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Florida State hangs on to beat Notre Dame 74-70

AP
Mar 02, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) John Butler had 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocks - all career highs - to lead Florida State to a 74-70 win over Notre Dame on Wednesday night.

Butler, a freshman, also had a career-best four 3-pointers for Florida State (16-13, 9-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) to keep the Fighting Irish (21-9, 14-5) from clinching the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament and their first-ever victory in Tallahassee in six visits.

RayQuan Evans, Anthony Polite and Tanor Ngom scored 12 points each for the Seminoles with Evans adding seven rebounds and five assists.

Blake Wesley scored 21 points, Paul Atkinson Jr. had 17 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double this season and Prentiss Hubb added 10 points for Notre Dame.

The Seminoles were without ACC freshman of the week and second-leading scorer Matthew Cleveland, sidelined by a non-COVID illness. Cleveland had a last-second 3-pointer to beat Virginia 64-63 in FSU's previous game. FSU did get Polite back after he missed the last seven games following surgery for a fractured wrist and he came through with a 3-pointer for a five-point lead with 46.8 seconds left.

Atkinson responded with a three-point play before Evans made two free throws with 9.7 seconds left. Butler blocked Wesley on the other end as time expired.

The Seminoles, who opened the game with five 3-pointers in the first four minutes but trailed 44-39 at halftime, made four in the first five minutes of the second half to grab a 53-48 edge after trailing by five at halftime and clung to the lead.

FSU made 12 of 29 from the arc, matching its best in ACC action this season. Notre Dame missed all 10 of its second-half 3-point tries.

The Irish are in a two-way tie for second place with North Carolina, who they beat in their only regular-season meeting. FSU is tied for eighth with Syracuse.

Notre Dame is host to Pitt and Florida State is home against North Carolina State in regular-season finales on Saturday.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
44
FSU
Seminoles
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Paul Atkinson vs. John Butler (Seminoles gains possession)
19:36		Anthony Polite misses two point layup
19:34		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
19:19		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
19:17		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
19:09	+3	Wyatt Wilkes makes three point jump shot (Anthony Polite assists)	0-3
18:57	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)	2-3
18:42		Wyatt Wilkes turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals)
18:34		Blake Wesley turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Polite steals)
18:24	+2	Rayquan Evans makes two point layup	2-5
17:57		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
17:55		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point putback layup	4-5
17:39	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Wyatt Wilkes assists)	4-8
17:27	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup	6-8
17:10	+3	Rayquan Evans makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	6-11
16:46		Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
16:44		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
16:22	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)	6-14
16:09		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
16:07		Blake Wesley offensive rebound
16:08	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point putback layup	8-14
16:08		John Butler shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-14
15:58	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Wyatt Wilkes assists)	9-17
15:32		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
15:30		Blake Wesley offensive rebound
15:26	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point tip shot	11-17
15:19		Rayquan Evans misses two point layup
15:19		Seminoles offensive rebound
15:19		TV timeout
15:13		Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot
15:11		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
15:04		Blake Wesley turnover (bad pass)
14:46	+2	Harrison Prieto makes two point layup	11-19
14:36		Wyatt Wilkes blocks Dane Goodwin's two point layup
14:34		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
14:26	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point layup	13-19
14:03		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
14:01		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
13:54		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
13:52		Seminoles defensive rebound
13:34		Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass) (Cormac Ryan steals)
13:17	+3	Prentiss Hubb makes three point jump shot	16-19
13:06		Tanor Ngom misses three point jump shot
13:04		Jalen Warley offensive rebound
12:53		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point jump shot
12:51		Trey Wertz defensive rebound
12:29		Nate Laszewski turnover (bad pass) (Tanor Ngom steals)
12:23		Jalen Warley misses two point layup
12:21		Anthony Polite offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Anthony Polite makes two point putback dunk	16-21
12:05		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
12:03		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
11:56		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
11:54		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)	18-21
11:27		Prentiss Hubb personal foul
11:27		TV timeout
11:24		Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (traveling)
11:06		Tanor Ngom blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
11:04		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
10:56		Prentiss Hubb turnover (lost ball) (Rayquan Evans steals)
10:32	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup	18-23
10:21	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot	20-23
10:01	+2	John Butler makes two point jump shot (Wyatt Wilkes assists)	20-25
9:46	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point layup (Paul Atkinson assists)	22-25
9:27		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point jump shot
9:25		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
9:15		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
9:13		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
8:43		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
8:41		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point dunk (Cormac Ryan assists)	24-25
8:22		John Butler turnover (bad pass)
8:10	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	27-25
7:42	+2	Anthony Polite makes two point layup	27-27
7:25		Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
7:23		John Butler defensive rebound
7:15		Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
7:13		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
7:12		Harrison Prieto personal foul
7:12		TV timeout
6:45		John Butler blocks Prentiss Hubb's two point layup
6:43		John Butler defensive rebound
6:35		Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
6:33		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
6:28		Paul Atkinson misses two point layup
6:26		Harrison Prieto defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Harrison Prieto makes two point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)	27-29
5:45		Cormac Ryan misses two point layup
5:43		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
5:39	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point putback layup	29-29
5:26		Harrison Prieto misses three point jump shot
5:24		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
5:18		John Butler blocks Dane Goodwin's two point layup
5:16		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
4:59		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses three point jump shot
4:57		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
4:44		Prentiss Hubb misses two point layup
4:42		Prentiss Hubb offensive rebound
4:37	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point dunk	31-29
4:09		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
4:07		Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive rebound
4:00	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point putback dunk	31-31
3:44		Nate Laszewski misses two point layup
3:42		Dane Goodwin offensive rebound
3:38	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point layup	33-31
3:15		Blake Wesley personal foul
3:15		TV timeout
3:09		John Butler misses two point jump shot
3:07		Tanor Ngom offensive rebound
3:03	+2	Tanor Ngom makes two point putback layup	33-33
2:46		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
2:44		John Butler defensive rebound
2:41		Tanor Ngom offensive foul
2:41		Tanor Ngom turnover
2:28		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
2:26		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
2:22		Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (traveling)
2:22		Seminoles 30 second timeout
2:15	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Trey Wertz assists)	35-33
1:54		Tanor Ngom misses two point jump shot
1:52		Tanor Ngom offensive rebound
1:50	+2	Tanor Ngom makes two point putback layup	35-35
1:50		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Tanor Ngom draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Tanor Ngom makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-36
1:23	+3	Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot	38-36
1:02		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
1:00		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
0:51	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	41-36
0:24	+3	Rayquan Evans makes three point jump shot (Wyatt Wilkes assists)	41-39
0:03	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	44-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
26
FSU
Seminoles
35

