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Wake Forest Demon Deacons at SMU Mustangs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
77 - 66
19-6, 11-4 Home

Wake Forest jumps out early in the 2nd half and cruises past SMU 77-66

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. SMU Mustangs: Game Highlights

Wake Forest (19-7, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from a 72-70 loss against Florida State on Wednesday night and has won four of its last five games.

Sallis was just 4 of 15 from the field but shot 11 of 14 from the free-throw line and grabbed nine rebounds to go with six assists. Parker Friedrichsen made five 3-pointers and finished with 18 points for Wake Forest. Ty-Laur Johnson scored 12 points and Efton Reid had 10. Tre’Von Spillers added eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

The Demon Deacons opened the second half on a 19-8 run for a 51-40 lead with 13:44 remaining. Spillers scored six points, Harris added four points that included a dunk, and Sallis hit a 3 during the stretch. SMU pulled with three points, 51-48, a few minutes later but didn't get closer.

Chuck Harris scored 15 points for SMU (19-6, 10-4). Kario Oquendo added 13 points, B.J. Edwards had 12 and Matt Cross 11. The Mustangs shot 36% (22 of 61) from the field and 8 of 35 (23%) from distance. Harris and Cross each made three 3s.

Harris scored 11 points to help SMU build a 34-32 halftime advantage.

SMU plays at Notre Dame on Wednesday.

Wake Forest plays at N.C. State on Saturday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 66
2nd 0:16 Jerrell Colbert Turnover. 77 - 66
2nd 0:19 Jerrell Colbert Offensive Rebound. 77 - 66
2nd 0:21 Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 66

Statistics

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24-54 FG 22-61
44.4 Field Goal % 36.1
7-23 3PT 8-35
30.4 Three Point % 22.9
22-30 FT 14-22
73.3 Free Throw % 63.6
38 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 17
26 Defensive Rebounds 21
15 Assists 17
5 Steals 6
3 Blocks 3
9 Turnovers 10
2 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 12
6 Fast Break Points 11
22 Points in Paint 22
18 Fouls 19
17 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Moody Coliseum

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 6,858 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
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