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N.C. State uses balanced attack to keep ACC tourney hopes alive, beating Pitt 71-63

AP
Mar 05, 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Michael O’Connell scored 15 points and Dontrez Styles posted a double-double and N.C. State maintained hopes of playing in the ACC Tournament beating Pittsburgh 71-63 on Wednesday night.

Breon Pass scored 14 points, Styles scored 13 and tied a career-high with 13 rebounds, Ben Middlebrooks scored 11 points and reserve Marcus Hill 10. Styles also grabbed 13 boards on Jan. 6, 2024 against DePaul.

Jaland Lowe scored 20 points, Cameron Cohren 13 and Ishmael Leggett 12 for Pitt.

N.C. State (12-18, 5-14) is trying to play its way into the 15-team tournament and currently resides in 16th place in the 18-team league. The Panthers (16-14, 7-12) are fighting for a spot in the top nine in search of a first-round bye.

The Wolfpack led 34-30 at intermission and extended their lead to 46-35 with a layup from Hill with 14:48 remaining. But after failing to score for more than three minutes, the Panthers got back in it with a 7-0 run. Cohren made two foul shots with 11:43 to go to reduce the deficit to 46-42.

Lowe recorded a three-point play with 4:56 left to cut Pitt's deficit to 55-54 but the Panthers failed to get closer.

Both teams end their regular seasons on Saturday. Pitt hosts Boston College and the Wolfpack travels to Miami.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
30
NCST
Wolfpack
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zack Austin vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Ishmael Leggett gains possession)
19:40	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point driving hook shot	2-0
19:26		Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (Jaland Lowe steals)
19:18		Jaland Lowe turnover (Breon Pass steals)
19:08		Zack Austin blocks Michael O'Connell's two point driving layup
19:06		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
18:45	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	2-3
18:37		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
18:35		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
18:27		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
18:25		Zack Austin defensive rebound
18:09		Cameron Corhen turnover (Dontrez Styles steals)
17:54	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	2-6
17:28		Ishmael Leggett misses two point pullup jump shot
17:26		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
17:16		Cameron Corhen misses two point pullup jump shot
17:14		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
16:54		Jayden Taylor turnover (Cameron Corhen steals)
16:44		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
16:42		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
16:35		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (Zack Austin steals)
16:25	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot (Zack Austin assists)	5-6
16:02		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
16:00		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
15:49		Ishmael Leggett turnover (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
15:39		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
15:37		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	7-6
14:51	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	7-9
14:26		Jayden Taylor personal foul
14:26		TV timeout
14:17	+2	Amsal Delalic makes two point driving layup	9-9
14:04	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	9-12
13:33		Amsal Delalic turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
13:22		Jayden Taylor turnover (Guillermo Diaz Graham steals)
13:15	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	12-12
13:03	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point pullup jump shot	12-14
12:45		Jaland Lowe misses two point driving layup
12:43		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
12:40	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point putback layup	14-14
12:40		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-14
12:12		Amsal Delalic shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
12:12		Michael O'Connell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:12	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-15
12:10		Amsal Delalic turnover (bad pass) (Paul McNeil steals)
11:48		Trey Parker misses two point stepback jump shot
11:46		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
11:16		Cameron Corhen misses two point driving layup
11:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
11:02		Amsal Delalic shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
11:02		TV timeout
11:02	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-16
11:02	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-17
10:47		Trey Parker shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-17
10:47	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
10:24		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
10:24		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:24		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
10:07		Cameron Corhen turnover (lost ball)
9:47		Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot
9:45		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
9:36		Zack Austin misses two point driving dunk
9:34		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point driving layup (Dontrez Styles assists)	17-20
9:01		Ishmael Leggett misses two point pullup jump shot
8:59		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
8:56		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
8:26		Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
8:24		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
8:11		Dontrez Styles blocks Jaland Lowe's two point driving layup
8:09		Panthers offensive rebound
8:06	+2	Amsal Delalic makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	19-20
7:44	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	19-23
7:20	+2	Zack Austin makes two point driving hook shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	21-23
6:56		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) (Amsal Delalic steals)
6:46		Zack Austin misses two point driving layup
6:44		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
6:38	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point driving layup	21-25
6:22	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	23-25
6:02		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point driving layup
6:00		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
5:49		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass)
5:49		TV timeout
5:34	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point driving hook shot	23-27
5:04		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
5:02		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
4:51		Cameron Corhen blocks Marcus Hill's two point driving layup
4:49		Zack Austin defensive rebound
4:29		Cameron Corhen turnover (Michael O'Connell steals)
4:29	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	23-30
4:13		Breon Pass blocks Jaland Lowe's two point driving layup
4:11		Breon Pass defensive rebound
4:02		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass)
3:49		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
3:47		Zack Austin offensive rebound
3:37		Zack Austin misses two point tip layup
3:35		Breon Pass defensive rebound
3:28		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
3:26		Amsal Delalic defensive rebound
3:16		Jaland Lowe misses two point pullup jump shot
3:14		Bryce Heard defensive rebound
3:07		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
3:05		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
3:03		Dontrez Styles misses two point tip layup
3:01		Wolfpack offensive rebound
3:01		TV timeout
2:52		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
2:52		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:52	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-31
2:33		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
2:27	+3	Amsal Delalic makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	26-31
2:10		Bryce Heard turnover (lost ball)
2:01		Amsal Delalic misses three point jump shot
1:59		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
1:35		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
1:33		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
1:21		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
1:19		Breon Pass defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	26-34
0:44		Marcus Hill shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
0:44	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-34
0:18		Breon Pass misses two point pullup jump shot
0:16		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
0:08	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point cutting dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)	30-34
0:06		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:02		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
33
NCST
Wolfpack
37

