FSU withstands Seabron's 32 points to take 83-81 win
AP
Jan 01, 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Malik Osborne scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half and Cam'Ron Fletcher and Matthew Cleveland made big plays in the final seconds to help Florida State Seminoles edge North Carolina State 83-81 on Saturday.
Fletcher scored 14 points and Cleveland and Caleb Mills 13 each as the Seminoles (7-4, 1-1 ACC) survived a 32-point performance by Dereon Seabron to hand the Wolfpack (7-7, 0-3) its fifth straight loss.
After Terquavion Smith hit a 3-pointer off a Seabron assist to cut FSU's lead to 79-78, Cleveland was fouled after an offensive rebound and made 1 of 2 free throws. NC State Wolfpack called timeout with 8.4 seconds remaining but Fletcher stole the inbounds pass meant for Seabron and was fouled. He made the first free throw and missed the second but NC State's Jericole Hellems was called for a foul going for the rebound and Cleveland sank two more free throws. Smith hit his seventh 3-pointer as the game ended.
Seabron was 12-of-14 shooting. His only 2-point miss came with NC State up by a point with a minute to go and led to a held-ball and an FSU possession that began the Seminoles' 9-6 game-ending run. Seabron and Smith combined for 30 of NC State's 40 second-half points, including the final 23. Smith made seven 3-pointers and finished with 23 points.
Both teams shot over 50%. NC State made 12 3-pointers, six more than FSU. The Seminoles' bench outscored NC State's 35-9. FSU outrebounded the Wolfpack 37-29 and had five more off the offensive glass in a matchup of the top two offensive rebounding teams in the ACC.
Neither team led by more than seven points and there were 14 lead changes.
Trailing by two at halftime, the Wolfpack went up by seven, 58-51, after a Breon Pass 3-pointer. FSU bounced back with Osborne scoring eight straight points to start a 16-4 run and Cleveland adding six to lead 67-62 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining.
Florida State was playing its first game in 17 days, its longest in-season layoff since the 1955-56 season. After defeating Lipscomb 97-60 on Dec. 15 the Seminoles had their next three games either canceled or postponed because of COVID-related issues.
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1st Half
FSU
Seminoles
43
NCST
Wolfpack
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Malik Osborne vs. Ebenezer Dowuona (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:58
Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
19:56
Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
19:30
Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
19:30
+1
Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
19:30
+1
Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
19:17
+3
Thomas Allen makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
2-3
19:01
Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
18:59
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:52
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)
2-5
18:36
Seminoles turnover (10-second violation)
18:28
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
18:26
Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
18:17
Rayquan Evans shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
18:17
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-6
18:17
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-7
18:05
John Butler misses three point jump shot
18:03
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
17:49
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
17:47
Caleb Mills defensive rebound
17:28
+3
Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (John Butler assists)
5-7
16:54
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)
5-9
16:31
Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
16:29
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
16:21
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
16:19
Malik Osborne defensive rebound
16:10
Caleb Mills turnover (out of bounds)
15:51
+3
Dereon Seabron makes three point jump shot (Thomas Allen assists)
5-12
15:27
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
15:25
Malik Osborne offensive rebound
15:17
Jericole Hellems shooting foul (Jalen Warley draws the foul)
15:17
TV timeout
15:17
+1
Jalen Warley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-12
15:17
+1
Jalen Warley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-12
15:04
Dereon Seabron offensive foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
15:04
Dereon Seabron turnover
14:48
+2
Malik Osborne makes two point dunk (Wyatt Wilkes assists)
9-12
14:26
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)
9-14
14:07
Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
13:53
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
13:51
Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
13:38
+3
Anthony Polite makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)
12-14
13:22
Cam'Ron Fletcher shooting foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
13:22
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-15
13:22
Jericole Hellems misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:22
Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
13:07
Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (out of bounds)
12:49
Terquavion Smith turnover (Rayquan Evans steals)
12:31
Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (out of bounds)
12:15
+2
Cam Hayes makes two point layup
12-17
12:00
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point layup
14-17
11:35
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
11:33
Wolfpack offensive rebound
11:33
Rayquan Evans personal foul
11:33
TV timeout
11:27
Cam Hayes turnover (Anthony Polite steals)
11:19
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Anthony Polite assists)
16-17
10:58
Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
10:56
Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
10:54
Jericole Hellems personal foul (Cam'Ron Fletcher draws the foul)
10:45
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Jalen Warley assists)
18-17
10:19
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
18-20
10:06
+3
Cam'Ron Fletcher makes three point jump shot
21-20
9:44
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
21-23
9:30
Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point jump shot
9:28
Wolfpack defensive rebound
9:17
Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
9:16
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-24
9:16
Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:16
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
9:06
+2
Caleb Mills makes two point dunk
23-24
8:48
Thomas Allen misses two point jump shot
8:46
Thomas Allen offensive rebound
8:36
Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
8:34
Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
8:27
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
23-27
8:11
John Butler misses two point layup
8:09
Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
8:01
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk
25-27
7:57
Thomas Allen turnover (traveling)
7:57
TV timeout
7:52
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
7:50
Caleb Mills offensive rebound
7:38
+3
John Butler makes three point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)
28-27
7:21
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
7:19
Caleb Mills defensive rebound
7:09
Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
7:07
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
6:58
+3
Thomas Allen makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
28-30
6:35
John Butler misses three point jump shot
6:33
Breon Pass defensive rebound
6:25
Dereon Seabron turnover (John Butler steals)
6:11
Malik Osborne misses two point layup
6:09
Breon Pass defensive rebound
6:04
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup (Breon Pass assists)
28-32
6:03
Jalen Warley shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
6:03
Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:03
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
5:51
+2
Caleb Mills makes two point jump shot
30-32
5:23
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point dunk (Thomas Allen assists)
30-34
5:11
Seminoles 30 second timeout
4:53
+2
Malik Osborne makes two point jump shot
32-34
4:30
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
4:28
Malik Osborne defensive rebound
4:23
Breon Pass shooting foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
4:23
Malik Osborne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:23
+1
Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-34
4:00
+2
Breon Pass makes two point layup
33-36
3:41
Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
3:39
Breon Pass defensive rebound
3:34
Caleb Mills blocks Breon Pass's two point layup
3:32
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
3:23
+2
Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup (Matthew Cleveland assists)
35-36
3:23
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Cam'Ron Fletcher draws the foul)
3:23
TV timeout
3:23
Cam'Ron Fletcher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:23
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
3:18
Breon Pass turnover (Matthew Cleveland steals)
3:07
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
37-36
2:53
Dereon Seabron turnover (Cam'Ron Fletcher steals)
2:47
Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (Thomas Allen steals)
2:40
Thomas Allen misses two point jump shot
2:38
Anthony Polite defensive rebound
2:40
+2
Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point dunk
39-36
2:39
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
2:21
+3
Thomas Allen makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)
39-39
2:10
+2
Anthony Polite makes two point layup
41-39
2:09
Thomas Allen shooting foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
2:09
Anthony Polite misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:09
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
1:52
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
1:50
Casey Morsell offensive rebound
1:44
Casey Morsell misses two point layup
1:42
Malik Osborne defensive rebound
1:33
Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
1:31
Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
1:20
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
41-41
1:01
Thomas Allen shooting foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
1:00
+1
Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-41
1:00
+1
Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-41
0:35
Cam Hayes offensive foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
0:35
Cam Hayes turnover
0:07
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Malik Osborne's two point jump shot
0:05
Seminoles offensive rebound
0:04
Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
0:03
Wolfpack defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
FSU
Seminoles
40
NCST
Wolfpack
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
End of period
19:47
Anthony Polite personal foul
19:46
Caleb Mills shooting foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
19:45
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-42
19:41
Jericole Hellems misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:41
Malik Osborne defensive rebound
19:17
John Butler turnover
19:09
Dereon Seabron turnover (bad pass)
18:50
Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
18:48
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
18:41
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Thomas Allen assists)
43-45
18:26
Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
18:24
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:18
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point layup
43-47
18:02
John Butler misses two point jump shot
18:00
Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
17:51
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
17:49
Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
17:27
John Butler turnover (out of bounds)
17:25
Seminoles 30 second timeout
17:25
TV timeout
17:06
Terquavion Smith offensive foul (Jalen Warley draws the foul)
17:06
Terquavion Smith turnover
16:41
+2
Malik Osborne makes two point layup (Caleb Mills assists)
45-47
16:24
Anthony Polite personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
16:07
+2
Jericole Hellems makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)
45-49
15:50
Jalen Warley turnover (out of bounds)
15:50
TV timeout
15:34
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
