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Seton Hall 90, Lafayette 58
[December 28, 2013] SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Seton Hall 90, Lafayette 58: Gene Teague scored a season-high 18 points and gathered 11 rebounds before suffering an apparent head injury as the Pirates routed the visiting Leopards.
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Brandon Mobley scored 16 points and Sterling Gibbs added 14
for Seton Hall (9-4), which led 47-15 at the half after shooting
55.9 percent from the field and recorded its largest margin of
victory this season. Brian Oliver overcame a poor shooting night
(4-for-12) and finished with 11 points, including three
3-pointers. Joey Ptasinski, Dan Trist and Michael Hoffman paced Lafayette
(4-7) with nine points apiece. The Leopards lost their second
straight without leading scorer Seth Hinrichs and starting
forward Alan Flannigan, who were both out due to knee injuries. Teague was 7-for-8 from the field before falling hard to the
floor after attempting a dunk with 14:42 remaining and the
Pirates leading by 30. The game was delayed for 14 minutes while
the 6-9, 270-pound Teague was taken off the floor on a
stretcher. Seton Hall, which begins Big East play on Dec. 31 at Providence,
won for the fifth time in its last six games after outscoring
Lafayette 30-6 in the paint in the first half. The Leopards were
held to six field goals in the opening stanza and shot 32.3
percent overall. GAME NOTEBOOK: Initial reports indicated that Teague suffered a possible concussion. … Gibbs, Seton Hall's leading scorer, returned after missing one game with a bruised right knee. … Lafayette G Bryce Scott, who scored a season-high 35 points in a 65-62 loss to St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 19, missed all seven of his shots from the field against the Pirates and finished with two points. [© 2013 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2013 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
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