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Hepburn’s 29 points, including 5 late free throws, help No. 25 Louisville beat Florida State 89-81

AP
Feb 22, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Chucky Hepburn made five free throws down the stretch as part of his 29 points, J’Vonne Hadley added 18 points and No. 25 Louisville withstood several second-half rallies to hold off Florida State 89-81 on Saturday for its fifth consecutive win.

The Cardinals (21-6, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 39-19 late in the first half before the Seminoles closed within six points several times in the second half. Hadley and Terrence Edwards Jr. (16 points) made layups for a double-digit advantage, and Hepburn followed with a basket in the paint and two free throws for a 74-61 cushion.

Hepburn’s fallback 3 with a tick left on the shot clock made it 79-64, but Florida State got within 81-75 on Daquan Davis’ layup with 1:05 left. Hepburn made three free throws, Edwards hit two and Hepburn made two more with 14 seconds left to help Louisville complete a season sweep.

Jamir Watkins had 23 points and Malique Ewin 19 for the Seminoles (16-11, 7-9), who had won three of four coming in.

Hepburn made 17 of 19 from the line to offset 5-of-13 shooting for his second-highest scoring total this season. The Cardinals finished 26 of 52 from the field and 30 of 34 from the line.

Florida State: The Seminoles began out of sync on both ends but regrouped by halftime and made it tense in the second half.

Louisville: The Cardinals never trailed but weren’t in control and needed every one of Hepburn’s free throws.

Hepburn made a steal, was fouled by Daquan Davis with 53 seconds left and hit two free throws.

Louisville made 33.3% of its 3-pointers, compared to FSU's 23.5% and shot twice as many free throws.

Florida State hosts North Carolina on Monday night. Louisville visits Virginia Tech on Tuesday night.

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1st Half
FSU
Seminoles
31
LOU
Cardinals
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malique Ewin vs. James Scott (Cardinals gains possession)
19:41	+3	J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot (Reyne Smith assists)	0-3
19:24		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
19:15	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	0-6
18:49		Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
18:47		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
18:40		Malique Ewin personal foul
18:40		Seminoles 30 second timeout
18:29		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
18:27		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
18:20		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
18:18		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
18:04		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Malique Ewin steals)
18:02		Daquan Davis turnover (lost ball)
17:51		Chucky Hepburn turnover (lost ball)
17:46		Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
17:33		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:31		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
17:26		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
17:24		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
17:07		Daquan Davis misses two point jump shot
17:05		Cardinals defensive rebound
16:47	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	0-8
16:19		James Scott blocks Jamir Watkins's two point jump shot
16:17		Seminoles offensive rebound
16:16		Terrence Edwards Jr. shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-8
16:16	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
15:51		James Scott turnover (offensive goaltending)
15:58		TV timeout
15:35		Chandler Jackson turnover (bad pass)
15:23		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive foul
15:23		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
15:03		Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (out of bounds)
15:01		Daquan Davis personal foul
14:40	+2	Khani Rooths makes two point layup	2-10
14:40		Jerry Deng shooting foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul)
14:40		Khani Rooths misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:40		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
14:32	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot	5-10
14:13		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
14:11		Seminoles defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Justin Thomas assists)	7-10
13:43		Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
13:43	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
13:39	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Chandler Jackson assists)	9-12
13:20		Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass)
13:10		Malique Ewin offensive foul
13:10		Malique Ewin turnover (offensive foul)
13:00		Chandler Jackson personal foul
12:49	+3	J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	9-15
12:21		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:19		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
12:17		Justin Thomas personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-16
12:17	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-17
12:08		Daquan Davis turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
11:57		Chucky Hepburn turnover (lost ball) (Daquan Davis steals)
11:39	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point jump shot	11-17
11:15	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup (James Scott assists)	11-19
11:05		Aboubacar Traore personal foul
11:05		TV timeout
11:05		Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
10:57		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:55		Reyne Smith offensive rebound
10:46	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	11-21
10:21		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
10:19		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (James Scott assists)	11-24
9:49	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	13-24
9:37		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
9:35		Reyne Smith offensive rebound
9:33		Jamir Watkins personal foul (Reyne Smith draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-25
9:33	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-26
9:14		Justin Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
8:51	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot	13-29
8:41		Seminoles 30 second timeout
8:20		Justin Thomas misses two point layup
8:18		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
7:58		Khani Rooths misses two point layup
7:56		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
7:51	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup	15-29
7:51		James Scott shooting foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-29
7:34	+2	Khani Rooths makes two point dunk (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	16-31
7:18	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup (Malique Ewin assists)	18-31
7:18		Chucky Hepburn shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
7:18	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-31
6:56		AJ Swinton shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
6:56		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:56	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-32
6:43		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
6:41		James Scott defensive rebound
6:31		Daquan Davis personal foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-33
6:31	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-34
6:12		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:10		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
5:55		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
5:53		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
5:46		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
5:44		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
5:36	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	19-36
5:21		Jamir Watkins turnover (out of bounds)
5:07	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	19-38
5:07		Justin Thomas shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-39
4:56		Justin Thomas misses two point jump shot
4:54		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
4:50		Malique Ewin misses two point layup
4:49		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
4:49	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	21-39
4:49		James Scott shooting foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-39
4:35		Aboubacar Traore turnover (lost ball)
4:18		Chandler Jackson turnover (bad pass)
4:10		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
4:08		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
3:48		TV timeout
3:43		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
3:41		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
3:19		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Chucky Hepburn's three point jump shot
3:17		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
3:08		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Taylor Bol Bowen draws the foul)
3:08		Taylor Bol Bowen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:08		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
2:53	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point hook shot	22-41
2:40	+2	Alier Maluk makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bostyn Holt assists)	24-41
2:19		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
2:17		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Alier Maluk makes two point layup (Bostyn Holt assists)	26-41
2:11		Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:53	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point hook shot	26-43
1:33	+2	Bostyn Holt makes two point layup	28-43
1:16	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	28-45
0:53		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
0:51		Alier Maluk offensive rebound
0:49	+2	Alier Maluk makes two point tip layup	30-45
0:41		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (bad pass) (AJ Swinton steals)
0:36		AJ Swinton turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Edwards Jr. steals)
0:28		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
0:26		AJ Swinton defensive rebound
0:26		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-45
0:26		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
0:03		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
0:01		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FSU
Seminoles
50
LOU
Cardinals
44

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
19:36		James Scott defensive rebound
19:26	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point hook shot	31-47
19:16	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	33-47
18:58		Reyne Smith offensive foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
18:58		Reyne Smith turnover (offensive foul)
18:35		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
18:33		James Scott defensive rebound
18:29		Reyne Smith turnover (Daquan Davis steals)
18:27		Reyne Smith shooting foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-47
18:27	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-47
18:12	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (James Scott assists)	35-50
17:58	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Jamir Watkins assists)	37-50
17:45		Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-51
17:45	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-52
17:36	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Daquan Davis assists)	39-52
17:17		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
17:15		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point layup	41-52
16:51		Cardinals 30 second timeout
16:51		TV timeout
16:36		Chucky Hepburn turnover (lost ball) (Daquan Davis steals)
16:30		Chandler Jackson turnover (traveling)
16:18		Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) (Malique Ewin steals)
16:09		Chandler Jackson misses two point layup
16:07		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
16:01	+3	Daquan Davis makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	44-52
15:31		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
15:29		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
15:26	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	44-54
15:24		TV timeout
15:08	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	46-54
15:08		Terrence Edwards Jr. shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
15:08	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-54
14:48	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	47-56
14:26		Taylor Bol Bowen misses two point layup
14:24		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
14:02		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Jackson steals)
13:45		Daquan Davis misses three point jump shot
13:42		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point jump shot	47-58
13:11		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:09		Jamir Watkins offensive rebound
13:06	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	49-58
12:48	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot	49-60
12:27		Terrence Edwards Jr. shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
12:27	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
12:27	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-60
12:18		Alier Maluk personal foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul)
12:05		Justin Thomas personal foul
11:58		TV timeout
11:50		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
11:48		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
11:48		Alier Maluk shooting foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
11:48	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-61
11:48	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-62
11:28	+2	Bostyn Holt makes two point jump shot	53-62
11:16		Jerry Deng personal foul (Reyne Smith draws the foul)
11:04		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
11:02		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
10:56	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	56-62
10:44		Justin Thomas shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
10:44	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-64
10:23	+2	Jerry Deng makes two point layup	58-64
10:04		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
10:02		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
10:00		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
9:58		Bostyn Holt defensive rebound
9:39		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
9:37		Reyne Smith defensive rebound
9:27		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
9:25		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
9:16		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
9:14		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
9:14		Jamir Watkins personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
9:14	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-65
9:14	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
8:58	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point layup	60-66
8:37	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	60-68
8:19		Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
8:17		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
7:59		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
7:57		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
7:57		TV timeout
7:52		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
7:50		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	60-70
7:24		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
7:22		Bostyn Holt offensive rebound
7:12		J'Vonne Hadley blocks Bostyn Holt's two point jump shot
7:10		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
6:53	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point jump shot	60-72
6:47		Seminoles 30 second timeout
6:23		Chucky Hepburn shooting foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-72
6:23		Chandler Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:23		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
6:04		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-73
6:04	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-74
5:43		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
5:43		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-74
5:23		Daquan Davis shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-75
5:23	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-76
5:07	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	64-76
4:38		Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup
4:36		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
4:17	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot (James Scott assists)	64-79
3:56	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point jump shot	66-79
3:28		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
3:26		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
3:03		Daquan Davis misses two point jump shot
3:01		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
2:58	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	68-79
2:30		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
2:28		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Malique Ewin assists)	71-79
2:18		Seminoles 60 second timeout
2:18		TV timeout
1:54		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
1:52		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	73-79
1:16	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot	73-81
1:05	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup	75-81
1:02		Daquan Davis personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-82
1:02		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
0:54		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
0:52		Daquan Davis personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-83
0:52	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-84
0:46	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	77-84
0:35		Jamir Watkins personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
0:35		Aboubacar Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:35	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-85
0:29	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)	79-85
0:21		Justin Thomas personal foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-86
0:21	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-87
0:16	+2	AJ Swinton makes two point layup	81-87
0:14		Chandler Jackson personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-88
0:14	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-89
0:04		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
0:02		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound