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Bol Bowen, Watkins helps Florida State secure frantic comeback win over Wake Forest 72-70

AP
Feb 12, 2025

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Taylor Bol Bowen and Jamir Watkins scored 15 points apiece and Florida State rallied down the stretch to post a wild 72-70 comeback win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night for its second straight win.

Malique Ewan scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Seminoles (15-9, 6-7 ACC).

Cameron Hildreth scored 22 points, Hunter Sallis scored 20 points, Tre’Von Spillers 13 points and Efton Reid III grabbed 10 rebounds for Wake Forest (18-7, 10-4).

The win marked Florida State's first Quad 1 victory of the season (1-3). The Seminoles outscored Wake Forest 31-13 over the final 10 minutes.

Bol Bowen made a 3-pointer with 15 seconds to go to give Florida State a 70-69 lead, its first lead since being up 11-10 with 11:44 before halftime. Off the inbounds, Wake's Ty-Laur Johnson pushed the ball to just past half-court, and appearing to have lost track of time, put up a deep 3-point attempt that went hard off the back of the rim with still eight seconds left.

Bol Bowen grabbed the long carom and threw it to Justin Thomas on a breakaway and his throw-down dunk with 2.6 seconds left gave Florida State a 72-69 lead.

After taking the inbounds pass, Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth launched a desperation heave just inside the half-court line and drew a shooting foul on Daquan Davis with .3 seconds remaining.

Hildreth missed the first, made the second and deliberately missed the third and the loose ball rolled out of bounds to end the game.

Florida State hosts 23rd-ranked Clemson on Saturday. Wake Forest travels to SMU on Saturday.

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1st Half
FSU
Seminoles
21
WAKE
Demon Deacons
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malique Ewin vs. Efton Reid III (Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:48		Malique Ewin blocks Efton Reid III's two point layup
19:46		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
19:26		Ty-Laur Johnson blocks Taylor Bol Bowen's two point layup
19:26		Seminoles offensive rebound
19:26		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
19:24		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
19:10		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Watkins steals)
19:02	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point dunk	2-0
18:47		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
18:45		Seminoles defensive rebound
18:18		Malique Ewin misses two point jump shot
18:16		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
18:10		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
18:08		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
18:08		Efton Reid III personal foul
18:04		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Tre'Von Spillers steals)
17:35	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point alley-oop layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	2-2
17:13		Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Taylor Bol Bowen draws the foul)
17:13	+1	Taylor Bol Bowen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
17:13	+1	Taylor Bol Bowen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
16:44		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
16:42		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
16:38		Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (traveling)
16:13		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
16:11		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
16:04	+3	Daquan Davis makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	7-2
15:47		TV timeout
15:41		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
15:39		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
15:24		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Malique Ewin's two point layup
15:22		Omaha Biliew defensive rebound
15:09		Omaha Biliew turnover (lost ball) (Malique Ewin steals)
15:00	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point dunk	9-2
14:38		Jamir Watkins personal foul
14:25		Justin Thomas shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
14:25		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:25	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-3
14:14		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
14:12		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
14:06	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk	9-5
14:06		Jerry Deng shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
14:06	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-6
13:45		Malique Ewin turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
13:45		AJ Swinton shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul)
13:45	+1	Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-7
13:45	+1	Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
13:26		Omaha Biliew personal foul
13:20		Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
13:18		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
13:10		Omaha Biliew misses two point layup
13:08		Jerry Deng defensive rebound
13:01		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Jerry Deng draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
13:01	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-8
12:35		Justin Thomas blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
12:33		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
12:27		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
12:25		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
12:20		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
12:18		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
12:12	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point putback dunk	11-10
11:53		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:51		AJ Swinton offensive rebound
11:47		Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:45		Seminoles offensive rebound
11:45		TV timeout
11:32	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Taylor Bol Bowen assists)	13-10
11:08		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
11:06		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
10:50		Malique Ewin turnover (bad pass)
10:34		Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul
10:26	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot	13-13
9:54		Malique Ewin turnover (lost ball) (Tre'Von Spillers steals)
9:39	+2	Juke Harris makes two point layup	13-15
9:39		Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-16
9:14		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:12		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point stepback jump shot	13-18
8:58		Seminoles 30 second timeout
8:48		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
8:46		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
8:30	+3	Tre'Von Spillers makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	13-21
8:21		Daquan Davis turnover (out of bounds)
8:02		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
8:00		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:53		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
7:41		Bostyn Holt misses three point jump shot
7:39		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
7:21		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass)
7:03		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Jamir Watkins's two point layup
7:01		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
6:55	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	13-24
6:29		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
6:27		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
6:15		Efton Reid III turnover (lost ball) (Bostyn Holt steals)
6:07	+2	Jerry Deng makes two point layup	15-24
5:50		Juke Harris offensive foul
5:50		Juke Harris turnover (offensive foul)
5:40	+2	Bostyn Holt makes two point layup	17-24
5:30	+2	Juke Harris makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	17-26
5:07		Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
5:00		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
4:58		Seminoles defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Jerry Deng assists)	19-26
4:16	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	19-28
4:00		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
3:58		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	19-30
3:30		Juke Harris personal foul
3:30		TV timeout
3:30		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:30		Omaha Biliew defensive rebound
3:06	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot	19-33
2:49		Omaha Biliew personal foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
2:49		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:49		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
2:27		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
2:25		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Chandler Jackson assists)	21-33
1:57		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass)
1:31		Malique Ewin misses two point hook shot
1:29		Juke Harris defensive rebound
1:29		Malique Ewin personal foul
1:29		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:29		Seminoles defensive rebound
1:02		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
1:00		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
0:51		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
0:49		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
0:45		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
0:43		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Tre'Von Spillers assists)	21-35
0:03		AJ Swinton misses three point jump shot
0:01		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FSU
Seminoles
51
WAKE
Demon Deacons
35

