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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 68, Creighton 67
When: 2:15 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Jeffrey Anderson, # Jeff Clark, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance: 17397

No. 19 Seton Hall 68, Creighton 67: Sterling Gibbs drained a 3-pointer from the right side of the key with 2.2 seconds left to cap a 22-point performance as the visiting Pirates edged the Bluejays.

Gibbs made 4-of-8 from behind the arc while Brandon Mobley finished with nine points and matched a career-high with 13 rebounds for Seton Hall (13-3, 3-1 Big East), which won for the fourth time in five games. Khadeen Carrington had 11 points and Jaren Sina added nine for the Pirates, who handed Creighton its fifth straight loss.

James Milliken led the way with 20 points for the Bluejays (9-8, 0-4), but missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, while Will Artino added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Rick Kreklow had 10 points for Creighton, which lost its top two scorers – Austin Chatman (undisclosed) and Isaiah Zierden (leg) – in the first half.

Gibbs’ 3-pointer capped a 14-2 run early in the first half as Seton Hall led by seven before Creighton ran off 15 of the next 21 – eight by Milliken – and went to the break with a 32-30 edge. Sina drained two 3-pointers early in the second half as the Pirates built a four-point lead and, after a Desi Rodriguez three-point play, they led 50-45 with 11:50 to go.

The Bluejays battled back to take a one-point edge on Toby Hegner’s corner 3-pointer and fell behind again before Milliken scored five straight for a 63-61 edge with 2:13 left. Mobley’s baseline jumper put Seton Hall up 65-63 before Artino made two free throws and got good position to tap in Milliken’s miss before Gibbs’ heroics.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pirates finished with a season-low seven turnovers and 9-of-26 from 3-point range. … Seton Hall G Isaiah Whitehead, the team’s second leading scorer (11.9), missed his fifth straight game with a stress fracture in his right foot but could be back before the end of January. … In addition to the losses of Chatman and Zierden, Creighton F Zach Hanson missed the game with a shoulder injury.
Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Creighton
Sterling Gibbs 22 Scoring James Milliken 20
Sterling Gibbs 4 Assists Tyler Clement 4
Brandon Mobley 13 Rebounds Will Artino 11
Khadeen Carrington 3 Free Throws Made Avery Dingman 6
Angel Delgado 2 Steals Tyler Clement 1
Brandon Mobley 2 Blocks Avery Dingman 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 68 43.1 9-26 9-14 10 31 4 4 7
Creighton 67 51.1 6-15 13-21 13 28 2 3 10