Cold Shooting Second Half Dooms The Hall at Butler

Sunday, January 7

Indianapolis, Ind.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

9-7, 1-4BE

Butler

11-5, 3-1BE

Seton Hall

Butler

1/7/2018 3:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (9-7, 1-4 BIG EAST) was plagued by an ice-cold shooting second half and fell at Butler (11-5, 3-1 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) was the lone Pirate in double-figures with 10 points in the setback. The Pirates and Bulldogs traded leads in a tight first half, with a pair of late 3-pointers from Jackson and Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia) giving the Pirates a 30-26 lead at the break. The second half wasn't as kind to The Hall, as the Pirates managed only 18 points in the third and fourth quarters. Feeling the effects of their fifth game in 11 days to start league play, The Hall finished 5-for-28 (17.9 percent) from the floor in the second half. Turning Point Up four going into the third quarter, The Hall maintained that advantage with a Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) basket at 5:52 of the third to go up 36-32. The Bulldogs responded emphatically by reeling off a 16-2 run over the final nearly six minutes of the frame to take a 48-38 lead to the fourth quarter. The double-digit lead proved too steep for The Hall to overcome in the fourth in what totaled a 40-18 edge for BU in the second half. Inside The Numbers <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li>The Hall shot a season-low 26.4 percent from the floor, while BU finished at 47.9 percent</li> <li>After going 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the first half, The Hall went 1-for-14 after the break</li> <li>Butler held a 41-25 edge on the glass, with Taylor Brown (Paterson, N.J.) and Samuels tying for the SHU high with six caroms each</li> <li>Both sides recorded nine steals as Brown and Jackson each notched three for The Hall</li> <li>Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) tied for the game-high with five assists</li> <li>The Hall won the turnover battle, 21-19, and out-scored BU 20-19 off turnovers</li> </ul> News and Notes <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li>The Pirates fall to 5-4 all-time against Butler and 2-3 at Hinkle Fieldhouse</li> <li>The Hall is in the midst of a stretch of eight games in 18 days to open BIG EAST play</li> <li>Jackson led The Hall in scoring for the second time this season</li> <li>In three career games against BU, Jackson is averaging 16.0 points a game</li> <li>The Pirates recorded at least nine steals for the 13th time in 16 games</li> </ul> What's Ahead The Pirates are on the road once again when they visit Xavier on Wednesday, Jan. 7 for a 7 p.m. contest.