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Efton Reid III misses two point layup
19:40		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
19:32		Daquan Davis misses three point jump shot
19:30		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
19:20		Malique Ewin misses two point layup
19:18		Seminoles offensive rebound
19:10		Chandler Jackson misses two point layup
19:08		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
18:57	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	21-37
18:45	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	24-37
18:30		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Watkins steals)
18:18		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
18:16		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists)	24-40
17:26		Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
17:13	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	26-40
16:42	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	26-42
16:25		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
16:15		Daquan Davis misses two point layup
16:13		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
16:05		Malique Ewin misses two point layup
16:03		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
15:59		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Jackson steals)
15:56	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point layup (Chandler Jackson assists)	28-42
15:56		TV timeout
15:27		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
15:25		Juke Harris offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Juke Harris makes two point putback layup	28-44
15:10		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
15:08		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
14:57		Tre'Von Spillers misses three point jump shot
14:55		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
14:46	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)	31-44
14:23		Omaha Biliew misses three point jump shot
14:21		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
14:08		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
14:08	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-44
14:08	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-44
14:01		Jamir Watkins personal foul
13:52		Juke Harris misses two point layup
13:50		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
13:41	+2	Jerry Deng makes two point layup	35-44
13:40		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
13:40		TV timeout
13:16		Malique Ewin blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
13:14		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
13:07		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
13:05		Jamir Watkins offensive rebound
12:59		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
12:58		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
12:58	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	37-44
12:57	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	37-46
12:57		Malique Ewin shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
12:57	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-47
12:42		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
12:40		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	37-49
12:08		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-49
12:08	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-49
11:45	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	39-51
11:45		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-52
11:24	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	41-52
11:02	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists)	41-55
10:31		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
10:23		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
10:21		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
10:18		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
10:18		Seminoles 30 second timeout
10:18	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-56
10:18	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
10:12		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
10:12		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:12		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:12		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
9:51		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
9:49		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point jump shot	43-57
9:18		Malique Ewin personal foul
9:04	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	43-59
8:41		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Taylor Bol Bowen draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Taylor Bol Bowen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-59
8:41	+1	Taylor Bol Bowen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-59
8:24	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	45-61
8:06	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot	47-61
7:42		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
7:40		AJ Swinton defensive rebound
7:34	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot	50-61
7:34		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
7:34		TV timeout
7:11		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
7:09		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
7:01	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point layup	52-61
6:37		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
6:35		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
6:25		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
6:23		AJ Swinton offensive rebound
6:19	+2	AJ Swinton makes two point dunk	54-61
6:14		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass)
6:04		Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (out of bounds)
5:51		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Jackson steals)
5:23		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
5:21		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	54-63
4:50		Jamir Watkins offensive foul
4:50		Jamir Watkins turnover (offensive foul)
4:27		Hunter Sallis misses two point layup
4:25		Seminoles defensive rebound
4:01		Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
4:01		TV timeout
4:01	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-63
4:01	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
3:36		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point jump shot
3:34		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
3:22	+3	Justin Thomas makes three point jump shot (Bostyn Holt assists)	59-63
2:53		Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-64
2:53	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-65
2:48	+3	Justin Thomas makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	62-65
2:23		Daquan Davis personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
2:23		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:23		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
2:03		Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
2:03		Daquan Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03	+1	Daquan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
1:48	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists)	63-67
1:28		Bostyn Holt misses two point layup
1:26		Seminoles offensive rebound
1:24	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point dunk (Bostyn Holt assists)	65-67
0:53		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
0:51		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
0:46		Seminoles 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Daquan Davis assists)	67-67
0:28		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:23	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists)	67-69
0:22		Seminoles 30 second timeout
0:15	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	70-69
0:04		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:02		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)	72-69
0:01		Daquan Davis shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
0:01		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:01	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 3	72-70
0:01		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:01		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Demon Deacons offensive rebound