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Wake Forest defeats Alabama, 88-80, in a charity exhibition game. Alabama had a 19-point lead in the first half but was outscored 49-28 in the second half. Cameron Hildreth scored 38 points for Wake Forest, while Hunter Sallis had 27. Alabama opens its season next Monday against Morehead State.
51-21 since halftime.
Not only did Wake Forest get an impressive 88-80 victory over Alabama yesterday in a charity exhibition game, they also had a ton of top talent in to watch the contest. https://t.co/IXTrFrFUcm https://t.co/pSuy0z4YMJ
Alabama basketball loses charity exhibition at Wake Forest, 88-80 https://t.co/yWdL9unJWA https://t.co/7xCzPBkONA
Wake Forest beats Alabama 88-80 in an exhibition. Cameron Hildreth scores 38(!), Hunter Sallis scores 27. Deacons overcome a 13-point halftime deficit by actually playing defense in the 2nd half. Alabama started 8-12 on 3s; was 1-12 for the rest of the game.
Final: Wake Forest 88, Alabama 80 https://t.co/YOmCIY39vE
Wake Forest defeats Alabama 88-80, outscoring the Tide by 21 in the second half. Season starts for real in just a little more than a week back here against Elon. Cam Hildreth with 38 points and Hunter Sallis had 27.
Final: Wake Forest defeats Alabama, 88-80, in charity exhibition game. Alabama built a 19-point lead late in the first half, then was outscored, 49-28, in the second half. Alabama opens its season next Monday (11/6) against Morehead State.
Wake Forest beats Alabama 88-80. Cam Hildreth had 38. Let’s goooooooo
It's just a charity exhibition, but hard not to see some potential with this Wake Forest team, who now leads by 10 over Alabama.
Hildreth with another craft finish. He now has 34 points and the Deacs lead by 6 with 38.9 seconds to go. Wake with the ball and Bama takes a TO.
Hunter Sallis and one! He has 27. Deacs lead 82-76 and have the ball with 2:30 left
Wake Forest leads Alabama, 81-76, with 2:40 left. Basically down to fouls and free throws now, and nobody can foul out. Pringle shooting 3-of-7 at the line.
Alabama freshman/Chapel Hill native Jarin Stevenson missed a 3 that would've given Alabama the lead. Under-4 and it's a 77-75 lead for WF, Deacons' ball.
7-0 Bama lead, and they just missed a 3-pt attempt that would have given them the lead. A little drama down the stretch, as Wake Forest lead 77-75 with 3:49 left.
Alabama mounts a 7-0 run against Wake Forest, cutting the Deacons' lead to 77-75 with 3:56 left. High exhibition game drama in Winston-Salem. Estrada has 22 for Alabama.
Wake Forest leads Alabama, 74-67, with 6:55 left. Sam Walters hit Alabama's first 3-pointer of the second half, but he also has 2 turnovers in 5 second-half minutes. Alabama shooting 5-of-20 and 1-of-7 on threes after halftime, with 16 total turnovers for the game.
Sallis steal and huge tomahawk. 74-65 Deacs. This is fun.
Hunter Sallis with a steal and explosive dunk to give Wake Forest a nine-point lead.
Wake Forest has outscored Bama 33-13 in the second half.
Another Hunter Sallis midrange puts the Deacs up 69-62. He has 22 now. Cam with 27.
Grant Nelson picked up his 5th foul for Alabama with 10:24 left, but he'll remain in today's exhibition game against Wake Forest. Nelson shooting 4-of-10 with 11 points in 24 minutes. Wake Forest 67, Alabama 62 with 10 minutes left.
We've reached the point in the Alabama-Wake Forest scrimmage where Wake's Parker Friedrichsen is still playing with 5 fouls because Wake only has 8 healthy players. Wake leads Alabama, 66-62, with 10:38 left.
Wake Forest leads Bama 62-57 with 11:44 to go. Deacs outrebounding the Tide 12-6 in the second half. Marqus Marion contributed a smooth pull up jumper to give the Deacs this five-point advantage.
Grant Nelson picks up his third foul for Alabama with 12:25 left. He's shooting 3-of-8 with 3 turnovers plus 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal in a game-high 22 minutes. Wake Forest 62, Alabama 57 with 11:44 left.
Wake Forest leads Alabama, 60-57, with 12:42 left of a charity exhibition. Tide shooting 2-of-10 in the second half with 4 fouls, 3 turnovers and is being out-rebounded in the second half, 11-5.
Parker Friedrichsen drains a pair of 3s and Wake Forest is on an 18-2 run, leading Bama 57-55 with 15:35 to go.
Alabama has now blown a 19-point first-half lead over Wake Forest, with the Deacons hitting a 3-pointer to take a 57-55 lead with 15:53 left. Tide up to 13 turnovers and has missed 8 of its past 9 shots.
A Sallis 3-ball, then a Hildreth finish in transition brings Wake Forest to within 4 at 53-49. It's a 10-0 run for the Deacs.
Begun, the second half has. Wake Forest scores 10 of the first 11 points to start it and it's a 4-point game.
Now Sallis nails the 3 and the Deacs are within 6!
Wake Forest clawing back against Alabama. Deacons are on an 11-1 run against the Tide, narrowing Alabama's lead to 53-44 early in the second half of a charity exhibition.
Matthew Marsh attacks the offensive boards and gets a put back while drawing a foul. Hits the FT and the Deacs have closed the Bama lead to 53-44.
Alabama up 52-39 over Wake Forest at halftime of an exhibition game. Clear now why Steve Forbes' primary concern with this has been defense. Yellow Legal Pad notes have Bama scoring on 14 of 20 possessions across a 10-minute span, turning Wake's 21-18 lead into a 52-33 game.
Alabama leads Wake Forest, 52-39, at the half. Aaron Estrada leads the Tide with 16 points. Sam Walters has 10. Alabama is 8-of-14 from three.
Bama leads Wake Forest 52-39 at the half. https://t.co/k53XBZpVch
Alabama leads Wake Forest, 52-39, at halftime of a charity exhibition in Winston-Salem. Wake ended the first half on a 6-0 run, with a late Nick Pringle foul leading to foul shots. Tide had 11 first half fouls, but no player has more than 2.
Marion gets on the board with a putback. Deacs back to within 13. Cam has 21 points. 52-39 with 5 secs left in the half
Bama is on fire. 8/12 from 3 and have opened up a 50-33 lead. Tough sledding for the Deacs without 5 scholly players
On top of the rebounding woes for Wake Forest, Bama is now 8-for-12 behind the arc. Not a great combination. Tide lead 50-31.
Alabama has now dropped 50 points on Wake Forest in the first half of an exhibition game in Winston-Salem. Aaron Estrada has 16 points, and Tide is shooting 8-of-12 from three.
Bama’s ball pressure and rebounding really getting to the Deacs as they open a 42-27 lead.
Alabama scores WF turnover on in-bound Alabama scores All happened in about 3 seconds. Steve Forbes takes another timeout. It's 42-27.
Bama now leads 42-27.
Alabama freshman guard Sam Walters has 10 points in 9 minutes on the floor of a charity exhibition at Wake Forest. He's 3-for-4 from three-point range off the bench.
Alabama is outrebounding Wake Forest 12-4.
Alabama leads Wake Forest, 33-25, with 7:16 left in exhibition. Tide on a 15-4 run, with Grant Nelson and Sam Walters both shooting 2-of-2 on three-pointers. Alabama shooting 5-of-7 as a team, and 67% from the field.
Alabama on a 10-0 run and leads 28-21. Steve Forbes has seen enough and calls a timeout. Three turnovers in this stretch have led to Bama's last 8 points.
Turnovers for the Deacs here as Bama has active hands. 28-21 Tide and Forbes calls a timeout. Need some AC offense here as he returns with 2 fouls
Bama leads 26-21. Little sloppy at times, with plenty of fouls and turnovers on both sides, as one would expect at this time of year.