Watkins, Green Jr. pace Florida State to win over Wake Forest to end the Demon Deacons' win streak
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Jamir Watkins scored 19 points and Darin Green Jr. scored 17 points and Florida State beat Wake Forest 87-82 on Tuesday night to end the Demon Deacons' nine-game win streak.
Watkins made all 11 of his free throws, distributed nine assists and committed just three turnovers. Baba Miller scored 14 points and the Seminoles (9-6, 3-1 ACC) used depth off the bench to outscore Wake Forest's reserves 26-13. Eleven players entered the scoring column for Florida State.
Florida State now has won three straight and five of its last six.
Cameron Hildreth scored 25 points for the Demon Deacons (11-4, 3-1), Kevin Miller scored 21, reserve Parker Friedrichsen scored 13 and Hunter Sallis 10.
The Seminoles led 42-41 at halftime and took advantage of Wake Forest's cold shooting to start the second half. Florida State outscored Wake Forest 14-2 in the first six minutes after the break and led 56-43.
Hildreth's two free throws were the only Wake Forest points during that stretch in which it missed all six shot attempts and committed six turnovers.
Wake Forest righted itself and began the march back and grabbed a 69-67 lead with 6:19 left. The advantage proved to be short lived as Watkins went on his own 5-0 run that included a pair of free throws and a three-point play and the Seminoles never trailed again.
Green threw down a dunk with 2:14 left to make it an 82-72 lead before Hildreth and Sallis made consecutive 3-pointers in a 36-second span. But Jalen Warley made 3 of 4 free throws and Watkins made a pair with 13 seconds left to seal it.
The Demon Deacons, who now have scored 80 points or more in seven consecutive games, host Virginia on Saturday. Florida State travels to face Notre Dame on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Efton Reid III vs. Baba Miller (Jalen Warley gains possession) | Â |
| 19:54 | | Â | Jalen Warley misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:52 |  | Â | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Seminoles defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | Baba Miller misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:12 | | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | | Â | De'Ante Green shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:12 | | +1 | Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | | Â | De'Ante Green turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â |
| 18:55 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | | +2 | Jamir Watkins makes two point layup (Jalen Warley assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:28 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Andrew Carr blocks Jamir Watkins's two point layup | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth turnover | Â |
| 17:54 | | +2 | Jamir Watkins makes two point layup | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | | Â | Andrew Carr misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:32 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:32 | | Â | Baba Miller personal foul | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:15 | | Â | Jamir Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:08 | | +3 | Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists) | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:37 | | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:33 | | Â | Jalen Warley misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:31 | | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:23 | | Â | Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Jamir Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:19 | | +2 | De'Ante Green makes two point layup (Jamir Watkins assists) | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | | Â | Kevin Miller shooting foul (De'Ante Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:19 | | +1 | De'Ante Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-10 |
| 15:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:49 | | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point dunk | 7-10 |
| 15:15 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Jamir Watkins blocks Hunter Sallis's two point layup | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Jaylan Gainey defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | Baba Miller misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Jaylan Gainey offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:50 | | +2 | Jaylan Gainey makes two point dunk | 7-12 |
| 14:33 | | Â | Baba Miller blocks Andrew Carr's two point dunk | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Jamir Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:22 | | Â | Jaylan Gainey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:14 | | +3 | Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | | +3 | Baba Miller makes three point jump shot | 10-15 |
| 13:36 | | Â | Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Primo Spears turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals) | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:52 | | Â | Hunter Sallis personal foul | Â |
| 12:45 | | Â | Primo Spears misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:37 | | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot | 12-15 |
| 12:33 | | +2 | Cam Corhen makes two point jump shot | 12-17 |
| 12:26 | | Â | Zach Keller turnover (bad pass) (Darin Green Jr. steals) | Â |
| 12:16 | | +3 | Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot | 12-20 |
| 12:10 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Cam Corhen defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Cam Corhen offensive foul | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Cam Corhen turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Cam Corhen defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Primo Spears misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 15-20 |
| 10:29 | | +3 | Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists) | 15-23 |
| 9:53 | | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Cam Corhen steals) | Â |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jamir Watkins makes two point dunk (Jalen Warley assists) | 15-25 |
| 9:25 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth turnover (lost ball) (Jamir Watkins steals) | Â |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Darin Green Jr. makes two point layup (Jamir Watkins assists) | 15-27 |
| 9:21 | | Â | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:08 | | Â | Jalen Warley shooting foul (Parker Friedrichsen draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Parker Friedrichsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-27 |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Parker Friedrichsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 8:41 | | Â | Jalen Warley turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | De'Ante Green offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Jump ball. Baba Miller vs. Efton Reid III (Baba Miller gains possession) | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Jalen Warley turnover (out of bounds) (Efton Reid III steals) | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Warley steals) | Â |
| 7:31 | | Â | Jamir Watkins misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Efton Reid III offensive foul (Darin Green Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Efton Reid III turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Primo Spears misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:43 | | +3 | Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 20-27 |
| 6:13 | | Â | Jaylan Gainey offensive foul | Â |
| 6:13 | | Â | Jaylan Gainey turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 6:13 | | Â | Seminoles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 5:45 | | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Parker Friedrichsen assists) | 23-27 |
| 5:21 | | Â | Hunter Sallis shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:21 | | +1 | Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 |
| 5:21 | | +1 | Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-29 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point layup | 25-29 |
| 4:55 | | +3 | Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists) | 25-32 |
| 4:40 | | +3 | Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists) | 28-32 |
| 4:07 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Jaylan Gainey personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-32 |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-32 |
| 3:33 | | Â | Primo Spears misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-32 |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-32 |
| 3:03 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:03 | | +1 | Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-33 |
| 3:03 | | +1 | Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-34 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point jump shot | 34-34 |
| 2:29 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Carr steals) | Â |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup | 36-34 |
| 2:07 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:05 | | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball) (Darin Green Jr. steals) | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Cam Corhen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point layup | 38-34 |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Cam Corhen makes two point jump shot | 38-36 |
| 1:03 | | Â | Andrew Carr shooting foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Cam Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-37 |
| 0:47 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:45 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:40 | | +3 | Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists) | 38-40 |
| 0:19 | | Â | Baba Miller blocks Kevin Miller's two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Cam Corhen personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-40 |
| 0:12 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Andrew Carr personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-41 |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-42 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 41-42 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |