In a close game, Wake Forest led against No. 21 UVA with back-and-forth scoring. Tony Bennett received a technical foul. UVA won 49-47 with Reece Beekman and Ryan Dunn key in the victory.
Wake Forest comes up 2 points short of a win it really could have used this afternoon at UVa
Reece Beekman and Ryan Dunn's defense led No. 21 #UVA past Wake Forest, 49-47, on Saturday as the 'Hoos bounced back from the Pitt loss. https://t.co/clneLmE7bJ
Final: #UVa 49, Wake Forest 47. Beyond unsightly.
A Beekman to Dunn ally-oop doesn't go down, but Blake Buchanan is there for the tip back and draws the foul. #UVA up 48-44 with the ball.
Wake Forest is in position at the final TV timeout, trailing UVA by just a single point searching for that elusive road Quad 1 victory. Huge opportunity here for the Demon Deacons.
Wake Forest is position at the final TV timeout, trailing UVA by just a single point searching for that elusive road Quad 1 victory. Huge opportunity here for the Demon Deacons.
#UVA forces the shot-clock violation and leads 43-42 over Wake Forest with 3:54 remaining. Reece Beekman and Ryan Dunn looked gassed but 'Hoos will need a few more good minutes from that duo, at both ends.
Wake Forest is shooting just 35% from the floor, is 2 for 11 from 3 and has committed seven turnovers. But... it's only down 33-32 here at #UVA, which can't seem to grab control of this game.
HALFTIME: Wake Forest 22, No. 21 #UVA 21 Reece Beekman, Isaac McKneely and Ryan Dunn with 6 points each. Officials T'd up Tony Bennett and have been lustily booed since.
So, #UVA's Tony Bennett was given a technical foul. I can't recall the last time he got one but you have to do a pretty bad job to get him that riled up ... https://t.co/8HUyWJNMsk
And speaking of questioning the whistles: Tony Bennett just hit with a technical foul after a Wake offensive rebound and bucket. Deacons lead #UVa 18-17. https://t.co/3lxHuwN4AC
The game is ragged enough. Wildly inconsistent whistles not helping. Wake leads 16-13. #UVa with two points on its last 13 possessions.
Wake Forest is on a 6-0 run, spurred by four #UVA turnovers and some questionable calls. Deacons now lead 14-13 with 8:08 to go in the half.