Hill, Middlebrooks lead last-minute rally and N.C. State edges Notre Dame 66-65
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Ben Middlebrooks made the go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds left to cap N.C. State's rally from a late seven-point deficit and the Wolfpack defeated Notre Dame 66-65 on Wednesday night.
Marcus Hill's layup with 1:07 remaining tied the score and Middlebrooks made 1 of 2 free throws nearly a minute later to put the Wolfpack ahead for the first time since 7:40 remained in the second half. Notre Dame's Markus Burton missed a jumper and Hill rebounded as time ran out.
A 3-pointer by Braeden Shrewsberry gave Notre Dame a seven-point lead with 3 1/2 minutes remaining but the Fighting Irish managed only two points the rest of the way.
Dontrez Styles started N.C. State's rally with a 3-pointer and Hill's layup made it a two-point game with 2 1/2 minutes left. Matt Allocco then made two free throws for Notre Dame before the Wolfpack scored the game's final five points.
Nine of the game’s starters reached double-digits in scoring.
Hill scored 15 points, Jayden Taylor 14, Middlebrooks 11 and Styles 10 for N.C. State (9-6, 2-2 ACC).
Burton scored 15 points, Tae Davis 14, Shrewsberry 13, Allocco 11 and Kebba Njie added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Notre Dame (7-8, 1-3).
There were five lead changes in a 2 1/2-minute stretch late in the first half before Notre Dame went on an 11-0 run to lead 33-23 with a little over a minute remaining. Notre Dame led 33-26 at the break.
N.C. State, which took an 11-10 lead in the series with Notre Dame, hosts North Carolina on Saturday. Up next for Notre Dame is a trip to No. 4 Duke on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Kebba Njie vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Wolfpack gains possession) | |||
19:47 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
19:45 | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | |||
19:25 | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | |||
19:23 | Fighting Irish offensive rebound | |||
19:15 | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | |||
19:13 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
18:59 | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | |||
18:57 | Tae Davis defensive rebound | |||
18:43 | Markus Burton misses two point jump shot | |||
18:41 | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | |||
18:30 | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | |||
18:28 | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | |||
18:14 | Michael O'Connell personal foul | |||
18:01 | +3 | Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists) | 3-0 | |
17:38 | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (Braeden Shrewsberry steals) | |||
17:28 | Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (Jayden Taylor steals) | |||
17:21 | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 3-2 | |
17:00 | Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass) | |||
16:42 | Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot | |||
16:40 | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Dontrez Styles blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup | |||
16:26 | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | |||
16:24 | Jump ball. Jayden Taylor vs. Matt Allocco (Fighting Irish gains possession) | |||
16:24 | Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Matt Allocco steals) | |||
16:14 | Tae Davis turnover (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals) | |||
16:01 | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot | 3-4 | |
15:33 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point layup | 5-4 | |
15:16 | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists) | 5-7 | |
14:48 | Tae Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
14:46 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
14:34 | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists) | 5-9 | |
14:09 | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists) | 7-9 | |
13:34 | Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) | |||
13:34 | TV timeout | |||
13:19 | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | |||
13:17 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | |||
13:17 | Kebba Njie personal foul | |||
13:06 | +3 | Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists) | 7-12 | |
12:44 | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | |||
12:42 | Ismaël Diouf defensive rebound | |||
12:22 | Kebba Njie blocks Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's two point layup | |||
12:20 | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | |||
12:13 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point jump shot | 9-12 | |
11:54 | Breon Pass misses three point jump shot | |||
11:52 | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | |||
11:43 | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | |||
11:35 | Kebba Njie misses two point layup | |||
11:33 | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | |||
11:26 | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point layup | 11-12 | |
11:24 | Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot | |||
11:18 | Wolfpack offensive rebound | |||
11:18 | TV timeout | |||
11:06 | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | |||
11:04 | Tae Davis defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul) | |||
10:39 | Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:39 | Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:39 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
10:24 | +3 | Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 11-15 | |
10:04 | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul) | |||
10:04 | +1 | Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 | |
10:04 | Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:04 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
9:52 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:50 | Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound | |||
9:42 | Markus Burton turnover (Jayden Taylor steals) | |||
9:38 | Markus Burton personal foul | |||
9:38 | +1 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 | |
9:38 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:38 | Tae Davis defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | J.R. Konieczny turnover (traveling) | |||
8:47 | Michael O'Connell misses two point layup | |||
8:45 | Ismaël Diouf offensive rebound | |||
8:38 | +2 | Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup | 12-18 | |
8:19 | +2 | Tae Davis makes two point layup | 14-18 | |
7:54 | TV timeout | |||
7:45 | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | |||
7:43 | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | |||
7:16 | +3 | Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists) | 17-18 | |
7:00 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
6:58 | Fighting Irish defensive rebound | |||
6:34 | +3 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists) | 20-18 | |
5:57 | +3 | Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 20-21 | |
5:41 | +2 | Tae Davis makes two point layup | 22-21 | |
5:25 | Markus Burton personal foul | |||
5:14 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists) | 22-23 | |
5:00 | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists) | 24-23 | |
4:36 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot | |||
4:34 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | |||
4:22 | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | |||
4:20 | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | |||
4:10 | Markus Burton misses two point jump shot | |||
4:08 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
4:07 | Tae Davis personal foul | |||
3:54 | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | |||
3:52 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | |||
3:43 | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) | |||
3:43 | TV timeout | |||
3:32 | +2 | Tae Davis makes two point layup | 26-23 | |
3:16 | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Julian Roper II steals) | |||
2:49 | Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Tae Davis offensive rebound | |||
2:42 | +2 | Julian Roper II makes two point layup (Tae Davis assists) | 28-23 | |
2:42 | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | |||
2:29 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | +3 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists) | 31-23 | |
1:34 | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | |||
1:32 | Julian Roper II defensive rebound | |||
1:13 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul) | |||
1:13 | +1 | Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-23 | |
1:13 | +1 | Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-23 | |
0:55 | +3 | Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists) | 33-26 | |
0:30 | Julian Roper II misses two point layup | |||
0:28 | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:19 | Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound | |||
0:11 | Fighting Irish 30 second timeout | |||
0:11 | Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (Breon Pass steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |