National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 76, Seton Hall 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # John Gaffney, # Ray Natalli
Attendance: 7480

Providence 76, Seton Hall 66:
Kadeem Batts registered 27 points and a season-high 12 rebounds as the Friars beat the Pirates in their home finale to sweep the season series.

LaDontae Henton logged his third double-double in four games with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Providence (17-12, 9-8 Big East), which has won seven of its last eight games. Bryce Cotton scored 15 points while Vincent Council added 13 and seven assists.

Fuquan Edwin led Seton Hall (14-16, 3-14) with 15 points, Eugene Teague and Aaron Cosby scored 13 each and Kyle Smyth pitched in 11. The Pirates trailed 43-36 at halftime and got no closer than five in the second half.

Four Friars players scored on a 10-0 first half run as Providence ran out to a 27-17 lead with 8:41 left in the first half. A Cosby three-point play sparked a 10-1 response as Seton Hall cut its deficit to 28-27 3:02 later before the Friars pushed their lead back to seven at the break.

After two Cosby free throws pulled the Pirates within 59-54 with 8:31 to go, Batts bookended an 8-0 run with a three-point play and a free throw to increase the Providence advantage to 67-54 with 5:32 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Providence had already secured a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament, but moves into a tie with Villanova for the No. 7 seed. The Friars close out their regular-season slate at Connecticut on Saturday. … Henton went 7-for-7 at the foul line. … Seton Hall F Brian Oliver scored 10 points off the bench.


Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Providence
Fuquan Edwin 15 Scoring Kadeem Batts 27
Aaron Cosby 3 Assists Vincent Council 7
Fuquan Edwin 6 Rebounds Kadeem Batts 12
Aaron Cosby 3 Free Throws Made Kadeem Batts 7
Fuquan Edwin 1 Steals Vincent Council 3
Fuquan Edwin 3 Blocks Kadeem Batts 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 66 42.9 8-18 10-14 14 29 4 3 12
Providence 76 40.9 5-19 17-22 19 37 7 6 8