National Basketball Association
Wake Forest 71, Charleston Southern 56
When: 1:00 PM ET, Friday, November 24, 2023
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Isaac Barnett, # Justin Porterfield, # Bill Covington
Attendance:
6702
By Field Level Media
Cameron Hildreth scored 21 points and host Wake Forest finally overcame Charleston Southern with a strong finish in a 71-56 victory Friday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kevin Miller added 14 points and Hunter Sallis and Andrew Carr each scored 12 for Wake Forest, which trailed by four at halftime. The Demon Deacons (3-3) pulled away from a 57-49 lead in the final 3 1/2 minutes.
DJ Patrick had 13 points, Taje' Kelly posted 12 points and 11 rebounds and A'lahn Sumler had 10 points for Charleston Southern (2-4), which lost its third game in a row.
Wake Forest shot 43.8 percent from the field, including 5-for-14 on 3-pointers. Sallis had two 3-point baskets.
A 24-for-27 performance on free throws was critical, including 8-for-8 from Hildreth and 7-for-8 from Carr, who also had 10 rebounds.
The Buccaneers pulled within 51-46 on Sumler's 3-pointer, but the Demon Deacons answered with an 8-3 run capped by Carr's dunk.
The lead was 62-51 after Carr's 3-pointer with 1:58 to play.
Charleston Southern shot 37.3 percent from the field and committed 15 turnovers.
Wake Forest had only seven points from its reserves.
Charleston Southern led for about 21 consecutive minutes in a stretch bridging the first and second halves. The Buccaneers were up 39-32 with 15 1/2 minutes remaining.
Wake Forest scored seven straight points -- all on foul shots -- for a 47-41 lead, going ahead with 11:08 left on two Carr free throws.
Charleston Southern led 32-28 at halftime, though the Buccaneers were up 30-20 with three minutes left in the half.
Wake Forest shot 40 percent from the field in the opening half. Each team had four made free throws and four 3-point baskets to go with six turnovers apiece before intermission.
The Demon Deacons have topped the Buccaneers in two of the last three seasons for a 4-0 series lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Charleston Southern |
|
Wake Forest |
|
DJ Patrick 13 |
Scoring |
Cameron Hildreth 21 |
|
RJ Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Cameron Hildreth 3 |
|
Taje' Kelly 11 |
Rebounds |
Andrew Carr 10 |
|
RJ Johnson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Cameron Hildreth 8 |
|
Nobal Days 1 |
Steals |
Hunter Sallis 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Andrew Carr 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Charleston Southern
|
56 |
37.3 |
6-22 |
12-16 |
9 |
27 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
| Wake Forest
|
71 |
43.8 |
5-14 |
24-27 |
9 |
30 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
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