National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 67, Seton Hall 46
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Brent Hampson, # Lamar Simpson, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 6224

No. 20 Marquette 67, Seton Hall 46: Vander Blue scored 19 points and Davante Gardner added 18 off the bench as the visiting Golden Eagles pulled away in the second half to complete a season sweep of the Pirates.

Jamil Wilson contributed 10 points and nine rebounds as Marquette (19-6, 10-3 Big East) moved one-half game ahead of Syracuse and Georgetown for first place in the Big East.

Gardner scored 14 of his points in the second half and had 10 in a 25-1 game-breaking run as the Golden Eagles handed Seton Hall (13-14, 2-12) its eighth consecutive defeat.

Fuquan Edwin scored 14 points and Aaron Cosby had 11 for the Pirates, who shot a miserable 29.4 percent and finished 7 of 27 from 3-point range.

The Pirates took their last lead at 33-32 on Tom Maayan's basket with 17:50 to play but Marquette ripped off 17 unanswered points to take command. Wilson's 3-pointer capped the 25-1 burst as the Golden Eagles held Seton Hall without a field goal for nearly 9 1/2 minutes.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Trent Lockett had nine points and eight rebounds to help Marquette to a dominating 38-24 on the backboards. ... Seton Hall erased a seven-point deficit in the final 29 seconds of the first half, getting a layup from Edwin, a 3-pointer by Cosby and two free throws from Aaron Geramipoor to make it 27-27 at the half. ... The Golden Eagles, who beat Seton Hall 69-62 last month, have won 11 of the last 13 meetings between the schools.
Top Game Performances
 
Marquette   Seton Hall
Vander Blue 19 Scoring Fuquan Edwin 14
Derrick Wilson 5 Assists Fuquan Edwin 3
Jamil Wilson 9 Rebounds Kevin Johnson 5
Davante Gardner 6 Free Throws Made Fuquan Edwin 5
Vander Blue 2 Steals Fuquan Edwin 4
Trent Lockett 2 Blocks Fuquan Edwin 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Marquette 67 49.1 5-15 10-16 15 38 5 8 13
Seton Hall 46 29.4 7-27 9-12 10 24 2 9 11