Queens of N.J.! Baines, Pirates Upend Rutgers, 82-63 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) erupted for a season-high 25 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team upended Rutgers, 82-63, ...
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4. Seton Hall 82, Rutgers 63 (F) WBB Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
4. Seton Hall 82, Rutgers 63 (F) WBB Box Score
Baines erupts for 25 points, while Gray goes for 18 as The Hall improves to 3-1.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) erupted for a season-high 25 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team upended Rutgers, 82-63, in the latest installment of the New Jersey rivalry in Walsh Gym on Wednesday.
Rutgers never led as the Pirates raced out to a 15-6 lead and never looked back. The victory gives Seton Hall head coach Anthony Bozzella 499 for his career.
Baines was brilliant, scoring a team-best 25 points on 8-for-17 shooting to go with eight rebounds.
Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) had 18 points on the strength of four made three-pointers. Senior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had seven points and a career-high 11 assists.
THE STORY:
With the score tied at two, The Hall went on a 15-4 run, and a three-pointer by Gray with 5:11 left in the first quarter forced an early Rutgers timeout. Trailing 24-14, the Scarlet Knights scored seven straight to cut their deficit to three points with 8:08 left before halftime, but never drew closer.
Leading 30-25, The Hall closed out the first half with a 10-3 burst and took a 40-28 advantage into the locker room. Baines scored 16 of her team-high 25 points in the opening 20 minutes.
The Hall opened the third quarter with a 9-2 run in the first 1:44 and an offensive rebound and putback by A'Jah Davis (DeKalb, Ill.) gave the Pirates a commanding 49-30 advantage.
A three-pointer by Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) gave The Hall its largest lead of the game, 79-55, with 4:57 left to play, and the Pirates cruised from there.
THE NUMBERS:
- Seton Hall was 25-for-57 (43.9%) from the floor for the game, while Rutgers was 23-for-52 (44.2%). The Hall was 10-for-24 (41.7%) from three-point range, while the Scarlet Knights were 3-for-18 (16.7%).
- Baines had a season-high 25 points on 8-for-17 shooting from the floor, including 2-for-4 from three-point range. She also had eight rebounds.
- The Hall out-rebounded Rutgers, 24-to-18, which included a 14-to-12 edge on the offensive glass and a 22-to-13 advantage in second-chance points.
- Gray had 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting, including 4-for-10 from three-point range.
- Seton Hall was 22-for-27 (81.5%) from the free-throw line, while Rutgers was 14-for-17 (82.4%).
- Wright finished with seven points, a career-high 11 assists, two rebounds and two steals.
- Seton Hall forced 21 turnovers, while the Scarlet Knights forced 13. The Hall had a 30-to-13 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
- Freshman Savannah Catalon (Burleston, Texas) had a career-high 10 points to go with three steals and two assists.
- Davis pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to go with five points.
THE NOTES:
- Seton Hall improves to 3-1 on the young season, while Rutgers drops to 2-2.
- The Hall is now 12-36 all-time against Rutgers, but has won two in a row and three of the last five.
- Tonight's victory was the 499th of head coach Anthony Bozzella's career. He needs just one more to reach the remarkable milestone of 500.
- The Pirates improve to 119-46 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 60-12 against non-conference opponents at home.
- Baines collected her fifth career 20-point game.
- Gray has now reached double-figures in scoring for 10 straight games dating back to last season for Texas Southern.
- Davis collected 10 rebounds for the 59th time in her career and first time at Seton Hall.
- Seton Hall connected on a season-high 10 three-pointers.
- The Hall's average margin of victory in its three wins so far this year is 33.3 points per game.
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, Nov. 20 when it begins play at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas against USC. The game will be available for FloHoops subscribers. Tip-time is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET.
