NC State (70) vs Miami (72) · Mar 8, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 8, 2025

Game Recap

Brandon Johnson's dramatic flush lifts Miami to 72-70 win over N.C. State. Brandon Johnson's putback slam with 1 second remaining lifted Miami to a 72-70 victory over N.C. State on Saturday in likely the last game of the season for both teams.

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCST	41	29	70
MIA	31	41	72

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Ben Middlebrooks	17	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	4	1
4Breon Pass	17	0-6	0-4	4-4	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
12Michael O'Connell	38	3-11	2-8	0-0	4	4	0	0	1	0	8
3Dontrez Styles	34	8-13	4-7	4-6	3	1	0	2	2	3	24
8Jayden Taylor	16	0-3	0-1	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	1
1Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	23	4-5	0-0	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	1	10
10Marcus Hill	27	2-9	0-1	4-4	7	2	1	0	2	1	8
7Bryce Heard	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2Paul McNeil	22	4-8	3-7	3-3	2	1	0	0	1	2	14
TOTAL	-	21-5736.8%	9-2832.1%	19-2382.6%	28	15	4	2	8	14	70

MIAMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Kiree Huie	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
2Brandon Johnson	33	5-11	0-3	0-3	10	0	0	2	1	2	10
99Divine Ugochukwu	38	2-5	1-1	1-2	3	6	1	0	2	1	6
0Matthew Cleveland	36	11-24	2-5	8-9	5	1	0	4	1	2	32
11A.J. Staton-McCray	26	2-4	2-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	3	6
35Yussif Basa-Ama	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Austin Swartz	36	4-9	0-5	0-0	6	3	3	0	0	3	8
3Jalil Bethea	20	4-8	2-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	1	10

