph’s 78-70 on Friday and reach the final of the Charleston Classic.
Seton Hall (3-0) got 18 points from Jordan Theodore, 17 each from Herb Pope and Fuquan Edwin and 13 from Aaron Cosby. The Pirates tailed 39-32 at the half, but used a 9-2 run to open the second period and took the lead for keeps on Pope’s layup with 9:58 that gave them a 56-55 lead.
St. Joseph’s (2-1) was led by Carl Jones, who made 12 of 17 from the field, including four 3-pointers, to score 38. Jones scored 21 in the first round against Georgia Tech. Ronald Roberts Jr. added 10 for the Hawks.
The win was the second in a row for the Pirates in the series, which St. Joseph’s leads 17-13.
Seton Hall will face Northwestern in the championship game Sunday at 8:30 p.m., with the loser playing St. Joseph’s in the consolation game at 6 p.m.
Top Game Performances
| Seton Hall |
|
St. Joseph's |
|
Jordan Theodore 18 |
Scoring |
Carl Jones 38 |
|
Jordan Theodore 10 |
Assists |
Chris Wilson 4 |
|
Herb Pope 10 |
Rebounds |
C.J. Aiken 6 |
|
Herb Pope 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Carl Jones 10 |
|
Fuquan Edwin 2 |
Steals |
Carl Jones 3 |
|
Fuquan Edwin 1 |
Blocks |
C.J. Aiken 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Seton Hall
|
78 |
48.1 |
8-21 |
18-25 |
16 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
| St. Joseph's
|
70 |
49.0 |
6-18 |
14-18 |
16 |
27 |
6 |
6 |
15 |