Miami 72-70 NC State (8 Mar, 2025) Play-by-Play

NC State Wolfpack

12-19, 5-15 ACC

	1	2	T
NCSU	41	29	70
MIA	31	41	72

TIME	NCSU	MIA
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by NC State	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Miami	0	0
19:52	Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:49	A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	A.J. Staton-McCray missed Jumper.	0	0
19:31	Michael O'Connell Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:19	Kiree Huie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:04	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	0	0
19:02	Miami Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
19:02	Foul on Ben Middlebrooks.	0	0
18:49	Divine Ugochukwu missed Jumper.	0	0
18:49	NC State Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
18:49	Foul on Kiree Huie.	0	0
18:28	Ben Middlebrooks missed Jumper.	0	0
18:23	Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:11	Matthew Cleveland made Jumper.	0	2
17:55	Foul on Matthew Cleveland.	0	2
17:54	Jayden Taylor missed Free Throw.	0	2
17:54	NC State Deadball Team Rebound.	0	2
17:54	Jayden Taylor made Free Throw.	1	2
17:44	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	1	2
17:40	Kiree Huie Offensive Rebound.	1	2
17:39	Kiree Huie Turnover.	1	2
17:39	Breon Pass Steal.	1	2
17:35	Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.	1	2
17:35	Breon Pass made Free Throw.	2	2
17:35	A.J. Staton-McCray subbing out for Miami	2	2
17:35	Kiree Huie subbing out for Miami	2	2
17:35	Jalil Bethea subbing in for Miami	2	2
17:35	Austin Swartz subbing in for Miami	2	2
17:35	Breon Pass made Free Throw.	3	2
17:35	Breon Pass subbing out for NC State	3	2
17:35	Marcus Hill subbing in for NC State	3	2
17:07	Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	3	2
17:04	Dontrez Styles Defensive Rebound.	3	2
17:02	Dontrez Styles Turnover.	3	2
16:43	Brandon Johnson Turnover.	3	2
16:31	Dontrez Styles made Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.	5	2
16:10	Matthew Cleveland missed Layup.	5	2
16:10	Dontrez Styles Block.	5	2
16:02	Ben Middlebrooks Defensive Rebound.	5	2
16:02	Marcus Hill missed Layup.	5	2
16:01	Miami Defensive Rebound.	5	2
16:01	Matthew Cleveland subbing out for Miami	5	2
16:01	A.J. Staton-McCray subbing in for Miami	5	2
16:01	Jayden Taylor subbing out for NC State	5	2
16:01	Ben Middlebrooks subbing out for NC State	5	2
16:01	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield subbing in for NC State	5	2
16:01	Paul McNeil subbing in for NC State	5	2
15:58	Jalil Bethea missed Layup.	5	2
15:55	Michael O'Connell Defensive Rebound.	5	2
15:37	Dontrez Styles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.	8	2
15:04	Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	8	2
15:00	Dontrez Styles Defensive Rebound.	8	2
14:52	Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.	8	2
14:49	Marcus Hill Offensive Rebound.	8	2
14:47	Marcus Hill made Layup.	10	2
14:26	Foul on Marcus Hill.	10	2
14:26	Official TV Timeout	10	2
14:26	Brandon Johnson subbing out for Miami	10	2
14:26	Kiree Huie subbing in for Miami	10	2
14:26	Divine Ugochukwu missed Free Throw.	10	2
14:26	Miami Deadball Team Rebound.	10	2
14:26	Divine Ugochukwu made Free Throw.	10	3
14:10	Paul McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.	10	3
14:06	Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.	10	3
13:47	A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.	10	6
13:30	Paul McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.	13	6
13:07	A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.	13	6
13:04	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Defensive Rebound.	13	6
12:56	Marcus Hill missed Three Point Jumper.	13	6
12:51	Jalil Bethea Defensive Rebound.	13	6
12:35	Jalil Bethea made Jumper.	13	8
12:18	Michael O'Connell made Jumper. Assisted by Paul McNeil.	15	8
12:05	Divine Ugochukwu missed Layup.	15	8
