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Watkins scores 29 points as Florida State holds off Tulane 77-64 at Orange Bowl Basketball Classic

AP
Dec 14, 2024

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jamir Watkins hit a career-high 19 free throws on 23 attempts and finished with 29 points as Florida State snapped a two-game losing streak by holding off Tulane, 77-64 in Saturday's nightcap of the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic doubleheader in Sunrise, Florida.

Kaleb Banks and Rowan Brumbaugh opened the game by hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to give Tulane a 6-0 lead but the Seminoles answered with a 21-2 run to take control and lead 37-22 at the break. Florida State’s defense forced seven first-half turnovers and the Seminoles scored 11 fast break points in the half.

Christian Nitu's jumper with 12:09 left put Florida State (8-3) up 55-36. The Green Wave battled back to get within 10 points after Banks turned a three-point play with 1:29 left but could not break into single digits. Watkins went to the line six times in the final eight minutes and converted 10 of 12 free throw attempts to protect the lead.

Watkins was 4 of 8 from the field, including 2 of 6 from deep, and dished five assists with a steal and a blocked shot. Jerry Deng added 13 points and Malique Ewin and Justin Thomas each added 10.

An Indiana transfer and Tulane's leading scorer coming into the game, Banks scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, both career highs. Brumbaugh contributed 15 points for the Green Wave.

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1st Half
TUL
Green Wave
22
FSU
Seminoles
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Gregg Glenn III vs. Malique Ewin (Daquan Davis gains possession)
19:44		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
19:42		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
19:42		Jump ball. (Green Wave gains possession)
19:08	+3	Kaleb Banks makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists)	3-0
18:48		Mari Jordan personal foul
18:48		Malique Ewin offensive foul
18:48		Malique Ewin turnover (offensive foul)
18:27		Mari Jordan misses three point jump shot
18:25		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
18:11		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
18:09		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
17:57	+3	Rowan Brumbaugh makes three point jump shot (Gregg Glenn III assists)	6-0
17:28	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	6-2
17:12		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
17:10		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
16:53		Kaleb Banks shooting foul
16:53	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
16:53	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
16:41		Daquan Davis blocks Rowan Brumbaugh's two point jump shot
16:39		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
16:13		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
16:11		Kam Williams defensive rebound
15:55		Kaleb Banks misses two point layup
15:53		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	6-6
15:25		Mari Jordan misses two point jump shot
15:23		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
15:15	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup (Malique Ewin assists)	6-8
15:05		TV timeout
14:49		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
14:47		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point hook shot	6-10
14:27		Rowan Brumbaugh shooting foul
14:27	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-11
14:05		Percy Daniels turnover (bad pass)
13:56	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot (Christian Nitu assists)	6-13
13:33	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup	8-13
13:12		Kaleb Banks blocks Justin Thomas's two point layup
13:10		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
12:50		AJ Swinton personal foul
12:44		Gregg Glenn III misses two point jump shot
12:42		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
12:33		Malique Ewin misses two point dunk
12:31		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
12:22		Gregg Glenn III misses two point layup
12:20		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	8-15
11:46		Asher Woods turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Watkins steals)
11:39		Kaleb Banks shooting foul
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-16
11:39	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-17
11:24		Gregg Glenn III turnover (lost ball) (Malique Ewin steals)
11:14		Gregg Glenn III personal foul
10:57	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	8-19
10:33		AJ Swinton personal foul
10:21		Green Wave 30 second timeout
10:11		Asher Woods misses three point jump shot
10:09		Green Wave offensive rebound
10:09		Green Wave turnover (shot clock violation)
9:43		Asher Woods personal foul
9:40		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:38		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
9:37		Gregg Glenn III turnover (bad pass) (Daquan Davis steals)
9:32	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup	8-21
9:24		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
9:22		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
9:14		Malique Ewin turnover (lost ball)
9:04	+2	Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup	10-21
8:35	+3	Justin Thomas makes three point jump shot (Malique Ewin assists)	10-24
8:06		Malique Ewin blocks Rowan Brumbaugh's two point layup
8:04		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
7:49		Jerry Deng turnover (bad pass) (Mari Jordan steals)
7:44		Justin Thomas blocks Mari Jordan's two point layup
7:42		Green Wave offensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:20		Jamir Watkins blocks Logan Stephens's two point jump shot
7:18		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
7:11		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:09		Logan Stephens defensive rebound
7:02		Logan Stephens misses two point layup
7:00		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
6:52		Mari Jordan personal foul
6:52		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:52		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
6:35	+2	Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point layup	12-24
6:23		Logan Stephens personal foul
6:23	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-25
6:23	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-26
6:07	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup (Gregg Glenn III assists)	14-26
5:51	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Justin Thomas assists)	14-29
5:37		Justin Thomas personal foul
5:20		Jamir Watkins personal foul
5:03		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
5:01		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
4:58		Christian Nitu misses two point layup
4:56		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
4:46		Jerry Deng shooting foul
4:46		Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:46	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-29
4:30	+2	Christian Nitu makes two point dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	15-31
4:13		Asher Woods misses three point jump shot
4:11		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
3:49	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup	17-31
3:49		TV timeout
3:41		Percy Daniels personal foul
3:41	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-32
3:41	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-33
3:22		Asher Woods offensive foul
3:22		Asher Woods turnover (offensive foul)
3:10		Gregg Glenn III shooting foul
3:10		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:10	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-34
2:56		Jerry Deng personal foul
2:56	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-34
2:56	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-34
2:40		Percy Daniels personal foul
2:40	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-35
2:40	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-36
2:22		Kaleb Banks misses three point jump shot
2:20		AJ Swinton defensive rebound
2:03		Justin Thomas misses two point layup
2:01		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
1:58		Mari Jordan misses two point layup
1:56		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
1:51	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup	21-36
1:25		Malique Ewin misses two point hook shot
1:23		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
1:15		Justin Thomas shooting foul
1:15		Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:15	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-36
0:55		Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Percy Daniels steals)
0:41		Percy Daniels misses two point layup
0:39		Seminoles defensive rebound
0:39		Tyler Ringgold personal foul
0:39	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-37
0:39		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:39		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
0:11		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
0:09		Green Wave offensive rebound
0:09		Green Wave turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TUL
Green Wave
42
FSU
Seminoles
40

