National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
DePaul 75, Seton Hall 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Officials: # Tony Chiazza, # John Higgins, # Bryan Kersey
Attendance: 5431

DePaul 75, Seton Hall 62: Jamee Crockett scored 21 points and the Blue Demons turned in a strong defensive effort in downing the visiting Pirates.

Billy Garrett Jr. added 20 points and Myke Henry scored 11 for DePaul (12-12, 6-5 Big East), which snapped a three-game slide. Rashaun Stimage collected eight points, seven rebounds and three blocks as the Blue Demons built up a 37-27 advantage on the glass.

Sterling Gibbs scored 21 points to lead Seton Hall (15-7, 5-5), which shot 36 percent from the field and managed five field goals in the second half. Isaiah Whitehead scored eight of his 14 points off the bench from the free-throw line as the Pirates stayed in the game with a 23-of-26 effort from the stripe.

The Blue Demons took a 35-33 lead into the break and pushed the lead to six points on Garrett’s basket 1 1/2 minutes into the period. Seton Hall went nearly nine minutes without a field goal through the middle of the second half but DePaul failed to take advantage and only led 59-55 thanks to some strong free-throw shooting by the Pirates before Whitehead’s three-point play with just under seven minutes left ended the drought.

Whitehead’s free throws knotted it at 61 with under 4 1/2 minutes to play before Garrett scored five straight points and Durrell McDonald buried a 3-pointer to make it an eight-point gap. Seton Hall managed one field goal over the final 15 1/2 minutes and DePaul closed it out at the line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: DePaul has taken three straight and four of the last six in the series. … The Blue Demons struggled to 5-of-21 from 3-point range while the Pirates were 3-of-15 from beyond the arc. … DePaul entered the contest last in the Big East in rebounding margin but grabbed 13 of its boards on the offensive glass against Seton Hall.
Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   DePaul
Sterling Gibbs 21 Scoring Jamee Crockett 21
Sterling Gibbs 4 Assists Billy Garrett Jr. 4
Angel Delgado 7 Rebounds Rashaun Stimage 7
Isaiah Whitehead 8 Free Throws Made Billy Garrett Jr. 6
Sterling Gibbs 3 Steals Myke Henry 3
Angel Delgado 2 Blocks Rashaun Stimage 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 62 36.0 3-15 23-26 5 26 4 7 10
DePaul 75 50.8 5-21 10-13 14 33 6 9 12