12:05	NC State Deadball Team Rebound.	15	8
12:05	Foul on Kiree Huie.	15	8
12:05	Kiree Huie subbing out for Miami	15	8
12:05	Divine Ugochukwu subbing out for Miami	15	8
12:05	Matthew Cleveland subbing in for Miami	15	8
12:05	Brandon Johnson subbing in for Miami	15	8
12:05	Paul McNeil subbing out for NC State	15	8
12:05	Dontrez Styles subbing out for NC State	15	8
12:05	Michael O'Connell subbing out for NC State	15	8
12:05	Breon Pass subbing in for NC State	15	8
12:05	Bryce Heard subbing in for NC State	15	8
12:05	Jayden Taylor subbing in for NC State	15	8
11:46	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield missed Jumper.	15	8
11:46	Brandon Johnson Block.	15	8
11:42	Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	15	8
11:40	Matthew Cleveland made Layup.	15	10
11:23	Foul on Austin Swartz.	15	10
11:23	Official TV Timeout	15	10
11:23	Marcus Hill made Free Throw.	16	10
11:23	Marcus Hill made Free Throw.	17	10
11:05	Jalil Bethea missed Jumper.	17	10
11:02	Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.	17	10
10:58	Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.	17	10
10:54	Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.	17	10
10:45	Jalil Bethea missed Jumper.	17	10
10:42	Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	17	10
10:38	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	17	10
10:33	Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.	17	10
10:30	Marcus Hill made Layup.	19	10
10:09	Matthew Cleveland made Layup.	19	12
10:09	Foul on Bryce Heard.	19	12
10:09	Jalil Bethea subbing out for Miami	19	12
10:09	Divine Ugochukwu subbing in for Miami	19	12
10:09	Breon Pass subbing out for NC State	19	12
10:09	Michael O'Connell subbing in for NC State	19	12
10:09	Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.	19	13
9:56	Michael O'Connell Turnover.	19	13
9:28	Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
9:27	NC State Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:27	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield subbing out for NC State	19	13
9:27	Bryce Heard subbing out for NC State	19	13
9:27	Dontrez Styles subbing in for NC State	19	13
9:27	Ben Middlebrooks subbing in for NC State	19	13
9:09	Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
9:07	Ben Middlebrooks Offensive Rebound.	19	13
8:59	Marcus Hill missed Jumper.	19	13
8:54	Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.	19	13
8:50	Austin Swartz missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
8:49	Miami Deadball Team Rebound.	19	13
8:49	Foul on Jayden Taylor.	19	13
8:49	Marcus Hill subbing out for NC State	19	13
8:49	Paul McNeil subbing in for NC State	19	13
8:36	Matthew Cleveland made Jumper.	19	15
8:36	Foul on Dontrez Styles.	19	15
8:36	Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.	19	16
8:12	Foul on Brandon Johnson.	19	16
8:12	Ben Middlebrooks missed Free Throw.	19	16
8:12	NC State Deadball Team Rebound.	19	16
8:12	Brandon Johnson subbing out for Miami	19	16
8:12	Yussif Basa-Ama subbing in for Miami	19	16
8:12	Ben Middlebrooks made Free Throw.	20	16
7:56	Matthew Cleveland Turnover.	20	16
7:56	Official TV Timeout	20	16
7:56	Yussif Basa-Ama subbing out for Miami	20	16
7:56	Brandon Johnson subbing in for Miami	20	16
7:45	Paul McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Taylor.	23	16
7:24	Brandon Johnson made Jumper.	23	18
7:10	Paul McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Taylor.	26	18
7:10	Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.	26	18
7:10	A.J. Staton-McCray subbing out for Miami	26	18
7:10	Jalil Bethea subbing in for Miami	26	18
7:10	Paul McNeil made Free Throw.	27	18
7:00	Jalil Bethea missed Layup.	27	18
6:59	Brandon Johnson Offensive Rebound.	27	18
6:59	Foul on Paul McNeil.	27	18
6:50	Jalil Bethea Turnover.	27	18
6:29	Paul McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.	27	18
6:26	Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	27	18
6:21	Matthew Cleveland made Layup.	27	20
6:21	Foul on Ben Middlebrooks.	27	20
6:21	Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.	27	21
6:21	Ben Middlebrooks subbing out for NC State	27	21
6:21	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield subbing in for NC State	27	21
6:21	Jayden Taylor subbing out for NC State	27	21
6:21	Breon Pass subbing in for NC State	27	21
6:04	Dontrez Styles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.	30	21
5:43	Jalil Bethea made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.	30	24
5:21	Foul on Austin Swartz.	30	24
5:21	Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.	31	24
5:21	Paul McNeil subbing out for NC State	31	24
5:21	Marcus Hill subbing in for NC State	31	24
5:21	Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.	32	24
5:04	Matthew Cleveland missed Three Point Jumper.	32	24
5:00	Dontrez Styles Defensive Rebound.	32	24
4:53	Foul on Brandon Johnson.	32	24
4:53	Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.	33	24
4:53	Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.	34	24
4:32	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	34	24
4:27	Breon Pass Defensive Rebound.	34	24
4:10	Breon Pass missed Layup.	34	24
4:07	Jalil Bethea Defensive Rebound.	34	24
4:04	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	34	24
4:04	Dontrez Styles Block.	34	24
4:04	Miami Offensive Rebound.	34	24
3:58	Austin Swartz made Jumper. Assisted by Jalil Bethea.	34	26
3:34	Dontrez Styles made Jumper. Assisted by Breon Pass.	36	26
3:12	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	36	26
3:09	Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.	36	26
3:03	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Hill.	38	26
2:37	Jalil Bethea made Jumper.	38	28
2:14	Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.	38	28
2:11	Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.	38	28
2:09	Matthew Cleveland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.	38	31
1:49	Dontrez Styles missed Jumper.	38	31
1:48	Miami Deadball Team Rebound.	38	31
1:48	Foul on Brandon Huntley-Hatfield.	38	31
1:48	Official TV Timeout	38	31
1:48	Brandon Johnson missed Free Throw.	38	31
1:47	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Defensive Rebound.	38	31
1:33	Marcus Hill missed Jumper.	38	31
1:30	Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	38	31
1:14	Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.	38	31
1:11	Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.	38	31
0:52	Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.	38	31
0:48	Marcus Hill Offensive Rebound.	38	31
0:45	Michael O'Connell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Hill.	41	31
0:15	Miami Timeout	41	31
0:04	Miami Turnover.	41	31
0:04	Austin Swartz subbing out for Miami	41	31
0:04	Yussif Basa-Ama subbing in for Miami	41	31
0:04	Marcus Hill subbing out for NC State	41	31
0:04	Paul McNeil subbing in for NC State	41	31
0:01	Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.	41	31
0:00	NC State Deadball Team Rebound.	41	31
0:00	End of 1st half	41	31

Brandon Johnson throws it down for Miami

0:17

Matthew Cleveland gets the and-1 to fall for Miami

0:17

Dontrez Styles gets jumper to fall for NC State

0:19

Watsco Center

5:00 PM, 8 March 2025

Coral Gables, FL

Attendance: 2,541

Referees:
Adam James
Trey Styons
Adam Flore

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Duke	19-1	-	35-3
Clemson	18-2	1	27-7
Louisville	18-2	1	27-8
SMU	13-7	6	24-11
Wake Forest	13-7	6	21-11
North Carolina	13-7	6	23-14
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Florida State	8-12	11	17-15
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Notre Dame	8-12	11	15-18
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Syracuse	7-13	12	14-19
California	6-14	13	14-19
NC State	5-15	14	12-19
Boston College	4-16	15	12-19
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