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
19:36		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
19:29		Wyatt Wilkes blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
19:27		John Butler defensive rebound
19:17	+3	Anthony Polite makes three point jump shot (Tanor Ngom assists)	44-42
19:00		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
19:00		TV timeout
18:47	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point layup	46-42
18:18		Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
18:16		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
18:06		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
18:04		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
17:55		John Butler misses three point jump shot
17:53		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
17:44		Blake Wesley turnover (lost ball) (John Butler steals)
17:32		Blake Wesley personal foul
17:25		Rayquan Evans misses three point jump shot
17:23		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
17:02		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
17:00		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
16:38	+3	Harrison Prieto makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	46-45
16:18	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup	48-45
15:55	+3	Wyatt Wilkes makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	48-48
15:36		Jalen Warley blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
15:34		John Butler defensive rebound
15:27		John Butler misses two point jump shot
15:25		John Butler offensive rebound
15:20	+2	John Butler makes two point layup	48-50
15:15		John Butler blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
15:13		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
15:02	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)	48-53
14:51		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
14:49		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
14:32		Rayquan Evans misses three point jump shot
14:30		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup	50-53
13:58		Jalen Warley misses two point layup
13:56		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
13:50	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup	52-53
13:50		Jalen Warley shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
13:50		TV timeout
13:50		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:50		Tanor Ngom defensive rebound
13:29		Anthony Polite misses two point layup
13:27		Tanor Ngom offensive rebound
13:26	+2	Tanor Ngom makes two point putback layup	52-55
13:26		Dane Goodwin shooting foul (Tanor Ngom draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Tanor Ngom makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-56
13:01	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point layup	54-56
12:39	+2	Tanor Ngom makes two point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	54-58
12:22		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
12:20		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
12:08	+3	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes three point jump shot (Anthony Polite assists)	54-61
11:56		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
11:54		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
11:32		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
11:30		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
11:12		Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
11:10		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
11:03		Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
11:01		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
10:54		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
10:54		TV timeout
10:38		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
10:36		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
10:35		Wyatt Wilkes shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
10:35		Paul Atkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:35	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
10:25		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
10:23		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
10:12		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
10:10		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
10:05		Jalen Warley offensive foul
10:05		Jalen Warley turnover
9:44		Trey Wertz misses two point layup
9:42		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
9:39	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point putback dunk	57-61
9:13		Jalen Warley misses two point layup
9:11		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
9:06	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)	59-61
8:59		Seminoles 30 second timeout
8:42		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point layup
8:40		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
8:31		Blake Wesley turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Warley steals)
8:20		Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot
8:18		Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive rebound
8:14		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
8:12		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
8:06		Cam'Ron Fletcher personal foul
7:51		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
7:49		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
7:25		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
7:22		Seminoles offensive rebound
7:22		Paul Atkinson personal foul
7:22		TV timeout
7:15	+2	Tanor Ngom makes two point layup (Rayquan Evans assists)	59-63
7:03		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
7:01		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
6:42		Tanor Ngom turnover (traveling)
6:40		Blake Wesley turnover (lost ball) (Rayquan Evans steals)
6:33	+2	Rayquan Evans makes two point dunk	59-65
6:25	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point dunk	61-65
5:52		Tanor Ngom misses three point jump shot
5:50		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
5:41		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
5:39		Tanor Ngom defensive rebound
5:28		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
5:26		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
5:03		Prentiss Hubb misses two point layup
5:01		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
5:03		Cam'Ron Fletcher shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
5:03		Paul Atkinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:03		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
4:54		Prentiss Hubb personal foul
4:35		Rayquan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Blake Wesley steals)
4:30	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup	64-65
4:15	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point layup	64-67
3:58		Paul Atkinson turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Warley steals)
3:48		Blake Wesley shooting foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
3:48	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
3:37		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
3:35		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
3:06		Cormac Ryan shooting foul (John Butler draws the foul)
3:06		John Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:06		John Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
2:58		Harrison Prieto shooting foul (Prentiss Hubb draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-69
2:58		Prentiss Hubb misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:58		John Butler defensive rebound
2:28		Harrison Prieto misses three point jump shot
2:26		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
2:17		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
2:15		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
1:48		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
1:46		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup	67-69
1:27		Seminoles 30 second timeout
1:11		John Butler misses two point jump shot
1:09		John Butler offensive rebound
1:05		John Butler misses two point dunk
1:03		Seminoles offensive rebound
0:47	+3	Anthony Polite makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)	67-72
0:41	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)	69-72
0:41		Tanor Ngom shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-72
0:13		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
0:11		Seminoles offensive rebound
0:09		Blake Wesley personal foul (Rayquan Evans draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:09	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:09	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:02		John Butler blocks Blake Wesley's two point layup
0:00		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jalen Warley defensive rebound