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Michael O'Connell turnover (kicked ball violation)
19:35		Cameron Corhen misses two point driving layup
19:33		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
19:15	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	30-37
18:58		Jaland Lowe misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
18:56		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
18:46		Dontrez Styles misses two point driving layup
18:44		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
18:26		Ishmael Leggett misses two point fadeaway jump shot
18:24		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
18:15		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
18:13		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
18:04		Ishmael Leggett turnover
17:41	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point driving layup (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	30-39
17:35		Panthers 30 second timeout
17:21		Jaland Lowe misses two point driving layup
17:19		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
17:10	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point driving dunk (Michael O'Connell assists)	30-41
16:51		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
16:45		Michael O'Connell personal foul
16:36		Zack Austin turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
16:24		Breon Pass misses two point driving layup
16:22		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
16:22		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
16:08		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-41
16:08	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-41
15:51		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51		Michael O'Connell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:51	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
15:35	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	35-42
15:12	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	35-44
14:57		Amsal Delalic misses three point jump shot
14:55		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point driving layup	35-46
14:27		Marcus Hill personal foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
14:17		Amsal Delalic turnover (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
14:13		Amsal Delalic personal foul
14:05		Zack Austin personal foul
13:54		Jayden Taylor misses two point driving layup
13:52		Zack Austin defensive rebound
13:52		Marcus Hill personal foul
13:36		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
13:36	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-46
13:17		Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
13:15		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
13:03		Brandin Cummings misses two point driving layup
13:01		Brandin Cummings offensive rebound
12:57	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Brandin Cummings assists)	40-46
12:57		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
12:45		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
12:43		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
12:43		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
12:38		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (bad pass)
12:20		Cameron Corhen misses two point driving hook shot
12:18		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
12:06		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
11:52		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:50		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
11:43		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:43	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-46
11:43	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
11:15		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:13		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
11:05	+3	Ben Middlebrooks makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	42-49
10:53		Breon Pass personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
10:53		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:53		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
10:29		Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot
10:27		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
10:19		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
10:17		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
10:17		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
9:51		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:49		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
9:34		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
9:34		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:34		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:34		Zack Austin offensive rebound
9:20	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving layup	44-49
9:19		Marcus Hill shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-49
9:02	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point pullup jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	45-51
8:38		Cameron Corhen offensive foul
8:38		Cameron Corhen turnover (offensive foul)
8:19		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) (Jaland Lowe steals)
8:11		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
8:09		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
7:59		Jaland Lowe personal foul
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-52
7:59	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-53
7:46	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)	47-53
7:16		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:14		Paul McNeil offensive rebound
7:09		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
7:07		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
6:59		Dontrez Styles misses two point tip layup
6:57		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving layup	49-53
6:18		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
6:16		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
5:53	+2	Amsal Delalic makes two point pullup jump shot	51-53
5:29	+2	Breon Pass makes two point driving layup	51-55
5:10		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Jaland Lowe's two point driving layup
5:08		Panthers offensive rebound
4:57	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving reverse layup	53-55
4:57		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
4:57	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-55
4:32		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:30		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
4:29	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point driving layup	54-57
4:29		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-58
4:14		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
4:14		TV timeout
4:14		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-58
3:45	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	55-60
3:23		Ishmael Leggett misses two point pullup jump shot
3:21		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
3:11	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot	58-60
2:51	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	58-63
2:31	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving layup	60-63
2:31		Panthers 30 second timeout
2:18		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
2:18	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
2:04		Ishmael Leggett turnover (back court violation)
1:46		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
1:44		Zack Austin defensive rebound
1:33		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
1:31		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
1:07		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
1:05		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
1:00		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
0:41		Brandin Cummings shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
0:41	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
0:33	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving layup	62-67
0:33		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:30		Brandin Cummings personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:30	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:22		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:22		Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
0:20		Amsal Delalic personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
0:20	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
0:15		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
0:13		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Marcus Hill defensive rebound