Richmond 77, Seton Hall 71

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RICH (1-0) 34 43 77
HALL (0-1) 40 31 71

Final

7:30 PM ET, November 19, 2004
IZOD Center
East Rutherford, NJ

Richmond 77, Seton Hall 71

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Team Stat Comparison
RICHMOND SETON HALL
Points 77 71
FG Made-Attempted 26-50 (.520) 21-53 (.396)
3P Made-Attempted 4-9 (.444) 6-15 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted 21-31 (.677) 23-29 (.793)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (1/0) 27 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 9
Game Leaders
 RICHMONDSETON HALL
PointsK. Steenberge 30K. Whitney 21
ReboundsJ. Bucknor 9A. Sweet 6
AssistsD. Merritt 7J. Allen 3
StealsJ. Scott 2J. Morris 4
BlocksJ. Scott 1K. Whitney 1
 · Team Stats: Richmond | Seton Hall
Game Flow
2004-05 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Nov 19, 2004 RICH 77, @HALL 71Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
RICHMOND (ET) SETON HALL (ET)
11/26 ELON 7:00pm
11/28 @UVA 1:00pm
12/01 USF 7:30pm
12/04 @WAKE 2:00pm
12/11 @VCU 7:30pm
11/28 @URI 4:00pm
12/02 MONM 7:30pm
12/04 TEX 2:00pm
12/08 SFNY 7:30pm
12/11 SPC 7:30pm
 · Complete Schedule: Richmond | Seton Hall

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Kevin Steenberge scored a career-best 30 points Friday night to lead Richmond to a 77-71 win over Seton Hall in the season opener for both teams at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Steenberge, a junior center who had never before scored more than 12 points, was 11-for-13 from the field and 8-of-13 from the line.

Daon Merritt had 19 points for Richmond, including the go-ahead free throw with 44 seconds remaining. Jermaine Bucknor added 12 points and nine rebounds. Kelly Whitney paced Seton Hall with 21 points.

Richmond, which had not led since scoring the first basket of the game, rallied for take a 52-51 lead with 10:08 remaining when Bucknor hit a 3-pointer.

Richmond maintained the advantage until Whitney hit one-of-two free throws to pull Seton Hall even at 68 with 1:47 left.

The teams swapped 3-point plays with Merritt giving Richmond a 71-68 lead before John Allen countered for Seton Hall with 1:07 remaining.

That set the stage for Merritt to give Richmond the lead with by missing the first but making the second of two free throws.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Friday, November 19th
Harvard 59 Final
Notre Dame 66
Maine 58 Final
Boston College 72
Richmond 77 Final
Seton Hall 71
Syracuse 77 Final
Memphis 62