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Hill, Styles combine for 13 points in OT to help NC State beat Florida State 84-74 in an ACC opener
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 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 (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.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Malique Ewin vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Marcus Hill gains possession) | Â |
| 19:32 | | Â | Dontrez Styles turnover (lost ball) (Taylor Bol Bowen steals) | Â |
| 19:23 |  | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:12 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | | Â | Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:56 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:38 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:38 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen offensive foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Chandler Jackson personal foul | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:55 | | +2 | Malique Ewin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamir Watkins assists) | 4-5 |
| 16:29 | | Â | Malique Ewin shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:36 | | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point layup | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | | Â | Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 14:35 | | +2 | Jamir Watkins makes two point driving layup | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | | Â | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:25 | | Â | Jerry Deng defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Jerry Deng turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:49 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point driving layup | 13-16 |
| 11:33 | | Â | Jerry Deng misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Breon Pass defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Breon Pass turnover (lost ball) (Daquan Davis steals) | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Daquan Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Seminoles defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | Alier Maluk misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:56 | | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Bostyn Holt misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul | Â |
| 10:08 | | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 13-19 |
| 9:56 | | Â | Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals) | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:52 | | +1 | Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-20 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Malique Ewin defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Malique Ewin misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Malique Ewin blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Seminoles defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup | 18-26 |
| 7:32 | | Â | Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Malique Ewin offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Malique Ewin's two point layup | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Marcus Hill offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Jamir Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Trey Parker shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Marcus Hill turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 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) | 22-28 |
| 5:07 | | Â | Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Dontrez Styles steals) | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:37 | | +1 | Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-29 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Jerry Deng defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Jerry Deng misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:11 | | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:09 | | Â | Jerry Deng defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Jerry Deng draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-29 |
| 4:06 | | Â | Jerry Deng misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Jerry Deng shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 3:22 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 3:22 | | +1 | Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 3:22 | | +1 | Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-30 |
| 3:21 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Watkins steals) | Â |
| 3:18 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:18 | | +1 | Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 3:18 | | +1 | Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 2:49 | | +3 | Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 27-33 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Malique Ewin makes two point layup | 29-33 |
| 1:51 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:49 | | Â | Jamir Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:22 | | Â | Justin Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Trey Parker steals) | Â |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Trey Parker makes two point jump shot | 29-35 |
| 1:08 | | Â | Seminoles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:04 | | +2 | Jamir Watkins makes two point layup | 31-35 |
| 0:42 | | Â | Trey Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Jamir Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Daquan Davis makes two point jump shot | 33-35 |
| 0:22 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |