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Horne hits game-winning shot and scores 27 points, N.C. State rallies late to beat Clemson 78-77

AP
Feb 17, 2024

Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) DJ Horne scored 27 points, including the game winner with 9.8 seconds left, and North Carolina State scored the last five points to beat Clemson 78-77 on Saturday night, snapping a six-game losing streak in the series.

Horne scored six straight points and added a 3-pointer to cap a 16-6 run to tie it 71-all with 3:32 remaining. Clemson pushed ahead to 77-73 on a Jack Clark layup and a jumper from Joe Girard with 1:07 to play.

Michael O’Connell answered with a layup and Mohamed Diarra split a pair of free throws to pull N.C. State to 77-76. Casey Morsell forced a Clemson turnover, and following a timeout, Horne drove the lane and floated in a one-handed jumper. Chase Hunter missed a layup on Clemson's final possession.

Horne was 10 of 20 from the field and made five of the Wolfpack's nine 3-pointers. DJ Burns Jr. added 14 points for N.C. State (16-9, 8-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), which ended a two-game skid. Jayden Taylor chipped in with 12 points and Diarra finished with 11.

Girard made four 3-pointers and scored 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting to lead Clemson (17-8, 7-7). PJ Hall added 18 points, and Hunter and RJ Godfrey scored 10 apiece.

Clemson opened the second half on 16-4 run for a 51-43 advantage. Girard's layup stretched the lead to 61-49 about midway through the second half.

N.C. State hosts Syracuse on Tuesday. Clemson plays at Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
39
CLEM
Tigers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tigers gains possession)
19:39	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists)	0-2
19:21	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:08		Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
19:06		DJ Horne defensive rebound
18:46	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	4-2
18:31		Chase Hunter misses two point layup
18:29		Chase Hunter offensive rebound
18:24		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:22		Wolfpack defensive rebound
17:55		Mohamed Diarra misses two point jump shot
17:53		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
17:42		Joseph Girard III turnover (Mohamed Diarra steals)
17:37		DJ Horne misses two point layup
17:35		PJ Hall defensive rebound
17:31		Joseph Girard III turnover
17:05		Mohamed Diarra misses two point jump shot
17:03		Jack Clark defensive rebound
16:54	+3	PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	4-5
16:32	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-5
16:16	+3	PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	6-8
15:56		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
15:54		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup	6-10
15:11		Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
15:11		TV timeout
15:11	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-10
15:11	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-10
15:02		Dillon Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Casey Morsell steals)
14:57		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
14:55		PJ Hall defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Dillon Hunter makes two point jump shot	8-12
14:18	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	11-12
13:54		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
13:52		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
13:43	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	14-12
13:13		RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
13:05	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	16-12
12:30	+2	Dillon Hunter makes two point jump shot	16-14
12:00	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	19-14
11:41	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)	19-17
11:18	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	22-17
10:58		RJ Godfrey misses three point jump shot
10:58		Jack Clark offensive rebound
10:58		DJ Horne personal foul
10:58		TV timeout
10:48		Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
10:46		Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound
10:45		Chauncey Wiggins misses two point layup
10:43		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	24-17
10:19		Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-17
10:01		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
9:59		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
9:49		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
9:49		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
9:49		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
9:29	+2	Josh Beadle makes two point layup	25-19
9:01		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
8:59		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
8:46	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Josh Beadle assists)	25-21
8:46		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
8:46	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-22
8:31		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
8:29		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
8:19		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:17		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
8:16		RJ Godfrey turnover (DJ Horne steals)
8:09	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup	27-22
7:52		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
7:50		DJ Horne defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	29-22
7:36		Chase Hunter shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:36	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-22
7:12	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot	30-24
6:46		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:44		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
6:38		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:36		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
6:21		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
6:19		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
6:09		Josh Beadle shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
6:09		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:09		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
5:48	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	30-27
5:38	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot	33-27
5:12	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup	33-29
4:51		PJ Hall shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
4:51		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:51	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-29
4:24		Mohamed Diarra blocks PJ Hall's two point layup
4:22		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
4:06		DJ Horne turnover
3:50		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
3:48		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	36-29
3:30		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
3:30		TV timeout
3:21		Casey Morsell blocks Joseph Girard III's three point jump shot
3:21		DJ Horne defensive rebound
2:58		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
2:56		Jack Clark defensive rebound
2:48		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
2:46		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:30		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:28		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
2:28		PJ Hall personal foul
2:28	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-29
2:28		Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:28		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
2:00		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
1:58		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
1:46		Jack Clark personal foul
1:46	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-29
1:46	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-29
1:45		Chase Hunter turnover
1:38		DJ Horne misses two point layup
1:36		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
1:25		Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup
1:23		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
1:06	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot	39-32
0:37		Jack Clark blocks D.J. Burns Jr.'s two point layup
0:35		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
0:13	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot	39-35
0:09		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:01		Chauncey Wiggins blocks DJ Horne's three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
39
CLEM
Tigers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	41-35
19:26	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot	41-37
19:15		Michael O'Connell turnover (Joseph Girard III steals)
19:08	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point layup	41-39
18:45		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
18:43		Jack Clark defensive rebound
18:33		Joseph Girard III misses two point layup
18:31		PJ Hall offensive rebound
18:31	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup	41-41
18:31		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
18:31		PJ Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:31		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
18:19		Chase Hunter personal foul
18:11		Mohamed Diarra turnover (bad pass)
17:58		Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
17:56		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
17:46		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
17:44		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
17:40	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	41-44
17:33		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
17:20		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
17:18		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
17:07		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
17:07	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-45
17:07	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-46
16:34		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
16:32		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
16:26		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
16:24		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
16:07		Josh Beadle misses three point jump shot
16:05		Jack Clark offensive rebound
16:04	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup	41-48
16:04		DJ Horne shooting foul (Jack Clark draws the foul)
16:04	+1	Jack Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-49
15:42	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	43-49
15:19	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Josh Beadle assists)	43-51
14:53		Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:53	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-51
14:35		Casey Morsell personal foul
14:18		Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
14:16		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
13:54		Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-51
13:54	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
13:44		Jayden Taylor blocks Chase Hunter's two point layup
13:42		Tigers offensive rebound
13:39	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	46-54
13:03		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
12:45	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point dunk (Joseph Girard III assists)	46-56
12:18	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	48-56
11:49		DJ Horne personal foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:42	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	48-59
11:28		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
11:28		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:28	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-59
11:28		Tigers 30 second timeout
11:13		Josh Beadle misses two point layup
11:11		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
10:59		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass)
10:44		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
10:42		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
10:33		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
10:31		PJ Hall defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point layup	49-61
10:04		Josh Beadle personal foul
9:50	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	52-61
9:37		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
9:37	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
9:37		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:37		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
9:16	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	55-62
9:02		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-63
9:02	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 3	55-64
9:02	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 3 of 3	55-65
8:43	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	57-65
8:28		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
8:26		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:17		Casey Morsell turnover (back court violation)
8:02		Josh Beadle misses three point jump shot
8:00		DJ Horne defensive rebound
7:50	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	60-65
7:29		PJ Hall misses two point layup
7:27		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
7:21		TV timeout
7:09	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	62-65
6:52	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot	62-67
6:52		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
6:52		PJ Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:52		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
6:45		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
6:43		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
6:43		Jack Clark personal foul
6:37		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
6:35		Jack Clark defensive rebound
6:26		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks PJ Hall's two point layup
6:24		PJ Hall offensive rebound
6:24		PJ Hall turnover
6:14		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
6:12		PJ Hall defensive rebound
6:12		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
6:12	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
6:12	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
5:59	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	64-69
5:39		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
5:37		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
5:27	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	66-69
5:07		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
5:05		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
4:45		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
4:43		Jack Clark defensive rebound
4:29		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (Mohamed Diarra steals)
4:18	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	68-69
4:09		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:52		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
3:52	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-70
3:52	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-71
3:32	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	71-71
3:16		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
3:16	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-72
3:16	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-73
3:04		Chase Hunter personal foul
3:04	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-73
3:04	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-73
2:43		Mohamed Diarra blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point layup
2:41		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
2:32		Jayden Taylor turnover (Jack Clark steals)
2:29	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup	73-75
2:00		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:00		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
1:37		Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals)
1:31		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
1:29		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot	73-77
1:01		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:50	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	75-77
0:31		Joseph Girard III turnover (Mohamed Diarra steals)
0:31		Joseph Girard III personal foul
0:31	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-77
0:31		Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		PJ Hall defensive rebound
0:25		PJ Hall turnover (Casey Morsell steals)
0:16		Wolfpack 60 second timeout
0:09	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	78-77
0:00		Chase Hunter misses two point layup
0:00		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound