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Watkins scores 19, Florida State jumps out to an early lead and cruises past Florida State 90-83

AP
Feb 27, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Jamir Watkins scored 19 points and Florida State built an early lead and beat North Carolina State 90-83 on Tuesday night.

Florida State (15-13, 9-8 ACC), which has won two of its last three since ending a three-game losing streak, shot 59% (37 of 62) overall against N.C. State. Each of eleven players who saw action made at least one field goal for the Seminoles.

Primo Spears added 14 points and six assists for Florida State. Cameron Corhen finished with 11 points. Watkins extended his double-figure scoring streak to a career-best 14 games.

The Seminoles took the lead for good midway through the first half and built a 12-point advantage early in the second. Jayden Taylor's 3-pointer cut the N.C. State deficit to 66-64, but the Seminoles answered with a 10-2 surge to pull away. Jalen Warley scored four of his eight points during the stretch, and Corhen capped it with a dunk.

Watkins and Spears each scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the second half.

Taylor scored 24 points to lead N.C. State (17-11, 9-8). Casey Morsell added 19 points and DJ Horne chipped in with 15. Taylor and Horne combined for seven of the Wolfpack's 10 3-pointers. Mohamed Diarra scored 13 points to go with nine rebounds.

Florida State has won six consecutive homes games against N.C. State.

N.C. State, which has lost two of its last three games, plays at No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday.

Florida State plays at Georgia Tech on Saturday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
33
FSU
Seminoles
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mohamed Diarra vs. Baba Miller (Seminoles gains possession)
19:44		Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:42		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
19:22		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:20		Baba Miller defensive rebound
19:12		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
19:10		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
19:00		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
18:58		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
18:55		Casey Morsell blocks Cam Corhen's two point layup
18:53		Cam Corhen offensive rebound
18:49		DJ Burns Jr. shooting foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Cam Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:49		Cam Corhen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:49		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
18:26		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
18:24		Cam Corhen defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Jalen Warley makes two point jump shot	0-3
17:52	+2	DJ Horne makes two point driving layup	2-3
17:37		DJ Burns Jr. blocks Baba Miller's two point jump shot
17:35		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
17:32	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists)	4-3
17:11	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	4-5
16:37		DJ Burns Jr. turnover (shot clock violation)
16:25		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
16:23		Seminoles offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Cam Corhen makes two point hook shot	4-7
15:44	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	6-7
15:29	+3	Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	6-10
15:15		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:13		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
15:12	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup	8-10
15:03	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	8-12
14:40		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:38		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
14:32		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
14:30		Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
14:18		Jalen Warley misses two point layup
14:16		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	11-12
13:37		Cam Corhen offensive foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
13:37		Cam Corhen turnover (offensive foul)
13:37		TV timeout
13:07	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point hook shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	13-12
12:54	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	13-14
12:40		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:38		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
12:34		Jaylan Gainey shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	14-14
12:34		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:34		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:34		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
12:26		Chandler Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Michael O'Connell steals)
12:17		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass)
12:11	+2	Jaylan Gainey makes two point dunk (Primo Spears assists)	14-16
11:51		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:49		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point layup (Chandler Jackson assists)	14-18
11:12		Chandler Jackson blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup
11:10		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	14-20
10:44	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	17-20
10:20		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
10:18		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
10:09		Jaylan Gainey blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
10:07		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
10:07		Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
10:07		TV timeout
10:07	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-20
10:07	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-20
9:58	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	19-22
9:28	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	22-22
9:09		De'Ante Green misses two point hook shot
9:07		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:45		Casey Morsell offensive foul (Josh Nickelberry draws the foul)
8:45		Casey Morsell turnover (offensive foul)
8:25	+2	De'Ante Green makes two point jump shot	22-24
8:08		De'Ante Green personal foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul)
7:49		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:47		Baba Miller defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	22-27
7:29	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	24-27
7:08	+3	De'Ante Green makes three point jump shot (Darin Green Jr. assists)	24-30
7:04		TV timeout
6:49		DJ Horne turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Warley steals)
6:44		Casey Morsell blocks Darin Green Jr.'s three point jump shot
6:42		Jamir Watkins offensive rebound
6:41	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	24-32
6:22		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
6:20		Wolfpack offensive rebound
6:16		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
6:14		Baba Miller defensive rebound
6:05		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul)
5:47	+2	Darin Green Jr. makes two point jump shot	24-34
5:39		Mohamed Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Darin Green Jr. steals)
5:36		Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:34		DJ Horne defensive rebound
5:34		DJ Horne turnover (lost ball) (Cam Corhen steals)
5:19		Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals)
5:14		Casey Morsell turnover (lost ball) (Jamir Watkins steals)
5:09		Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
5:03		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:01		Baba Miller defensive rebound
4:57		Baba Miller turnover (lost ball)
4:45	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	27-34
4:22	+2	Baba Miller makes two point layup	27-36
4:04	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	29-36
3:44		Primo Spears turnover (out of bounds)
3:44		TV timeout
3:19	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	31-36
3:01		Casey Morsell personal foul (Darin Green Jr. draws the foul)
2:47		Cam Corhen misses two point jump shot
2:45		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:36		Baba Miller personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
2:35		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass)
2:31		Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:29		DJ Burns Jr. personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
2:19		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
2:17		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
2:05		Kam Woods misses two point layup
2:03		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
1:59		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-37
1:59		Primo Spears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
1:40		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
1:39		Wolfpack offensive rebound
1:39		Chandler Jackson personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
1:21		Josh Nickelberry shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-37
1:21	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-37
1:07	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	33-39
0:47		Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot
0:44		Seminoles defensive rebound
0:44		Seminoles 30 second timeout
0:32	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	33-41
0:20		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:01		DJ Horne misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

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Watkins scores 19, Florida State jumps out to an early lead and cruises past Florida State 90-83

1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
33
FSU
Seminoles
41

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Watkins scores 19, Florida State jumps out to an early lead and cruises past Florida State 90-83

1st Half NCSTWolfpack33FSUSeminoles41

1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
33
FSU
Seminoles
41