Wake Forest and Delaware State faced off in a game where Wake Forest had played 4 fewer games than Delaware State. Wake Forest won 88-59, extending their non-conference home game winning streak to 29 under coach Steve Forbes. The game saw Wake Forest leading 42-32 at halftime and eventually winning 91-68. Wake Forest's offense was strong, with 5 players hitting double figures, led by Hunter Sallis with 19. The victory moved Wake Forest up to 57 in KenPom rankings. Wake Forest continued their winning streak, defeating Presbyterian 91-68, with Andrew Carr leading the scoring with 21 points. The win marked their 6th straight victory and improved their record to 8-3. Wake Forest's head coach, Steve Forbes, highlighted the team's improved offense and defense, setting the stage for 20 straight ACC games starting on December 30 against Virginia Tech.
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes: "The first half we had a problem because we fouled too much."
Final boxscore from the Wake Forest 91-68 victory this afternoon. https://t.co/oXfyWOJ1tU
Wake Forest wins 91-68 and now it’s all good vibes heading into ACC play #GoDeacs
Wake Forest beats Presbyterian 91-68. This one was a little more nervy than it appears on surface. Deacons' offense was obscene in 2nd half; defense was improved. WF has won 6 straight and is 8-3. It's Christmas, and then 20 straight ACC games, starting Dec. 30 against VT.
Once tied 40-40, Wake Forest runs away from Presbyterian in a 91-68 victory. The Deacs move to 8-3 on the season with 20-straight ACC games to go, starting with Virginia Tech a week from Saturday. Five Deacs hit double figures, led by 21 from Andrew Carr.
That was Wake's first missed 3 of this half. They're 4-5.
Deacs lead by 19 at the under 12. That’s a helluva 6 minute stretch there for Wake
That was an 18-2 Wake Forest run after the game was tied 40-40.
Wake Forest on an 8-0 run to lead 48-40. More importantly, Deacons have gotten 4 straight stops, all of them turnovers.
Presbyterian hot behind the arc and controlling the boards - down just 3 to Wake Forest at the half. https://t.co/bKCrXJOoxJ
Wake Forest leads Presbyterian 40-37 at halftime. Deacons have had better halves of basketball defensively.
UNDER 8: Wake leads 25-20 Nice late surge in that segment for Wake Forest, with a Boopie steal leading to a P-Fred three. Also did a nice job getting Efton going with some high-percentage shots in the paint. PC already with 7 TOs. 6:50 to half.
4 fouls on Wake Forest; 3 of them on the offensive end.
All 20 of Wake's points have been scored by the usual suspects.
The start was slow, which led to a boiling point. After that, Wake Forest held Delaware State to 0.67 points per possession in a blowout -- the Deacons' 5th straight win as they further distance themselves from the slow start to the season: 🔗https://t.co/WAulvsHYSL https://t.co/plpZ8Vg4vi
Wake Forest moves up to 57 on KenPom following the 29-point victory tonight over Delaware State.
Wake Forest up to No. 57 from 64 in KenPom following its 88-59 win over Delaware State.
Final boxscore as the Demon Deacons defeat Delaware State 88-59. https://t.co/UlW5wqzDFF
Wake Forest beats Delaware State 88-59. Deacons knock off exam rust and cruise to 5th straight win. They're 7-3 and have won all 25 home non-conference games under Steve Forbes, with one more (Thursday vs. Presbyterian) on the docket this season.
Wake Forest defeats Delaware State 88-59 to move to 7-3 on the season. Five Deacs hit double figures, led byu Hunter Sallis with 19.
Timeout Delaware State. Wake Forest on a 15-2, 9-0 run. Hornets have gone stone cold on offense, and Wake keeps on stealing the ball away. Lead has ballooned to 30 and it is curtains in the Joel...jk Kenny Pom is always watching. Excepting the walk-ons with about a min left.
Really good stuff from Wake after the slow start. Been all over the place defensively.
Wake Forest has gotten this thing to the brink of being comfortable for the rest of the night ... and gone missed front end, turnover, turnover. It's 64-47 with 10 minutes left.
Wake Forest leads Delaware State 42-32 at halftime. Del. State points per possession, first 9 1/2 minutes: 1.4 Del. State points per possession, next 9 minutes: 0.4 Wake's offense was rusty to start but clicked into form. Never really the concern for Steve Forbes, though.
Zach Keller gets a nice offensive board and put back. Wake Forest on a 16-2 run.
Under 8: Wake leads 23-21 - Deacs wake up on offense; nice play by MMM for the dunk - Wake Forest on a 7-0 run; DSU has missed its last 4 and hasn't scored in 3 minutes Wake still shooting 41% from field.
Wake Forest has notched its first "kill" of this game.
Delaware State packed in a zone, and Wake Forest settling for jumpers. 10 of its 12 field goal attempts have been behind the arc. Meanwhile, 11 of Delaware State's 14 attempts have been from 2-point range. Hornets are shooting 71% from the field.
Delaware State leads Wake Forest 21-16. Hornets shooting 10-14 and two of those misses came on the same possession a couple of minutes ago. We're at the under-12 timeout because a rather annoyed-looking Steve Forbes fired off a timeout after a wide-ass-open dunk.
A dunk for Delaware State triggers a Steve Forbes timeout. Wake Forest living by the three, dying by the three. Deacs are 4-10 from deep, 5-12 from the field. Delaware State is shooting 71%. There's your 21-16 difference. 10:58 to go.
As good a time as any for Wake Forest to work on its zone offense.
Live from Joel Coliseum for Delaware State-Wake Forest. Deacons come out of a 9-day break with a couple of buy games this week. Wake Forest has won 29 straight non-conference home games; 24 of them under Steve Forbes.
In a bit of a scheduling oddity, Wake has played 4 fewer games than Delaware St this season. Both come into the game with 6 wins, but the Hornets have lost 7 times.