National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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