Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seton Hall 66, Villanova 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 25, 2013
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # John Cahill, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 6771

Seton Hall 66, Villanova 65:
Fuquan Edwin hit a 3-pointer with 8.9 seconds left and the host Pirates scored seven points in the final minute to end their nine-game losing streak.

Seton Hall trailed 65-63 with 16 seconds left before Tom Maayan forced a Villanova turnover and passed to Edwin, who made the Pirates’ 13th 3-pointer and snapped their 10-game losing streak to the Wildcats.

Ryan Arcidiacono scored 16 points and JayVaughn Pinkston had 15 for Villanova (18-11, 9-7 Big East), which was coming off an impressive win Saturday against Marquette. Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points and 15 rebounds, and his basket with 27 seconds remaining gave the Wildcats a 65-61 lead.

Aaron Cosby scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and Edwin had 18 points to lead Seton Hall (14-15, 3-13), which shot 61.9 percent from 3-point range. The Pirates were 13-for-18 from the foul line compared to 25-for-27 for Villanova.

Kyle Smyth scored all 12 of his points on four 3-pointers in the first half for the Pirates, who made eight of their nine first-half field goals from beyond the arc. Brian Oliver added 11 points, including three 3-pointers.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats are 8-of-31 from 3-point range in their last two games after making four of their 19 attempts against Seton Hall. … The teams combined to commit 36 turnovers. … Seton Hall won for the first time since a 55-47 victory over South Florida on Jan. 23.
Top Game Performances
 
Villanova   Seton Hall
Ryan Arcidiacono 16 Scoring Aaron Cosby 21
Ryan Arcidiacono 4 Assists Aaron Cosby 6
Mouphtaou Yarou 15 Rebounds Fuquan Edwin 7
JayVaughn Pinkston 9 Free Throws Made Aaron Cosby 6
James Bell 3 Steals Fuquan Edwin 2
James Bell 2 Blocks Aaron Geramipoor 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Villanova 65 40.0 4-18 25-27 7 30 4 12 18
Seton Hall 66 42.6 13-21 13-18 13 21 4 8 19