National Basketball Association
Saint Louis 83, N.C. State 80
When: 7:20 PM ET, Thursday, March 20, 2014
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Bill Ek, # Doug Simmons
Attendance:
N/A
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Saint Louis 83, North Carolina State 80 (OT): Rob Loe scored six of his 22 points in overtime and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds as the Billikens overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to stun the Wolfpack in NCAA tournament play in Orlando.
Jordair Jett added 18 points for fifth-seeded Saint Louis (27-6), which advances to face Louisville in Saturday’s Midwest regional round of 32. The Billikens trailed 55-39 with just over eight minutes remaining and scored 21 points over the final 3:01 of regulation to force the extra session.
T.J. Warren scored 28 points but was just 6-of-14 from the line as 12th-seeded North Carolina State (22-14) repeatedly missed free throws to keep Saint Louis alive. Ralston Turner added 16 points but missed the tying 3-pointer with two seconds left in the overtime.
Warren’s basket gave North Carolina State a 59-45 edge with just over five minutes left in regulation but the Wolfpack were just 9-of-20 from the free-throw line over the final 3:09 of regulation and the Billikens knotted the score at 70 on Jett’s basket with 18.8 seconds to go. Loe scored two baskets in the first 2:32 of overtime and hit two free throws with 56.5 seconds left to make it a five-point margin.
North Carolina State led by 11 late in the first half before the Billikens scored the final seven to trail 30-26. The Wolfpack pushed the lead back up to 12 with 12:25 remaining after a three-point play by Lennard Freeman and a jumper by Turner.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Warren has scored 20 or more points in 19 consecutive games. … Loe made four 3-pointers as the Billikens were 9-of-18 from behind the arc. … The Wolfpack were 20-of-37 from the free-throw line and Saint Louis was just 12-of-26.
Top Game Performances
N.C. State |
|
Saint Louis |
T.J. Warren 28 |
Scoring |
Rob Loe 22 |
Tyler Lewis 6 |
Assists |
Mike McCall Jr. 6 |
Lennard Freeman 9 |
Rebounds |
Rob Loe 15 |
T.J. Warren 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordair Jett 4 |
T.J. Warren 3 |
Steals |
Jake Barnett 2 |
Beejay Anya 3 |
Blocks |
Dwayne Evans 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
N.C. State
|
80 |
46.7 |
4-9 |
20-37 |
10 |
38 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
Saint Louis
|
83 |
48.4 |
9-18 |
12-26 |
16 |
37 |
4 |
7 |
9 |