National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 78, Norfolk State 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 12, 2012
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Evon Burroughs, # John Gaffney
Attendance: 6165

Seton Hall 78, Norfolk State 65: Fuquan Edwin scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and collected six steals to lead the Pirates to a second round win in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament over the visiting Spartans.

Eugene Teague added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Seton Hall (2-0), which took control of the game early in the second half with a 9-2 run in the first 3:44 to open up a 40-31 lead. The Pirates held a 31-29 halftime advantage before the decisive spurt.

Reserve point guard Kyle Smyth added 14 points for the Pirates and connected on all four of his 3-point attempts. Brandon Mobley, who did not score, added 10 rebounds for Seton Hall, which outrebounded Norfolk State 42-26.

Pendarvis Williams scored 20 points and Malcolm Hawkins added 15 for the Spartans (1-1). Seven-foot junior center Brandon Goode, who started the season with a double-double for Norfolk State, scored only four points and grabbed seven rebounds before fouling out.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pirates are 30-6 in November over the past six seasons. ... Seton Hall is 56-27 all-time at the Prudential Center. ... The Pirates play Washington at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Saturday in the next round of the tournament.

Top Game Performances
 
Norfolk State   Seton Hall
Pendarvis Williams 20 Scoring Fuquan Edwin 23
Kris Brown 2 Assists Tom Maayan 5
Brandon Goode 7 Rebounds Gene Teague 11
Pendarvis Williams 9 Free Throws Made Fuquan Edwin 8
Kievyn Lila-St. Rose 2 Steals Fuquan Edwin 6
Rashid Gaston 1 Blocks Patrik Auda 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Norfolk State 65 32.1 5-18 24-29 5 26 2 8 15
Seton Hall 78 46.6 8-20 16-27 12 42 3 7 17