Jamir Watkins scores 19 and Florida State tops Temple 78-69 to begin Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- — Jamir Watkins scored 19 points, Malique Ewin set career highs with 15 points and nine rebounds and Florida State beat Temple 78-69 on Friday to begin the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.
Florida State (5-1) has a day off before facing UMass on Sunday. Temple (3-2) faces the Minutemen on Saturday.
Florida State trailed for a majority of the first half before Jerry Deng gave them the lead with 5:28 left. The Seminoles extended their advantage to 39-33 after closing the half on a 7-2 run.
The Seminoles had their lead trimmed to six points three times in the second half, the last with 7:54 remaining on free throws by Jamal Mashburn Jr., but Temple could not get any closer.
Ewin had dunks at 4:58 and 2:51 for 11- and 12-point leads.
Chandler Jackson added 10 points for Florida State. Watkins went 10 of 13 from the free-throw line and the rest of his teammates combined to go 5 of 11.
Mashburn led Temple with 20 points as he reached 20 for the fifth straight game. Zion Stanford added 15 points and Steve Settle III scored 14.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Evon Burroughs
- Josue Nieves
- Isaac Barnett
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |