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Watkins' 19 points and career-high 8 assists lead Florida State past UNLV in the Sunshine Slam

AP
Nov 20, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jamir Watkins had 19 points and a career-high eight assists, Darin Green Jr. added 16 points and Florida State Seminoles beat UNLV Rebels 83-75 on Monday night in the Sunshine Slam.

Florida State (3-1) will play the winner of the Colorado-Richmond game on Tuesday for the championship. UNLV (2-2) will play the loser.

Cam Corhen scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and De’Ante Green had 10 points for Florida State. Watkins, a transfer from VCU, made 8 of 11 shots.

Kalib Boone scored 15 points for UNLV. Justin Webster, Dedan Thomas Jr., and Jalen Hill all scored 13, while Luis Rodriguez added 12 points.

Florida State never trailed and had a double-digit lead for most of the game. UNLV used a 15-6 run to pull to 63-58 with 8:40 remaining but didn't get closer. Boone scored with a layup and a dunk during the stretch.

The Seminoles answered with an 18-7 run, capped by a Corhen dunk, and led 81-65 with 2:15 remaining.

Florida State shot 63% (32 of 51) overall, UNLV 57% (29 of 51) and the teams combined for 29 turnovers.

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1st Half
FSU
Seminoles
42
UNLV
Rebels
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cam Corhen vs. Isaiah Cottrell (Baba Miller gains possession)
19:41		Cam Corhen turnover (lost ball) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
19:20		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
19:18		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point layup (Jamir Watkins assists)	2-0
18:49		Luis Rodriguez misses two point jump shot
18:47		Baba Miller defensive rebound
18:40	+3	Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	5-0
18:29		Jalen Hill turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Warley steals)
18:21	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	7-0
17:59		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
17:57		Cam Corhen defensive rebound
17:28		Cam Corhen turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals)
17:19	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	7-2
16:57		Jalen Warley misses two point layup
16:55		Cam Corhen offensive rebound
16:50	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point dunk	9-2
16:24		Baba Miller blocks Kalib Boone's two point layup
16:22		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
16:11		Runnin' Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
15:43		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
15:41		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
15:28		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
15:26		Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
15:20		Darin Green Jr. misses two point layup
15:18		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
15:08	+2	Justin Webster makes two point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	9-4
14:52		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
14:50		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	9-6
14:44		Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
14:44		TV timeout
14:44		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:43		Rob Whaley Jr. personal foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
14:21	+3	Chandler Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	12-6
13:58		Justin Webster misses two point jump shot
13:56		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
13:48		Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Rob Whaley Jr. steals)
13:48		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (lost ball)
13:34		Dedan Thomas Jr. shooting foul (Josh Nickelberry draws the foul)
13:34		Josh Nickelberry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:34	+1	Josh Nickelberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-6
13:32		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Cam'Ron Fletcher steals)
13:28	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup	15-6
13:13		Josh Nickelberry personal foul
13:07	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot	15-8
12:54	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point jump shot	17-8
12:38		Kalib Boone misses two point jump shot
12:36		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot (De'Ante Green assists)	19-8
12:31		Jackie Johnson III shooting foul (Cam'Ron Fletcher draws the foul)
12:31		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:31		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	19-10
11:49		De'Ante Green offensive foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
11:49		De'Ante Green turnover (offensive foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:22		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Warley steals)
11:15	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point dunk (Jalen Warley assists)	21-10
11:00		Cam'Ron Fletcher personal foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
10:45		Luis Rodriguez turnover (lost ball) (Cam Corhen steals)
10:38	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	23-10
10:26		Cam Corhen personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
10:23	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	23-12
10:23		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
10:23		Luis Rodriguez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:23		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
10:01		Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
9:53		Jalen Hill misses two point layup
9:51		Kalib Boone offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	23-14
9:21		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
9:19		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
9:05		Jalen Hill misses two point layup
9:04		Seminoles defensive rebound
9:04		Kalib Boone personal foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul)
9:04		Kalib Boone technical foul
9:04	+1	Darin Green Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2	24-14
9:04	+1	Darin Green Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2	25-14
8:41		Kalib Boone blocks Jamir Watkins's two point layup
8:39		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	25-16
8:28		Seminoles 30 second timeout
8:28		TV timeout
8:06		Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:04		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
7:36		Justin Webster misses two point jump shot
7:34		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
7:17	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	25-19
7:04		Jalen Hill personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
6:44	+2	Darin Green Jr. makes two point jump shot	27-19
6:13	+2	Isaiah Cottrell makes two point layup	27-21
6:13		Cam Corhen shooting foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Isaiah Cottrell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-22
5:55		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point jump shot
5:53		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
5:52		Luis Rodriguez turnover (out of bounds)
5:44	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	29-22
4:52	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk	29-24
4:48	+3	Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot	32-24
4:19	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	32-26
3:57	+3	Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cam'Ron Fletcher assists)	35-26
3:36	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	35-28
3:28	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	37-28
3:03		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
3:01		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
3:00		Baba Miller personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00		Isaiah Cottrell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
2:31		Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass)
2:11		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Josh Nickelberry steals)
1:59	+2	Darin Green Jr. makes two point jump shot	39-28
1:32	+3	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Justin Webster assists)	39-31
1:09		De'Ante Green misses three point jump shot
1:07		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
0:45		Jalen Warley blocks Jalen Hill's three point jump shot
0:43		De'Ante Green defensive rebound
0:40		Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:38		Justin Webster defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Justin Webster makes two point layup	39-33
0:37		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:08		Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals)
0:04		Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-34
0:04	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-35
0:00	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	42-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FSU
Seminoles
41
UNLV
Rebels
40

