Pittsburgh Panthers at Florida State Seminoles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Watkins has 26, Ewin had a double-double to lead Florida State to 82-70 win over Pitt
After a dismal shooting first half for both teams with Florida State taking a 28-23 lead, the Seminoles made 10 of 14 shots to open the second half and led 49-35 on a dunk by Justin Thomas at 13:20.
Thomas and Daquan Davis hit consecutive 3-pointers for the big lead at 16, 55-39 at the midway point. Pitt scored the next eight with Jorge Diaz Graham knocking back-to-back 3s. But in the last six minutes Florida State made 17 of 20 free throws and the Panthers never got closer than five.
Florida State made 9 of 10 free throws in the last two minutes, and Watkins and Ewin both got last-minute dunks when the Seminoles broke the press.
Chandler Jackson scored 13 points for the Seminoles (12-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Davis added 11. Ewin also had 13 rebounds.
Jaland Lowe scored 22 points for the Panthers (12-5, 3-3). Diaz Graham had a career-high 17 points and Ishmael Leggett added 13.
Florida State shot 59% (16 of 27) in the second half in addition to going 20 of 24 from the foul line.
Watkins had three 3s and 11 points in the first half when the Seminoles eked out a 28-23 lead. The teams combined to shoot 14 of 51 with 24 turnovers.
Florida State is home against Georgia Tech on Saturday. when Clemson visits Florida State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Malique Ewin made Dunk. | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jaland Lowe made Layup. | 70 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jamir Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Chandler Jackson. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
 PITT |
 FSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 24-56 |
| 37.5 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 38.1 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
| 20-22 | FT | 28-33 |
| 90.9 | Free Throw % | 84.8 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 5,784 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| 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 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |