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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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