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point layup
19:48		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
19:33	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	44-35
19:19		Jalen Warley personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
19:01		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
18:59		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
18:55		Runnin' Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
18:36	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	46-35
18:23		Cam Corhen shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-36
18:23	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-37
18:11		Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:09		Justin Webster defensive rebound
17:52		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (bad pass)
17:22		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
17:22		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:22	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
17:16		Jalen Hill turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Warley steals)
17:16	+2	Jalen Warley makes two point layup	49-37
17:16		Jalen Hill shooting foul (Jalen Warley draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Jalen Warley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-37
16:57	+2	Justin Webster makes two point layup	50-39
16:57		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
16:57		Justin Webster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:57		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
16:45	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point layup (Jalen Warley assists)	52-39
16:18	+2	Justin Webster makes two point layup	52-41
15:57	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	54-41
15:57		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-41
15:31		De'Ante Green personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
15:28	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	55-43
15:11		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point layup
15:09		De'Ante Green offensive rebound
15:03	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point layup	57-43
14:50		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
14:48		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
14:42		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
14:40		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
14:33		Josh Nickelberry shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-44
14:33		Luis Rodriguez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:33		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
14:23		Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (bad pass)
14:08	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot	57-46
13:49		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
13:47		Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive rebound
13:47		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point layup
13:45		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
13:45		Jamir Watkins personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
13:31	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	57-48
13:24		Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals)
13:14	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	57-50
13:02		Jalen Hill blocks Jalen Warley's two point layup
13:00		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Jalen Hill assists)	57-52
12:26		Seminoles 30 second timeout
12:26		TV timeout
12:06	+2	Darin Green Jr. makes two point jump shot	59-52
11:46		Chandler Jackson personal foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		Kalib Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:46		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
11:34		Kalib Boone personal foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul)
11:21	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	61-52
10:57		Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
10:57		Kalib Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:57		Kalib Boone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:57		Seminoles defensive rebound
10:30		Jalen Warley turnover (out of bounds)
10:16	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	61-54
10:03		Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:01		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
9:37	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	61-56
9:19		Kalib Boone shooting foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Cam Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
9:17	+1	Cam Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-56
8:56		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
8:54		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
8:46		Luis Rodriguez misses two point jump shot
8:44		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
8:22		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
8:20		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	63-58
7:39		Isaiah Cottrell personal foul (De'Ante Green draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:21	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point dunk	65-58
6:20		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (De'Ante Green draws the foul)
6:20	+1	De'Ante Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-58
6:20	+1	De'Ante Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-58
5:58		De'Ante Green personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-59
5:58	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
5:35	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	69-60
5:20		Jalen Warley personal foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-61
5:20		Jalen Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:20		Baba Miller defensive rebound
5:10	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point layup (Darin Green Jr. assists)	71-61
4:54		Baba Miller shooting foul (Justin Webster draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Justin Webster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-62
4:54	+1	Justin Webster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-63
4:40		Jalen Hill personal foul (Darin Green Jr. draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Darin Green Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-63
4:40	+1	Darin Green Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-63
4:17		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Baba Miller steals)
3:50	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot (Cam Corhen assists)	75-63
3:34		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
3:32		Baba Miller defensive rebound
3:20	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	77-63
2:58		Jalen Hill turnover (lost ball) (Cam Corhen steals)
2:53	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup (Cam Corhen assists)	79-63
2:53		TV timeout
2:53		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
2:39	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point dunk	79-65
2:31		Baba Miller turnover
2:28		Baba Miller blocks Kalib Boone's two point layup
2:26		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	81-65
1:52		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (bad pass)
1:36		Cam Corhen misses two point jump shot
1:34		Baba Miller offensive rebound
1:30		Cam Corhen turnover (out of bounds)
1:26		Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-66
1:26	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-67
1:19		Baba Miller turnover (lost ball) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
1:19	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	81-69
1:19		Baba Miller shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	81-70
0:59		Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass) (Justin Webster steals)
0:49		Baba Miller blocks Kalib Boone's two point jump shot
0:47		Baba Miller defensive rebound
0:47		Luis Rodriguez personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
0:47		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:47		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
0:37		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:35		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
0:35		Luis Rodriguez personal foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-70
0:35	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-70
0:22	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	83-72
0:22		Jalen Warley shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Kalib Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	83-73
0:17		Chandler Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Justin Webster steals)
0:10		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
0:09		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	83-75
0:00		End of period

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Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup