National Basketball Association
Massachusetts 77, Seton Hall 67
When: 11:00 AM ET, Saturday, March 17, 2012
Where: Walsh Gym, South Orange, New Jersey
Officials:
# Sean Cassidy, # Bill Covington, # Robert Riley
Attendance:
1674
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Massachusetts 77, Seton Hall 67: Chaz Williams collected 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Terrell Vinson hit a key 3-pointer as the Minutemen knocked off the top-seeded Pirates and advance to the third round of the NIT.
Raphiael Putney scored 15 points and Sean Carter chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds for No. 5 seed Massachusetts (24-11), which will face either Drexel or Northern Iowa in the next round.
The Minutemen led by as much as 34-22 late in the first half before Seton Hall (21-13) closed the gap to 36-30 at the break. The Pirates wasted little time cutting it all the way down in the second half and neither school managed more than a four-point lead until the 1:38 mark.
It was 65-64 in favor of Massachusetts when it began to swing the Minutemen’s way. A turnover by Seton Hall led to a 3-pointer from Williams, pushing it to a four-point cushion. The Pirates called timeout but could not draw up a basket, instead turning it over again.
Vinson made them pay, taking a feed from Williams and draining another 3-pointer. A third consecutive turnover led to free throws for Williams and Massachusetts sealed it at the line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Seton Hall seniors Herb Pope and Jordan Theodore combined for 23 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists in their final college game … Fuquan Edwin led the Pirates with 21 points … The teams combined to shoot 10 for 45 (22.2 percent) from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Massachusetts |
|
Seton Hall |
|
Chaz Williams 20 |
Scoring |
Fuquan Edwin 21 |
|
Chaz Williams 6 |
Assists |
Jordan Theodore 5 |
|
Sean Carter 11 |
Rebounds |
Herb Pope 15 |
|
Chaz Williams 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Herb Pope 5 |
|
Maxie Esho 2 |
Steals |
Fuquan Edwin 2 |
|
Sean Carter 1 |
Blocks |
Herb Pope 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Massachusetts
|
77 |
44.6 |
5-18 |
22-31 |
11 |
38 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Seton Hall
|
67 |
35.0 |
5-27 |
20-28 |
11 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
14 |