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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 83, Coastal Carolina 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 18, 2015
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Tim Kelly, # Jamie Luckie, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 8107

Freshman guard Bryant Crawford connected on five 3-point baskets on his way to 19 points to boost Wake Forest in an 83-77 victory over Coastal Carolina on Friday night at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Forwards Dinos Mitoglou and Greg McClinton added 13 points apiece and forward John Collins had 12 points for the Demon Deacons (8-2), who won their fifth game in a row for their longest winning streak in three seasons.

Guard Codi Miller-McIntyre, in his second game since a preseason injury, scored 10 points for Wake Forest.

Coastal Carolina closed a 13-point deficit to 77-75. Mitoglou responded by making two foul shots with 1:09 to go.

Crawford also had nine assists for the Demon Deacons.

Forward Badou Diagne's 24 points and guard Jaylen Shaw's 21 points paced Coastal Carolina (6-5). The duo combined to made 16 of 22 shots from the field.

Coastal Carolina was within 64-57 before four consecutive points from Collins. It was 71-66 with less than five minutes left.

Wake Forest led 22-11 and it was 36-23 until Diagne scored two baskets in the final minute of the first half as the Chanticleers closed within 36-27 at the break.

Wake Forest was hurt by 5-of-13 free throw shooting in the first half.

Demon Deacons forward Devin Thomas, the team's scoring and rebounding leader, fouled out with six points and six rebounds with 4:40 remaining.

It was the first meeting between the teams in 17 years.
Top Game Performances
 
Coastal Carolina   Wake Forest
Badou Diagne 24 Scoring Bryant Crawford 19
Jaylen Shaw 7 Assists Bryant Crawford 9
Badou Diagne 7 Rebounds Devin Thomas 6
Jaylen Shaw 5 Free Throws Made John Collins 4
Badou Diagne 2 Steals Bryant Crawford 3
Kevin Holmes Jr. 1 Blocks Konstantinos Mitoglou 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Coastal Carolina 77 49.1 8-20 15-22 14 24 1 5 11
Wake Forest 83 55.4 9-24 12-22 23 29 5 8 11