TOTAL	-	28-6145.9%	7-1838.9%	9-1464.3%	30	11	5	6	10	14	72

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfncstmia

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by NC State
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Miami
(19:52) Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:49) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
(19:35) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Jumper.
(19:31) Michael O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
(19:22) Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:19) Kiree Huie Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(19:02) Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:02) Foul on Ben Middlebrooks.
(18:49) Divine Ugochukwu missed Jumper.
(18:49) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:49) Foul on Kiree Huie.
(18:28) Ben Middlebrooks missed Jumper.
(18:23) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:11) Matthew Cleveland made Jumper.
02
(17:55) Foul on Matthew Cleveland.
(17:54) Jayden Taylor missed Free Throw.
(17:54) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:54) Jayden Taylor made Free Throw.
12
(17:44) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(17:40) Kiree Huie Offensive Rebound.
(17:39) Kiree Huie Turnover.
(17:39) Breon Pass Steal.
(17:35) Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.
+1 (17:35) Breon Pass made Free Throw.
22
(17:35) A.J. Staton-McCray subbing out for Miami
(17:35) Kiree Huie subbing out for Miami
(17:35) Jalil Bethea subbing in for Miami
(17:35) Austin Swartz subbing in for Miami
+1 (17:35) Breon Pass made Free Throw.
32
(17:35) Breon Pass subbing out for NC State
(17:35) Marcus Hill subbing in for NC State
(17:07) Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:04) Dontrez Styles Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Dontrez Styles Turnover.
(16:43) Brandon Johnson Turnover.
+2 (16:31) Dontrez Styles made Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.
52
(16:10) Matthew Cleveland missed Layup.
(16:10) Dontrez Styles Block.
(16:02) Ben Middlebrooks Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Marcus Hill missed Layup.
(16:01) Miami Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Matthew Cleveland subbing out for Miami
(16:01) A.J. Staton-McCray subbing in for Miami
(16:01) Jayden Taylor subbing out for NC State
(16:01) Ben Middlebrooks subbing out for NC State
(16:01) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield subbing in for NC State
(16:01) Paul McNeil subbing in for NC State
(15:58) Jalil Bethea missed Layup.
(15:55) Michael O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:37) Dontrez Styles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.
82
(15:04) Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:00) Dontrez Styles Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Marcus Hill Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Marcus Hill made Layup.
102
(14:26) Foul on Marcus Hill.
(14:26) Official TV Timeout
(14:26) Brandon Johnson subbing out for Miami
(14:26) Kiree Huie subbing in for Miami
(14:26) Divine Ugochukwu missed Free Throw.
(14:26) Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:26) Divine Ugochukwu made Free Throw.
103
(14:10) Paul McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:06) Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:47) A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.
106
+3 (13:30) Paul McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.
136
(13:07) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.
(13:04) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Defensive Rebound.
(12:56) Marcus Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:51) Jalil Bethea Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) Jalil Bethea made Jumper.
138
+2 (12:18) Michael O'Connell made Jumper. Assisted by Paul McNeil.
158
(12:05) Divine Ugochukwu missed Layup.
(12:05) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:05) Foul on Kiree Huie.
(12:05) Kiree Huie subbing out for Miami
(12:05) Divine Ugochukwu subbing out for Miami
(12:05) Matthew Cleveland subbing in for Miami
(12:05) Brandon Johnson subbing in for Miami
(12:05) Paul McNeil subbing out for NC State
(12:05) Dontrez Styles subbing out for NC State
(12:05) Michael O'Connell subbing out for NC State
(12:05) Breon Pass subbing in for NC State
(12:05) Bryce Heard subbing in for NC State
(12:05) Jayden Taylor subbing in for NC State
(11:46) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield missed Jumper.
(11:46) Brandon Johnson Block.
(11:42) Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:40) Matthew Cleveland made Layup.
1510
(11:23) Foul on Austin Swartz.
(11:23) Official TV Timeout
+1 (11:23) Marcus Hill made Free Throw.
1610
+1 (11:23) Marcus Hill made Free Throw.
1710
(11:05) Jalil Bethea missed Jumper.
(11:02) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:54) Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Jalil Bethea missed Jumper.
(10:42) Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(10:38) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(10:33) Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:30) Marcus Hill made Layup.
1910
+2 (10:09) Matthew Cleveland made Layup.
1912
(10:09) Foul on Bryce Heard.
(10:09) Jalil Bethea subbing out for Miami
(10:09) Divine Ugochukwu subbing in for Miami
(10:09) Breon Pass subbing out for NC State
(10:09) Michael O'Connell subbing in for NC State
+1 (10:09) Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.
1913
(9:56) Michael O'Connell Turnover.
(9:28) Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:27) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield subbing out for NC State
(9:27) Bryce Heard subbing out for NC State
(9:27) Dontrez Styles subbing in for NC State
(9:27) Ben Middlebrooks subbing in for NC State
(9:09) Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:07) Ben Middlebrooks Offensive Rebound.
(8:59) Marcus Hill missed Jumper.
(8:54) Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Austin Swartz missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:49) Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:49) Foul on Jayden Taylor.
(8:49) Marcus Hill subbing out for NC State
(8:49) Paul McNeil subbing in for NC State
+2 (8:36) Matthew Cleveland made Jumper.
1915
(8:36) Foul on Dontrez Styles.
+1 (8:36) Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.
1916
(8:12) Foul on Brandon Johnson.
(8:12) Ben Middlebrooks missed Free Throw.
(8:12) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:12) Brandon Johnson subbing out for Miami
(8:12) Yussif Basa-Ama subbing in for Miami
+1 (8:12) Ben Middlebrooks made Free Throw.
2016
(7:56) Matthew Cleveland Turnover.
(7:56) Official TV Timeout
(7:56) Yussif Basa-Ama subbing out for Miami
(7:56) Brandon Johnson subbing in for Miami
+3 (7:45) Paul McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Taylor.
2316
+2 (7:24) Brandon Johnson made Jumper.
2318
+3 (7:10) Paul McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Taylor.
2618
(7:10) Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.
(7:10) A.J. Staton-McCray subbing out for Miami
(7:10) Jalil Bethea subbing in for Miami
+1 (7:10) Paul McNeil made Free Throw.
2718
(7:00) Jalil Bethea missed Layup.
(6:59) Brandon Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Foul on Paul McNeil.
(6:50) Jalil Bethea Turnover.
(6:29) Paul McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:26) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:21) Matthew Cleveland made Layup.
2720
(6:21) Foul on Ben Middlebrooks.
+1 (6:21) Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.
2721
(6:21) Ben Middlebrooks subbing out for NC State
(6:21) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield subbing in for NC State
(6:21) Jayden Taylor subbing out for NC State
(6:21) Breon Pass subbing in for NC State
+3 (6:04) Dontrez Styles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael O'Connell.
3021
+3 (5:43) Jalil Bethea made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.
3024
(5:21) Foul on Austin Swartz.
+1 (5:21) Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.
3124
(5:21) Paul McNeil subbing out for NC State
(5:21) Marcus Hill subbing in for NC State
+1 (5:21) Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.
3224
(5:04) Matthew Cleveland missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:00) Dontrez Styles Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Foul on Brandon Johnson.
+1 (4:53) Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.
3324
+1 (4:53) Dontrez Styles made Free Throw.
3424
(4:32) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(4:27) Breon Pass Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Breon Pass missed Layup.
(4:07) Jalil Bethea Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(4:04) Dontrez Styles Block.
(4:04) Miami Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:58) Austin Swartz made Jumper. Assisted by Jalil Bethea.
3426
+2 (3:34) Dontrez Styles made Jumper. Assisted by Breon Pass.
3626
(3:12) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(3:09) Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Hill.
3826
+2 (2:37) Jalil Bethea made Jumper.
3828
(2:14) Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:11) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:09) Matthew Cleveland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.
3831
(1:49) Dontrez Styles missed Jumper.
(1:48) Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:48) Foul on Brandon Huntley-Hatfield.
(1:48) Official TV Timeout
(1:48) Brandon Johnson missed Free Throw.
(1:47) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Marcus Hill missed Jumper.
(1:30) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(1:11) Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Breon Pass missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:48) Marcus Hill Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:45) Michael O'Connell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Hill.
4131
(0:15) Miami Timeout
(0:04) Miami Turnover.
(0:04) Austin Swartz subbing out for Miami
(0:04) Yussif Basa-Ama subbing in for Miami
(0:04) Marcus Hill subbing out for NC State
(0:04) Paul McNeil subbing in for NC State
(0:01) Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

NCST

MIA

70Points72

21-57(36.8%)Field Goal(%)28-61(45.9%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)7-18(38.9%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

15Assists11

4Steals5

2Blocks6

9Turnovers11

14(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

13Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 12:00 PM

Watsco Center · Coral Gables, FL

attendance: 2,541 (31.9%)

tv: The CW Network

spread: NCST -2.5

over/under: 149.5