45-51
15:14
+2
Caleb Mills makes two point layup
47-51
14:44
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
14:42
Jalen Warley defensive rebound
14:38
Jalen Warley turnover (out of bounds)
14:32
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
14:30
Jalen Warley defensive rebound
14:22
Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (Dereon Seabron steals)
14:06
Dereon Seabron turnover
14:06
+2
Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup
49-51
13:44
Dereon Seabron turnover (bad pass)
13:43
Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (bad pass)
13:31
Thomas Allen misses two point layup
13:29
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
13:24
+2
Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup
51-51
13:03
Matthew Cleveland personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
13:02
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-52
13:02
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-53
13:02
Seminoles 30 second timeout
12:52
Cam Hayes personal foul
12:37
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
12:35
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
12:27
Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
12:25
Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
12:26
Rayquan Evans shooting foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
12:29
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-54
12:29
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-55
12:11
Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
12:09
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
12:04
Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
12:02
Anthony Polite offensive rebound
11:50
Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (Cam Hayes steals)
11:52
Rayquan Evans blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup
11:45
Breon Pass offensive rebound
11:47
Rayquan Evans personal foul
11:50
TV timeout
11:35
Breon Pass misses two point layup
11:33
Jericole Hellems offensive rebound
11:25
+3
Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Jericole Hellems assists)
51-58
11:08
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
11:08
+1
Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-58
11:08
+1
Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-58
10:45
Cam Hayes turnover (Malik Osborne steals)
10:33
+3
Malik Osborne makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)
56-58
10:08
Jalen Warley personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
10:08
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-59
10:08
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-60
9:52
+3
Malik Osborne makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)
59-60
9:29
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
9:27
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
9:14
Jaylon Gibson personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
9:06
Malik Osborne misses two point jump shot
9:04
Jaylon Gibson defensive rebound
8:55
Jaylon Gibson turnover (Cam'Ron Fletcher steals)
8:45
Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
8:43
Thomas Allen defensive rebound
8:26
Dereon Seabron misses three point jump shot
8:24
Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
8:11
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot
61-60
7:42
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
7:40
Malik Osborne defensive rebound
7:31
Malik Osborne turnover (bad pass) (Terquavion Smith steals)
7:18
Anthony Polite personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
7:17
TV timeout
7:17
Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:17
Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
7:12
+2
Rayquan Evans makes two point layup
63-60
6:42
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
63-62
6:20
Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
6:18
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
6:11
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
65-62
6:11
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
6:11
Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:11
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
5:58
Matthew Cleveland blocks Thomas Allen's two point layup
5:56
Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
5:55
Dereon Seabron personal foul (Wyatt Wilkes draws the foul)
5:39
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Wyatt Wilkes assists)
67-62
5:28
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
5:18
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
67-64
5:05
Anthony Polite turnover (Dereon Seabron steals)
5:00
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
67-66
5:00
Wyatt Wilkes shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
5:00
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 1
67-67
4:48
Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
4:48
+1
Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2
68-67
4:48
Caleb Mills misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:48
Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive rebound
4:28
Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
4:26
Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive rebound
4:04
+2
Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup
70-67
3:43
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
70-69
3:16
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Rayquan Evans draws the foul)
3:15
TV timeout
3:15
+1
Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2
71-69
3:15
+1
Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2
72-69
3:01
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
72-72
2:49
Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
2:47
Anthony Polite offensive rebound
2:34
Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point layup
2:32
Jaylon Gibson defensive rebound
2:25
Caleb Mills shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
2:24
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2
72-73
2:24
Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24
Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
2:14
+2
Rayquan Evans makes two point layup
74-73
1:52
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
74-75
1:31
+2
Caleb Mills makes two point layup
76-75
1:29
Jaylon Gibson shooting foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
