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Ewin scores career-high 24 on 10-of-10 shooting, Florida State beats Miami 74-66

AP
Feb 19, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Malique Ewin made 10 of 10 from the field and scored a career-high 24 points, 15 in the second half, Jamir Watkins finished with 16 points and eight rebounds and Florida State beat Miami 74-66 on Wednesday night.

Chandler Jackson scored 11 points for Florida State (16-10, 7-8 ACC). Watkins, the team’s leading scorer at 18.0 per game, was 2-of-12 shooting but made 11 of 14 from the free-throw line - 7 of 10 in the final three minutes.

Lynn Kidd finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for Miami (6-20, 2-13) and Matthew Cleveland also scored 14. Kidd, who scored 16 with 15 rebounds in a loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday, has back-to-back double-doubles and a team-high six this season.

AJ Swinton hit two 3-pointers and Ewin made two layups in a 10-2 spurt that gave the Seminoles the lead for good at 55-47 with eight minutes remaining and it was at least a two-possession game the rest of the way.

Miami led for nearly 20 minutes and held the Seminoles without a field goal for seven-plus minutes in the first half but committed five turnovers and outscored Florida State just 9-4 over that span.

The Hurricanes are 0-8 on the road this season and has lost 14 consecutive road games dating to a 73-61 win at Notre Dame on January 24, 2024.

Florida State, which beat Miami 80-65 on Jan. 8, leads the all-time series 58-37 and is 36-9 at home against the Hurricanes.

Miami returns home to take on Virginia Tech on Saturday. Florida State also plays Saturday, when the Seminoles visit No. 25 Louisville.

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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
31
FSU
Seminoles
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Seminoles gains possession)
19:43		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
19:41		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
19:23		Jamir Watkins shooting foul
19:23	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:23	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:10		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
19:08		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
19:02	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:45		Lynn Kidd turnover (Taylor Bol Bowen steals)
18:37		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
18:35		Hurricanes defensive rebound
18:16		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:14		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
18:11	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Lynn Kidd assists)	4-2
17:45		Taylor Bol Bowen misses two point layup
17:43		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
17:39	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk	4-4
17:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Jalil Bethea assists)	6-4
17:08		Daquan Davis turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
17:03	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	9-4
16:35	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point jump shot	9-6
16:16		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Jalil Bethea's two point dunk
16:14		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
16:07		Daquan Davis misses three point jump shot
16:05		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:53		Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
15:51		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
15:30	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	9-8
15:18	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)	11-8
14:52		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
14:50		Hurricanes defensive rebound
14:50		TV timeout
14:39		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
14:37		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
14:22		Lynn Kidd shooting foul
14:22	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-9
14:22	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
14:06		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Daquan Davis steals)
13:48		Paul Djobet shooting foul
13:48	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-11
13:48	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-12
13:27		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
13:25		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
13:17		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
13:15		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
13:10	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	13-12
13:02		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
13:00		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
12:56		Paul Djobet turnover (Bostyn Holt steals)
12:27		Matthew Cleveland blocks Jamir Watkins's three point jump shot
12:25		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
12:11		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
12:09		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
11:43		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:41		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
11:35		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
11:33		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
11:28		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
11:26		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
11:18		Brandon Johnson shooting foul
11:18		TV timeout
11:18		Bostyn Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:18		Bostyn Holt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:18		Kiree Huie defensive rebound
11:09		Austin Swartz turnover (Bostyn Holt steals)
11:03		Bostyn Holt misses two point layup
11:01		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
10:55		Paul Djobet turnover
10:39		Malique Ewin turnover (out of bounds)
10:09	+3	Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	16-12
9:41		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:39		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
9:15		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
9:13		Seminoles defensive rebound
8:55		Justin Thomas turnover (Austin Swartz steals)
8:50	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	18-12
8:25	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point jump shot (Bostyn Holt assists)	18-14
8:02		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
8:00		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
7:51	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Malique Ewin assists)	18-17
7:32		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
7:30		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
7:26	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	20-17
7:13		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
7:11		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
7:07		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul
7:07		TV timeout
7:07	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-18
7:07		Jerry Deng misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:07		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
6:44		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
6:42		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
6:11		Jamir Watkins turnover
5:58		Daquan Davis personal foul
5:43		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
5:41		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
5:34	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup (Taylor Bol Bowen assists)	20-20
5:15		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Malique Ewin steals)
5:08		Malique Ewin turnover (bad pass)
4:48	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Matthew Cleveland assists)	22-20
4:20		Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul
4:20	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-21
4:20		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	24-21
3:55		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
3:53		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
3:42		Brandon Johnson turnover (Malique Ewin steals)
3:29	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot	24-24
3:03		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
3:01		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
2:55		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
2:53		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
2:40	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	27-24
2:21	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Daquan Davis assists)	27-26
1:58		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
1:56		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
1:47		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:45		Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
1:43	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point layup	27-28
1:27		Lynn Kidd turnover (Malique Ewin steals)
1:21	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point layup	27-30
1:21		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
1:21		TV timeout
0:59	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot	29-30
0:56		Seminoles 30 second timeout
0:50		Jalil Bethea shooting foul
0:50		Chandler Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:50	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
0:42		Justin Thomas personal foul
0:23		Chandler Jackson personal foul
0:23	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
0:23	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
0:03		Taylor Bol Bowen misses two point jump shot
0:01		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIA
Hurricanes
35
FSU
Seminoles
43

