National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 83, Niagara 72
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 9, 2013
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Dennis Allocco, # Douglas Grant, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: 6523

Seton Hall 83, Niagara 72:
Sterling Gibbs scored 17 of his 23 points at the line as the Pirates took a sloppy season-opener from the visiting Purple Eagles.

Brandon Mobley added 14 points and Patrik Auda scored 11 while leading returning scorer Fuquan Edwin was held to four due to foul trouble for Seton Hall (1-0). The Pirates went 33-for-52 from the line as the game turned into a free-throw battle.

Antoine Mason had a career-high 34 points and Marcus Ware scored 10 for Niagara (0-1), which committed 37 personal fouls and had four players foul out. Ramone Snowden grabbed 15 rebounds before fouling out.

Gibbs went 10-for-14 from the line in the first half as Seton Hall racked up nearly as many made free throws (18) as field goal attempts (20). The Purple Eagles were only one behind with 17 made free throws in the period but went into the break down 39-34.

Niagara was within 50-47 with 13 minutes left before an 8-0 burst, capped by Jaren Sina’s 3-pointer, pushed it to a double-digit advantage. Mobley’s dunk with 8:40 to play made it a 15-point edge and the Pirates held the Purple Eagles off at the line the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Niagara went 32-for-50 from the line but just 2-for-17 from 3-point range. … Mobley and Auda each fouled out for Seton Hall, which was one behind the Purple Eagles with 36 personal fouls. … The game was part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, which is played at host schools until the championship round in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 22-23.
Top Game Performances
 
Niagara   Seton Hall
Antoine Mason 34 Scoring Sterling Gibbs 23
Marvin Jordan 2 Assists Sterling Gibbs 4
Ramone Snowden 15 Rebounds Patrik Auda 8
Antoine Mason 15 Free Throws Made Sterling Gibbs 17
Marcus Ware 3 Steals Fuquan Edwin 2
Tahjere McCall 1 Blocks Aaron Geramipoor 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Niagara 72 37.3 2-17 32-50 6 40 2 6 16
Seton Hall 83 48.0 2-9 33-52 11 32 2 7 13