National Basketball Association
Wake Forest 85, South Carolina Upstate 80
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Bert Smith, # Kellen Miliner, # Bill Covington Jr.
Attendance:
8482
By Field Level Media
Hunter Sallis scored 23 points and Wake Forest made enough plays down the stretch to overcome visiting South Carolina Upstate for an 85-80 victory Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth poured in 18 points, reserve Davin Cosby hit three 3-point baskets in the last eight minutes to finish with 15 points and teammate Efton Reid III posted 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Demon Deacons (4-0) trailed by six with less than eight minutes to play but they were able to rally. Wake Forest outscored the Spartans 22-9 on free throws for the game.
Mister Dean's game-high 24 points and Brit Harris' 16 led USC Upstate (1-3). Dean made 10 of 14 shots from the field, though he missed the game's final attempt.
Karmani Gregory's 3-pointer with 28 seconds left pulled the Spartans to within 81-80 before two free throws from Sallis four seconds later. Hildreth made two more foul shots with 5 seconds remaining to clinch it.
Cosby's 3-pointer and Hildreth's three-point play in the last 2 1/2 minutes helped the Demon Deacons to an 81-77 lead.
USC Upstate took several leads in the second half. The Spartans went up 57-55 on Daniel Helterhoff's 3-pointer, which was his only basket of the game. A 3 from Harris made it 62-58.
USC Upstate kept applying pressure with perimeter shots as Andrew McConnell connected for a 67-61 edge.
Wake Forest finally went back ahead on Reid's dunk with just under four minutes to play.
After a back-and-forth stretch that included Cosby's second 3-pointer of the half for Wake Forest and Dean's tip-in, the score was tied at 75.
Wake Forest led 41-38 at halftime despite shooting 3-for-16 on 3-pointers.
The Spartans withstood 12 first-half turnovers to stay within striking distance. Going 9-for-9 on free throws helped the cause.
Wake Forest had pulled out a 72-70 victory against Michigan in Sunday's game at nearby Greensboro. USC Upstate is 0-3 on the road, with each of the setbacks to Atlantic Coast Conference opponents after losses at North Carolina State and Virginia Tech.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina Upstate |
|
Wake Forest |
|
Mister Dean 24 |
Scoring |
Hunter Sallis 23 |
|
Carmelo Adkins 3 |
Assists |
Hunter Sallis 6 |
|
Breylin Garcia 8 |
Rebounds |
Efton Reid III 8 |
|
Isaiah Skinner 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Cameron Hildreth 12 |
|
Karmani Gregory 2 |
Steals |
Davin Cosby Jr. 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Cameron Hildreth 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina Upstate
|
80 |
47.6 |
11-29 |
9-10 |
14 |
31 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
| Wake Forest
|
85 |
50.9 |
7-26 |
22-33 |
14 |
30 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
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