National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 80, Marquette 70
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Evan Burroughs, # Tim Clougherty, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
14917
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Seton Hall 80, Marquette 70: Sterling Gibbs scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half to go with 10 assists as visiting Seton Hall pulled away to halt a three-game losing streak.
Khadeen Carrington matched his season high with 20 points and fellow freshman Angel Delgado contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Pirates (14-6, 4-4 Big East) connected on a season-high 13-pointers to post their first win in eight tries at Marquette and hand the Golden Eagles (10-10, 2-6) their fourth consecutive defeat. Brandon Mobley added 13 points as Seton Hall ended a five-game skid in the series.
Matt Carlino led the way with 16 points for Marquette, which couldn't recover after the Pirates opened the second half with a 22-3 blitz. Sandy Cohen III scored 11 points off the bench and Derrick Wilson and Juan Anderson added 10 apiece for the Golden Eagles.
Mobley capped a 14-0 burst early in the second half with back-to-back dunks as the Pirates stretched a four-point halftime edge to 49-30 with 15:47 to play. Gibbs then took over by knocking down three straight 3-pointers as part of a personal 11-point run to make it 60-36 with just under 13 minutes remaining.
Marquette didn't fold and countered with a 14-2 burst to pull within 62-50 on Cohen's 3-pointer with 7:04 left, but Gibbs buried a 3 on the ensuing possession and the Golden Eagles never got any closer until the final seconds. Marquette hit eight of its first 12 shots to erase an early six-point deficit, but Gibbs scored five straight points to help Seton Hall take a 32-28 lead into the half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gibbs entering in a shooting slump, connecting on 6-of-27 overall and 2-of-14 from beyond the arc in his previous two games, but he finished 9-of-17 and knocked down 6-of-12 3-pointers. ... Marquette finished the opening half by hitting 4-of-18 shots and began the second by missing 7-of-8 and committing three turnovers to allow Seton Hall to break it open. ... Delgado registered his Big East-leading seventh double-double of the season.
Top Game Performances
Seton Hall |
|
Marquette |
Sterling Gibbs 24 |
Scoring |
Matt Carlino 16 |
Sterling Gibbs 10 |
Assists |
Derrick Wilson 8 |
Angel Delgado 11 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Wilson 7 |
Khadeen Carrington 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Wilson 2 |
Sterling Gibbs 2 |
Steals |
Juan Anderson 2 |
Brandon Mobley 2 |
Blocks |
Juan Anderson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Seton Hall
|
80 |
50.0 |
13-26 |
9-13 |
23 |
34 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
Marquette
|
70 |
42.4 |
9-29 |
5-11 |
26 |
30 |
2 |
8 |
9 |