National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 77, Rutgers 71
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 8, 2013
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # John Gaffney, # Bryan Kersey, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance: 5210

Seton Hall 77, Rutgers 71:
Sterling Gibbs scored a season-high 27 points to lead the visiting Pirates past the Scarlet Knights.

Gene Teague contributed 16 points, 16 rebounds and five steals as Seton Hall (6-3) snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. Brian Oliver had 11 points off the bench before being ejected and Brandon Mobley also scored 11.

Myles Mack scored 20 points and Jerome Seagers added 18 for Rutgers (4-6). J.J. Moore tallied 13 points and Kadeem Jack had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Scarlet Knights, who have lost five of six games.

Rutgers trailed by 11 with less three minutes to play before scoring 10 straight points to pull within 72-71 on Moore’s dunk with 1:31 remaining. Gibbs, who hit all 10 of his free-throw attempts, made four straight to push the lead back to five and the Scarlet Knights didn’t score again.

Gibbs had 15 first-half points as Seton Hall led 37-33 at the break. The lead reached 12 points when Oliver drained a 3-pointer five minutes into the second half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pirates were without second-leading scorer Fuquan Edwin, who suffered an ankle injury in Thursday’s game against LIU-Brooklyn. … Rutgers forced 20 turnovers but shot just 38.7 percent from the field, including 6-of-19 from 3-point range. … Oliver drew a flagrant 2 foul and was ejected for tossing Rutgers F Junior Etou to the floor while battling for a rebound.
Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Rutgers
Sterling Gibbs 27 Scoring Myles Mack 20
Sterling Gibbs 4 Assists Myles Mack 4
Gene Teague 16 Rebounds Kadeem Jack 8
Sterling Gibbs 10 Free Throws Made J.J. Moore 4
Gene Teague 5 Steals Kadeem Jack 2
Brandon Mobley 1 Blocks Kadeem Jack 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 77 47.9 9-21 22-27 12 34 2 9 20
Rutgers 71 38.7 6-19 17-25 11 25 7 8 13