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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.- The Seton Hall men’s basketball team won, 80-60, against St. Peter’s on Monday evening. Junior Brian Laing (Bronx, N.Y) led all scorers with 18 points and added nine rebounds. The Pirates (3-1) had four players in double-figures, and their full-court pressure forced 22 Peacock turnovers on the night.
Junior Jamar Nutter (Bloomfield, N.J.) scored 15, and surpassed 500 points for his career. Nutter is the 99th player in Seton Hall history to reach the half-century milestone. Freshman Eugene Harvey (Brooklyn, N.Y) played a strong all-around game with 15 points, six assists, and six boards. Sophomore Paul Gause (Pittsgrove, N.J.) contributed 12 points off the bench.
Seton Hall took a 9-2 lead to start the first half, but St. Peter’s (2-4) outscored the Pirates 14-3 in a 5:36 span, to take their largest lead of the game at 22-16. The Pirates turned it around with an 11-0 run to make the score 27-22, as they went into the break leading, 35-30.
The Pirates came out strong in the second half, going on a 15-2 run to extend their lead to 50-32, with 14:23 remaining. At the 8:38 mark, a Nutter three-pointer gave Seton Hall their largest lead of the night at 62-42. The Peacocks tried to respond, going on a 9-0 run, to cut the deficit to 68-56, but an alley-oop from Harvey to Laing sealed the deal for the Pirates.
Todd Sowell registered a double-double, with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Raul Orta led St. Peter’s with 15 points.
The Pirates face St. Mary’s at the Continental Airlines Arena on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 1:00 p.m.
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletic Communications
