National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 69, VCU 54
When: 5:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 17, 2011
Where: TD Bank Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials: # Duke Edsall, # John Higgings, # John Hughes
Attendance: N/A

Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope scored 20 points apiece as Seton Hall knocked off Virginia Commonwealth, 69-54, at the Charleston Classic on Thursday.

Edwin Fuquan hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 18 points for the Pirates (2-0), who went 21-of-25 from the free throw line.

The Rams (1-1) are trying to replace four starters from last season’s Final Four team. The lone returning starter, Branford Burgess, is having some trouble as the go-to scorer. The senior swingman went 4-of-10 from the floor on Thursday and is 4-of-22 through VCU’s first two games.

Seton Hall pulled away steadily from the Rams in the second half, turning a six-point lead with 12:02 left into a 65-47 edge when Pope hit a jumper with 3:07 remaining.

The Pirates, who lost leading scorer Jeremy Hazell, are not having a problem replacing the points. Theodore has totaled 45 points through the first two games and Pope is right behind with 41.

Seton Hall will take on either Georgia Tech or St. Joseph’s in the semifinals on Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
VCU   Seton Hall
Bradford Burgess 11 Scoring Herb Pope 20
Darius Theus 4 Assists Jordan Theodore 7
Troy Daniels 5 Rebounds Herb Pope 12
Bradford Burgess 3 Free Throws Made Jordan Theodore 12
Darius Theus 2 Steals Fuquan Edwin 3
Darius Theus 2 Blocks Aaron Geramipoor 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
VCU 54 33.9 6-21 8-11 10 29 4 4 15
Seton Hall 69 47.8 4-17 21-25 10 34 1 7 14