Hill, Styles combine for 13 points in OT to help NC State beat Florida State 84-74 in an ACC opener
AP
Dec 07, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Marcus Hill and Dontrez Styles combined for 13 points in overtime, leading North Carolina State to an 84-74 victory over Florida State Seminoles on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
The Wolfpack opened the extra period on a 9-4 surge for a 79-72 advantage and cruised from there. Hill and Styles each shot 2 of 2 from the floor in overtime. Hill made all four of his free throws and finished with eight points. Styles made a 3-pointer and had five points.
Hill finished 7-of-12 shooting and scored 23 points. Styles made three of the Wolfpack's eight from long range, shot 7 of 13 and scored 21 points. Jayden Taylor added 14 points.
NC State Wolfpack (6-3, 1-0) shot 52% (28 of 54) overall and ended a three-game losing streak.
Jamir Watkins scored 24 points and Malique Ewin added 23 to lead Florida State (7-3, 0-1).
Ewin scored the first six points during a 9-2 spurt to give Florida State a 66-60 lead with 3:44 left in regulation. NC State answered with a 10-2 run, that included a Styles 3-pointer, for a 70-68 advantage with 19 seconds to go. Watkins made a pair of free throws to force overtime tied 70-all.
- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Copyright 2025 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
1st Half
FSU
Seminoles
33
NCST
Wolfpack
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Malique Ewin vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Marcus Hill gains possession)
19:32
Dontrez Styles turnover (lost ball) (Taylor Bol Bowen steals)
19:23
Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
19:21
Marcus Hill defensive rebound
19:12
+2
Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists)
0-2
18:58
Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
18:56
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
18:38
Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
18:38
Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul)
18:17
Taylor Bol Bowen offensive foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
18:17
Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (offensive foul)
17:53
+3
Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)
0-5
17:23
+2
Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot
2-5
17:08
Chandler Jackson personal foul
17:03
Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
17:01
Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
16:55
+2
Malique Ewin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)
4-5
16:29
Malique Ewin shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
16:29
+1
Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-6
16:29
+1
Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-7
16:08
+2
Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot
6-7
15:44
TV timeout
15:36
+2
Michael O'Connell makes two point layup
6-9
15:17
Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
15:15
Wolfpack defensive rebound
14:55
Breon Pass turnover (bad pass)
14:35
+2
Jamir Watkins makes two point driving layup
8-9
14:35
Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
14:35
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-9
14:06
+3
Breon Pass makes three point stepback jump shot
9-12
13:44
Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
13:44
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-12
13:44
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-12
13:25
Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:23
Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
13:17
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup
11-14
12:56
+2
Daquan Davis makes two point jump shot
13-14
12:27
Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:25
Jerry Deng defensive rebound
12:17
Jerry Deng turnover (lost ball)
11:49
+2
Marcus Hill makes two point driving layup
13-16
11:33
Jerry Deng misses two point jump shot
11:31
Breon Pass defensive rebound
11:26
Breon Pass turnover (lost ball) (Daquan Davis steals)
11:24
Daquan Davis misses two point jump shot
11:22
Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
11:20
Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:18
Seminoles defensive rebound
11:18
TV timeout
10:58
Alier Maluk misses two point jump shot
10:56
Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
10:52
Ben Middlebrooks turnover (traveling)
10:35
Bostyn Holt misses two point jump shot
10:33
Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
10:33
Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul
10:08
+3
Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)
13-19
9:56
Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
9:52
Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
9:52
+1
Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-20
9:52
Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:52
Malique Ewin defensive rebound
9:42
Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
9:42
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-20
9:42
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-20
9:21
Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
9:21
+1
Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-21
9:21
+1
Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-22
9:05
+3
Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)
18-22
8:36
+2
Marcus Hill makes two point layup
18-24
8:19
Malique Ewin misses two point layup
8:17
Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:10
Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:08
Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
8:08
Malique Ewin blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
8:06
Seminoles defensive rebound
7:59
Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
7:57
Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
7:52
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup
18-26
7:32
Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
7:30
Malique Ewin offensive rebound
7:24
Ben Middlebrooks blocks Malique Ewin's two point layup
7:22
Marcus Hill defensive rebound
7:14
Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
7:12
Marcus Hill offensive rebound
7:06
Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot
7:04
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
6:39
Trey Parker shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
6:39
TV timeout
6:39
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-26
6:39
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-26
6:17
Marcus Hill turnover (traveling)
6:02
+2
Malique Ewin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)
22-26
5:31
+2
Dontrez Styles makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)