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Mari Jordan personal foul
19:27		Daquan Davis misses two point jump shot
19:25		Green Wave defensive rebound
19:08		Gregg Glenn III misses two point hook shot
19:06		Jerry Deng defensive rebound
18:55		Justin Thomas turnover (back court violation)
18:48		Mari Jordan misses three point jump shot
18:46		Green Wave offensive rebound
18:45		Malique Ewin shooting foul
18:45	+1	Kam Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-37
18:45	+1	Kam Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-37
18:21		Daquan Davis misses three point jump shot
18:19		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
18:00		Gregg Glenn III turnover (bad pass) (Jerry Deng steals)
17:56		Kam Williams blocks Daquan Davis's two point layup
17:54		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
17:48		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
17:46		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
17:31	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	24-40
17:14		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (Jerry Deng steals)
17:07		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
17:05		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
16:44	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup	26-40
16:44		Jamir Watkins shooting foul
16:44	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-40
16:16	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	27-43
16:08		Gregg Glenn III turnover (bad pass) (Daquan Davis steals)
16:02	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	27-46
15:44	+3	Mari Jordan makes three point jump shot (Asher Woods assists)	30-46
15:36		Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Asher Woods steals)
15:28		Kam Williams misses three point jump shot
15:26		Green Wave offensive rebound
15:26		Malique Ewin personal foul
15:26		TV timeout
15:12		Asher Woods misses two point jump shot
15:10		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point jump shot	30-48
14:22	+2	Mari Jordan makes two point layup	32-48
14:08		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:06		Justin Thomas offensive rebound
13:55		Justin Thomas misses two point dunk
13:53		Asher Woods defensive rebound
13:50		Daquan Davis shooting foul
13:50	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-48
13:50	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-48
13:33	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	34-51
13:10		Asher Woods turnover (3-second violation)
12:44		Spencer Elliott shooting foul
12:44	+1	Christian Nitu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-52
12:44	+1	Christian Nitu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-53
12:24	+2	Kam Williams makes two point layup (KJ Greene assists)	36-53
12:10	+2	Christian Nitu makes two point jump shot (Anastasios Rozakeas assists)	36-55
11:49		Jamir Watkins personal foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:42		Kam Williams misses three point jump shot
11:40		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
11:31		AJ Swinton turnover (bad pass) (Gregg Glenn III steals)
11:23		Christian Nitu shooting foul
11:23	+1	Gregg Glenn III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-55
11:23		Gregg Glenn III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:23		Mari Jordan offensive rebound
11:21		Mari Jordan misses two point layup
11:19		KJ Greene offensive rebound
11:17		Kaleb Banks misses three point jump shot
11:15		Waka Mbatch defensive rebound
11:06		Gregg Glenn III personal foul
10:51		Anastasios Rozakeas turnover (traveling)
10:38		Kaleb Banks misses two point layup
10:36		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
10:35		Waka Mbatch shooting foul
10:35	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
10:35	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-55
10:24		Seminoles 30 second timeout
10:24		TV timeout
10:23		Kam Williams personal foul
10:11		AJ Swinton misses two point jump shot
10:09		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
9:56		AJ Swinton shooting foul
9:56	+1	Mari Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-55
9:56	+1	Mari Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-55
9:37		Jerry Deng turnover (bad pass) (Kam Williams steals)
9:32		Kaleb Banks misses three point jump shot
9:30		Gregg Glenn III offensive rebound
9:21		Kaleb Banks misses three point jump shot
9:19		Green Wave offensive rebound
9:18		Gregg Glenn III offensive foul
9:18		Gregg Glenn III turnover (offensive foul)
8:50		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
