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Hill, Middlebrooks lead last-minute rally and N.C. State edges Notre Dame 66-65

AP
Jan 08, 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Ben Middlebrooks made the go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds left to cap N.C. State's rally from a late seven-point deficit and the Wolfpack defeated Notre Dame 66-65 on Wednesday night.

Marcus Hill's layup with 1:07 remaining tied the score and Middlebrooks made 1 of 2 free throws nearly a minute later to put the Wolfpack ahead for the first time since 7:40 remained in the second half. Notre Dame's Markus Burton missed a jumper and Hill rebounded as time ran out.

A 3-pointer by Braeden Shrewsberry gave Notre Dame a seven-point lead with 3 1/2 minutes remaining but the Fighting Irish managed only two points the rest of the way.

Dontrez Styles started N.C. State's rally with a 3-pointer and Hill's layup made it a two-point game with 2 1/2 minutes left. Matt Allocco then made two free throws for Notre Dame before the Wolfpack scored the game's final five points.

Nine of the game’s starters reached double-digits in scoring.

Hill scored 15 points, Jayden Taylor 14, Middlebrooks 11 and Styles 10 for N.C. State (9-6, 2-2 ACC).

Burton scored 15 points, Tae Davis 14, Shrewsberry 13, Allocco 11 and Kebba Njie added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Notre Dame (7-8, 1-3).

There were five lead changes in a 2 1/2-minute stretch late in the first half before Notre Dame went on an 11-0 run to lead 33-23 with a little over a minute remaining. Notre Dame led 33-26 at the break.

N.C. State, which took an 11-10 lead in the series with Notre Dame, hosts North Carolina on Saturday. Up next for Notre Dame is a trip to No. 4 Duke on Saturday.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
33
NCST
Wolfpack
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kebba Njie vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:47		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
19:45		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
19:25		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
19:23		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
19:15		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
19:13		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
18:59		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
18:57		Tae Davis defensive rebound
18:43		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:41		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
18:30		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:28		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
18:14		Michael O'Connell personal foul
18:01	+3	Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists)	3-0
17:38		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
17:28		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
17:21	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	3-2
17:00		Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass)
16:42		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
16:40		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
16:28		Dontrez Styles blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup
16:26		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
16:24		Jump ball. Jayden Taylor vs. Matt Allocco (Fighting Irish gains possession)
16:24		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Matt Allocco steals)
16:14		Tae Davis turnover (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals)
16:01	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot	3-4
15:33	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	5-4
15:16	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	5-7
14:48		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
14:46		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	5-9
14:09	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	7-9
13:34		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass)
13:34		TV timeout
13:19		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
13:17		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
13:17		Kebba Njie personal foul
13:06	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	7-12
12:44		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
12:42		Ismaël Diouf defensive rebound
12:22		Kebba Njie blocks Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's two point layup
12:20		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	9-12
11:54		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
11:52		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
11:43		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
11:41		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
11:35		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
11:33		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
11:26	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point layup	11-12
11:24		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
11:18		Wolfpack offensive rebound
11:18		TV timeout
11:06		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:04		Tae Davis defensive rebound
10:39		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul)
10:39		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:39		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:39		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
10:24	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	11-15
10:04		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-15
10:04		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:04		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
9:52		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:50		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
9:42		Markus Burton turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
9:38		Markus Burton personal foul
9:38	+1	Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-16
9:38		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:38		Tae Davis defensive rebound
9:11		J.R. Konieczny turnover (traveling)
8:47		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
8:45		Ismaël Diouf offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup	12-18
8:19	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	14-18
7:54		TV timeout
7:45		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
7:43		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
7:16	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	17-18
7:00		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
6:58		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
6:34	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	20-18
5:57	+3	Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	20-21
5:41	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	22-21
5:25		Markus Burton personal foul
5:14	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists)	22-23
5:00	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists)	24-23
4:36		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot
4:34		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
4:22		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
4:20		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
4:10		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
4:08		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
4:07		Tae Davis personal foul
3:54		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:52		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
3:43		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass)
3:43		TV timeout
3:32	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	26-23
3:16		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Julian Roper II steals)
2:49		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
2:47		Tae Davis offensive rebound
2:42	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup (Tae Davis assists)	28-23
2:42		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
2:29		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
2:27		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
2:03	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	31-23
1:34		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
1:32		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
1:13		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-23
1:13	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-23
0:55	+3	Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	33-26
0:30		Julian Roper II misses two point layup
0:28		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
0:21		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
0:19		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
0:11		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:11		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (Breon Pass steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
32
NCST
Wolfpack
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	33-28
19:19		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
19:17		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot	33-30
18:54	+3	Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	36-30
18:28		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
18:26		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	38-30
17:48		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
17:46		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
17:37		Tae Davis misses two point layup
17:35		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
17:15		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
17:13		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
17:05		Markus Burton misses two point layup
17:03		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
16:58		Matt Allocco shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
16:58	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
16:58		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:58		Tae Davis defensive rebound
16:43		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Tae Davis's two point jump shot
16:41		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	38-33
16:18		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup
16:16		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
16:07		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
16:05		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
15:58		Matt Allocco misses two point jump shot
15:56		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
15:49	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point layup	40-33
15:28		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:26		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
15:17		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
15:15		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
15:08	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	40-36
15:07		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
15:07		TV timeout
14:39	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot	42-36
14:15	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	42-38
13:52	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Tae Davis assists)	44-38
13:34	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	44-41
13:03	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	47-41
12:43		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
12:41		Tae Davis defensive rebound
12:33		Markus Burton misses two point layup
12:31		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
12:18		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
12:16		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
12:07		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
12:05		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
11:56	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	47-44
11:37		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
11:35		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
11:32		TV timeout
11:17	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup (Julian Roper II assists)	49-44
11:02		TV timeout
10:49	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	49-46
10:49		Julian Roper II shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-47
10:26		Michael O'Connell personal foul
10:15		Markus Burton turnover (traveling)
9:59		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point hook shot
9:57		Tae Davis defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	51-47
9:32		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
9:30		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
9:24		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
9:22		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
9:02		Tae Davis turnover (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
8:55	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	51-49
8:28		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
8:26		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
8:20	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	51-51
8:03		Breon Pass shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
8:03	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
7:43	+3	Ben Middlebrooks makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	53-54
7:20	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	55-54
7:20		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
7:20		TV timeout
7:20	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-54
7:03		Kebba Njie personal foul
7:01		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:59		Wolfpack offensive rebound
6:51		Kebba Njie blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
6:49		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
6:31	+3	Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	59-54
6:00		Jayden Taylor turnover (J.R. Konieczny steals)
5:40		Fighting Irish turnover (5-second violation)
5:16		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
5:14		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
4:55		Markus Burton turnover (Breon Pass steals)
4:47		Michael O'Connell turnover (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
4:37		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
4:37		Markus Burton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:37	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
4:21		Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul
4:18		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
4:18	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
3:57		Breon Pass personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:41	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	63-56
3:11	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	63-59
3:08		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
2:51		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
2:38		Dontrez Styles blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
2:36		Breon Pass defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	63-61
2:06		Marcus Hill personal foul (Matt Allocco draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Matt Allocco makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-61
2:06	+1	Matt Allocco makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-61
1:54		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
1:52		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
1:45		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
1:45	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-63
1:19		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
1:17		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Breon Pass assists)	65-65
0:43		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
0:41		Breon Pass defensive rebound
0:33		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:11		Tae Davis shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
0:11		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
0:08		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:01		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
0:00		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Marcus Hill defensive rebound