Wake Forest suffered a disappointing loss to Pitt, blowing a 12-point lead in the 2nd half. The team's struggles on the road continue, falling to 2-23 in regular season Quad 1 games under coach Steve Forbes. Cam Hildreth played through injury, impressing with defense and rebounding. Wake Forest coach Forbes highlighted the team's offensive rebounding issues and praised Hildreth's effort despite his injury. Jeff Capel credited associate head coach Milan Brown for identifying a defensive weakness in Wake Forest's play.
One of the best moments from last night. After the game, Jeff Capel credited associate head coach Milan Brown with noticing something in the way Wake Forest defended those inbounds plays, and it led to this. https://t.co/9vRbh7cPva
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes on the play of Cam Hildreth tonight: "I think he's playing really hard and he's got a tough situation with an injury. Defensively did a pretty good job." Full postgame comments here: https://t.co/e8iOD6b3FL https://t.co/C2vthJKAiP
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes: "I thought the nine offensive rebound was a killer, and that was largely on our guards."
Cam Hildreth played GREAT defense against Hinson, had seven rebounds. Furthermore, he's not hunting his own shot while clearly not 100 percent. Playing through an injury where he very well could have chose surgery and sat out. https://t.co/1kXwiM8jj7
Wake Forest led by 12 in the 2nd half with an opportunity to earn its first Quad 1 win of the season. But the Deacs were outscored by 17 down the stretch and fall to 2-23 in regular season Quad 1 games under Steve Forbes.
Pitt +20 in the second half. The 2nd half road woes continue as Wake completely melted on both ends. The road is really narrow now. Onto Syracuse…