National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 60, Seton Hall 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Paul Faia, # John Gaffney
Attendance:
9149
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Tim Abromaitis scored 22 points and Ben Hansbrough added 21 as No. 9 Notre Dame rallied from an early deficit to top visiting Seton Hall 60-48 on Saturday.
The Fighting Irish (23-5, 12-4 Big East) trailed by as many as 11 in the first half but scored 13 straight points shortly after the break to pull ahead for good 37-30 with 14:27 remaining.
Seton Hall would get as close as one point before Ben Hansbrough and Scott Martin hit 3-pointers during a 12-3 run that stretched the gap back to 56-46 with 2:03 left.
Notre Dame struggled offensively, but held the Pirates to 30.4 percent shooting from the field. Seton Hall was 7 for 26 in the second half.
Jeff Robinson and Jeremy Hazell scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, for Seton Hall (11-17, 5-11).
Top Game Performances
| Seton Hall |
|
Notre Dame |
|
Jeff Robinson 16 |
Scoring |
Tim Abromaitis 22 |
|
Jordan Theodore 4 |
Assists |
Tyrone Nash 5 |
|
Fuquan Edwin 7 |
Rebounds |
Carleton Scott 10 |
|
Jeff Robinson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tim Abromaitis 6 |
|
Eniel Polynice 4 |
Steals |
Scott Martin 2 |
|
Patrik Auda 1 |
Blocks |
Carleton Scott 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Seton Hall
|
48 |
30.4 |
5-16 |
9-10 |
11 |
29 |
1 |
7 |
|
| Notre Dame
|
60 |
39.6 |
8-21 |
14-22 |
13 |
39 |
4 |
5 |
|