National Basketball Association
Seton Hall 72, Maine 43
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 27, 2014
Where: Walsh Gym, South Orange, New Jersey
Officials:
# Nathan Farrell, # Brian O'Connell, # Matt Porter
Attendance:
1833
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Seton Hall 72, Maine 43: Sterling
Gibbs scored 18 points and dished out five assists to lead the
Pirates to an easy non-conference home win over the Black Bears.
Jaren Sina added 13 points for
Seton Hall (10-2), which shot 49.1 percent from the field. Khadeen
Carrington had 12 points and six rebounds off the bench, while Angel
Delgado had 10 points and six boards.
Till Gloger led Maine (1-10) with
12 points while Shaun Lawton added nine points and six rebounds. The
Black Bears were without forward Zarko Valjarevic, who was inactive for the
game after scoring 22 points in each of Maine's last two contests.
The Black Bears jumped out quick
with the game's first five points, but Seton Hall responded with a
21-0 run, holding Maine scoreless for just over 10 minutes. The lead
reached 23 with 57 seconds to play in the first half on Gibbs' 3-pointer,
but Aaron Calixte made a 3 at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 20 at
the break.
It was more of the same in the
second half, with Sina's 3-pointer making the lead 28 with
15:20 to go. The lead got up to 29 with 5:20 to play as the Black
Bears could never make a serious run to get back in the contest.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: The Pirates dominated the glass, 46-32, grabbing 18
offensive rebounds in the process. … Maine shot 30.4 percent form
the field, including 3-of-19 shooting from 3-point range. … Despite
having 11 more field goals, Seton Hall finished with two fewer
assists than the Black Bears' 12.
Top Game Performances
Maine |
|
Seton Hall |
Till Gloger 12 |
Scoring |
Sterling Gibbs 18 |
Garet Beal 3 |
Assists |
Sterling Gibbs 5 |
Garet Beal 6 |
Rebounds |
Desi Rodriguez 7 |
Garet Beal 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Chier Ajou 3 |
Shaun Lawton 2 |
Steals |
Angel Delgado 2 |
Erik Nissen 1 |
Blocks |
Angel Delgado 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Maine
|
43 |
30.4 |
3-19 |
6-8 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
Seton Hall
|
72 |
49.1 |
7-21 |
9-22 |
10 |
44 |
9 |
15 |
15 |