8:48		Daquan Davis offensive rebound
8:41	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point layup (Daquan Davis assists)	41-57
8:21	+2	Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point jump shot	43-57
8:16		Green Wave 30 second timeout
8:16		TV timeout
8:03		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
8:01		Mari Jordan defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup	45-57
7:19		Gregg Glenn III shooting foul
7:19	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-58
7:19	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-59
7:02		Kaleb Banks misses two point jump shot
7:00		Jerry Deng defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point layup (Daquan Davis assists)	45-61
6:37		Kaleb Banks shooting foul
6:37	+1	Justin Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-62
6:14		Mari Jordan misses two point layup
6:12		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
6:09	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup	47-62
5:49		Daquan Davis turnover (lost ball) (Kaleb Banks steals)
5:35	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup (KJ Greene assists)	49-62
5:35		Malique Ewin shooting foul
5:35	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-62
5:14		Percy Daniels shooting foul
5:14	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-63
5:14	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-64
5:03		Malique Ewin personal foul
5:03	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-64
5:03	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
4:54		Jerry Deng turnover (bad pass)
4:33		Kaleb Banks misses two point layup
4:31		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
4:29		Kaleb Banks misses two point layup
4:27		Christian Nitu defensive rebound
4:14		KJ Greene personal foul
4:14	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
4:14		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
4:00	+2	Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point layup (Percy Daniels assists)	54-65
3:25		TV timeout
3:23		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:21		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
3:05		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
3:03		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
2:47		Percy Daniels shooting foul
2:47	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-66
2:47	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-67
2:43		Kaleb Banks turnover
2:40		Daquan Davis misses two point layup
2:38		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
2:35		Christian Nitu shooting foul
2:35		Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:35	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-67
2:20		KJ Greene personal foul
2:20	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
2:20		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:20		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
2:11		Mari Jordan misses three point jump shot
2:09		Christian Nitu defensive rebound
1:40		Christian Nitu misses two point layup
1:38		Kam Williams defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup (Rowan Brumbaugh assists)	57-68
1:29		Christian Nitu shooting foul
1:29	+1	Kaleb Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-68
1:29		Green Wave 60 second timeout
1:25	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamir Watkins assists)	58-70
1:12		Justin Thomas personal foul
1:12	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-70
1:12	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-70
1:10		Rowan Brumbaugh personal foul
1:10	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
1:10	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-72
1:01	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup (KJ Greene assists)	62-72
0:57		Rowan Brumbaugh personal foul
0:57	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-73
0:57	+1	Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-74
0:49	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point jump shot (KJ Greene assists)	64-74
0:44		KJ Greene personal foul
0:44	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
0:44		Daquan Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
0:39		KJ Greene misses two point jump shot
0:37		AJ Swinton defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point dunk	64-77
0:20		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
0:18		Green Wave offensive rebound
0:08		KJ Greene turnover (bad pass) (Justin Thomas steals)
0:00		End of period

KJ Greene turnover (bad pass) (Justin Thomas steals)