National Basketball Association
Wake Forest 79, Furman 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Sean Casady, # Bernard Clinton, # Mike Eades
Attendance:
6782
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Wake Forest 79, Furman 55: C.J. Harris scored a game-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the host Demon Deacons past the Paladins.
Travis McKie added 16 points and Tyler Cavanaugh chipped in 12 points off the bench to help Wake Forest (5-5) improve to 4-2 at home. The Demon Deacons, behind Devin Thomas’ game-high seven rebounds, outrebounded the Paladins, 32-24.
Furman (3-7) lost its second consecutive game. The Paladins were led by Colin Reddick and Stephen Croone, who scored 12 points apiece.
Bryant Irwin made a 3-pointer to give the Paladins a 30-27 lead with 2:28 left in the first half before Wake Forest scored the final 10 points for a 37-30 lead at halftime. The Demon Deacons never trailed in the second half.
Furman shot 36.5 percent (19-for-52) from the field, while Wake Forest shot 53.8 percent (28-for-52).
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wake Forest shot 81.8 percent (18-for-22) from the free-throw line. … Furman shot 52.6 percent (10-for-19) from the foul line. … Wake Forest improved to 15-7 in the series. The schools were Southern Conference rivals for 17 seasons from 1937-53.
Top Game Performances
| Furman |
|
Wake Forest |
|
Stephen Croone 12 |
Scoring |
C.J. Harris 20 |
|
Stephen Croone 5 |
Assists |
C.J. Harris 5 |
|
Kendrec Ferrara 6 |
Rebounds |
Devin Thomas 7 |
|
Stephen Croone 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Travis McKie 6 |
|
Colin Reddick 2 |
Steals |
Madison Jones 3 |
|
Kendrec Ferrara 2 |
Blocks |
Devin Thomas 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Furman
|
55 |
36.5 |
7-24 |
10-19 |
14 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
| Wake Forest
|
79 |
53.8 |
5-13 |
18-22 |
17 |
32 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
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