NC State Wolfpack vs. Miami Hurricanes

Mar 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCST	41	29	70
MIA	31	41	72

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.

Player Stats

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 Jr.	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
11AJ 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

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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
+1 (17:35) Breon Pass made Free Throw.
32
(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.
(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) 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.
(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.
+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.
+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.
(9:09) 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.
+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.
+1 (8:12) Ben Middlebrooks made Free Throw.
2016
(7:56) Matthew Cleveland Turnover.
+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.
+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
+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
+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) 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
(0:04) Miami Turnover.
(0:01) Michael O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.

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

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