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Jamir Watkins shooting foul
19:45	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
19:45	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-31
19:31	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	33-33
19:06		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
19:04		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
19:00	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	35-33
18:38		Lynn Kidd shooting foul
18:38		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:38	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-34
18:25		Lynn Kidd turnover (Chandler Jackson steals)
18:10		Taylor Bol Bowen misses two point jump shot
18:08		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
18:02		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:00		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
18:00		Malique Ewin personal foul
17:54		Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
17:52		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
17:45		Daquan Davis turnover (Jalil Bethea steals)
17:41		Malique Ewin personal foul
17:41	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-34
17:41	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-34
17:22		Chandler Jackson turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
17:16		Daquan Davis blocks Divine Ugochukwu's two point layup
17:14		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
17:10	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup (Malique Ewin assists)	37-36
16:52		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
16:50		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
16:36		Daquan Davis misses three point jump shot
16:34		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:28		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Jalil Bethea's two point layup
16:26		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
16:19		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point jump shot
16:17		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
16:10		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
16:08		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
16:03		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
16:01		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)	39-36
15:39		Seminoles 30 second timeout
15:39		TV timeout
15:14	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	39-38
14:50		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Alier Maluk steals)
14:42		Taylor Bol Bowen misses two point layup
14:40		Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
14:38		Brandon Johnson blocks Taylor Bol Bowen's two point layup
14:36		Alier Maluk offensive rebound
14:22	+2	Alier Maluk makes two point layup	39-40
14:13		Lynn Kidd turnover (Justin Thomas steals)
14:08		Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
14:03	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	41-40
13:50		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:48		Hurricanes defensive rebound
13:31		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
13:29		Seminoles defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	41-42
13:00		Jerry Deng personal foul
13:00		TV timeout
12:42		Alier Maluk personal foul
12:20		Matthew Cleveland turnover (traveling)
12:10	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)	41-45
12:00	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	43-45
11:51		Matthew Cleveland personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:43		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
11:41		Justin Thomas offensive rebound
11:31		Jerry Deng misses two point jump shot
11:29		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
11:19		Alier Maluk shooting foul
11:19	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-45
11:19		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:19		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
11:12		AJ Swinton misses three point jump shot
11:10		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
10:54		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
10:52		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
10:46		Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
10:44		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:20		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
10:18		Seminoles defensive rebound
9:44		Justin Thomas misses two point jump shot
9:42		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
9:41		Malique Ewin shooting foul
9:41		Jalil Bethea misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:41	+1	Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
9:22	+3	AJ Swinton makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)	45-48
9:10		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
9:08		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
9:06	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	47-48
8:49	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Chandler Jackson assists)	47-50
8:49		Brandon Johnson shooting foul
8:49		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:49		Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
8:47	+3	AJ Swinton makes three point jump shot (Taylor Bol Bowen assists)	47-53
8:40		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
8:23		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
8:21		AJ Swinton defensive rebound
8:18		AJ Swinton turnover
8:12		Matthew Cleveland turnover
8:00	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	47-55
7:39		AJ Swinton personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
7:39	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
7:23	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Justin Thomas assists)	49-57
7:14	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	51-57
7:06		Lynn Kidd shooting foul
7:06	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
7:06	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-59
6:52		Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Jackson steals)
6:34		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
6:32		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)	53-59
5:43	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Justin Thomas assists)	53-61
5:13		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
5:11		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
5:06		Malique Ewin turnover (bad pass) (Jalil Bethea steals)
4:45		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
4:43		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
4:25		Justin Thomas turnover (bad pass)
4:05		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
4:03		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
3:56		Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
3:50	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	55-61
3:39	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup	55-63
3:30	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	58-63
3:29		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
3:29		TV timeout
3:01		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
2:59		Daquan Davis offensive rebound
2:54		Matthew Cleveland personal foul
2:45		Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
2:45		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:45	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-64
2:28		Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Taylor Bol Bowen steals)
2:09		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-65
2:09	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
1:51	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	60-66
1:38		Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
1:38		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:38	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
1:29		Divine Ugochukwu turnover
1:00		Jamir Watkins turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
0:56	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)	62-67
0:56		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:51		Brandon Johnson personal foul
0:51	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:51	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:46		Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
0:44		Paul Djobet offensive rebound
0:44	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	64-69
0:44		Seminoles 30 second timeout
0:37		Austin Swartz personal foul
0:37	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
0:37	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-71
0:28	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point dunk	66-71
0:23	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Justin Thomas assists)	66-73
0:10		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
0:08		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
0:06		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:04		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
0:04		Paul Djobet personal foul
0:04		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-74
0:01		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot