National Basketball Association
Wake Forest 66, Virginia 47
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 13, 2024
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# AJ Desai, # Jamie Luckie, # Jemel Spearman
Attendance:
9855
By Field Level Media
Hunter Sallis scored 21 points to help host Wake Forest top Virginia 66-47 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Salis shot 8 of 13 from the floor and also had nine rebounds in the win for the Demon Deacons (12-4, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), while Andrew Carr added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Wake Forest also got 14 points and seven assists from Kevin Miller, and a stat-stuffing effort of nine points, eight rebounds and a career high-tying five blocks from Efton Reid III.
Reece Beekman paced Virginia (11-5, 2-3) with 10 points and four assists. No other Cavaliers player scored in double figures.
Wake Forest never trailed and held a six-point lead at halftime. To pull away from the Cavaliers, the Deacons opened the second half with a 16-6 run, powered by Miller's five points and three assists in a span of about six minutes.
While Reid had a season-high in blocks, one by Cam Hildreth with 12:23 to play brought the crowd to its feet at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, as he chased down Virginia's Jake Groves with a clean swat. From there, Virginia never trimmed the deficit to single digits.
Wake Forest was strong inside, winning the rebounding battle 40-27 and outscoring the Cavaliers 28-10 in the paint. But the Deacs also shot well from behind the arc, knocking down 10 of 21 3-pointers for a 47.6 percent clip, which ties their season-high mark in ACC play.
The Deacs won handily despite turning the ball over 17 times, marking the first time this season they've captured a victory when coughing up possessions that much.
The result pushes Wake's record at home to a perfect 10-0 this season, while Virginia fell to 0-4 in true road games.
Virginia, which shot a season-worst 28.1 percent (16 of 57) from the floor, has lost four of its last six games.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Virginia |
|
Wake Forest |
Reece Beekman 10 |
Scoring |
Hunter Sallis 21 |
Reece Beekman 4 |
Assists |
Kevin Miller 7 |
Isaac McKneely 5 |
Rebounds |
Andrew Carr 12 |
Isaac McKneely 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Carr 3 |
Ryan Dunn 3 |
Steals |
Kevin Miller 2 |
Blake Buchanan 1 |
Blocks |
Efton Reid III 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Virginia
|
47 |
28.1 |
4-12 |
11-15 |
9 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
Wake Forest
|
66 |
50.0 |
10-21 |
6-7 |
13 |
38 |
8 |
4 |
17 |