Wake Forest has announced that Damari Monsanto and Jao Ituka have been cleared to play and will be dressed for the game against Louisville. This marks the first time the Deacons will have their full assortment of players available for a game this season. The return of Monsanto and Ituka has generated anticipation and excitement among fans and analysts. In the game, Wake Forest demonstrated strong offensive performance, with Hunter Sallie and Damari Monsanto contributing significantly to the team's success. The Deacs outscored Louisville from beyond the arc, with Monsanto maintaining a 100% shooting record from 3-point range this season. The team's performance led to a commanding lead and victory, with five Deacons scoring in double figures and holding UL to less than 40% shooting in the second half.
Five Deacs in double figures today, as Wake Forest holds UL to less than 40% shooting in the 2nd half. Full boxscore here: https://t.co/8QalXRRNmN
Deacs lead by 21 at the under 12. Damari Monsanto is shooting 100% from 3 this season.
Louisville scored on 53 percent of its first-half possessions (1.10 points per possession). Which is pretty good. Until you consider that Wake Forest scored on 60 percent of its first-half possessions (1.600 ppp)
Hunter at the buzzer! 48-33 at the half. Great offense for the Deacs. I’ll take another one of those.
That Reid jumper ended a string of 8 straight 3-point field goals for Wake, which is outscoring Louisville 30-0 from beyond the arc.
Deacs up 28-20 at the under 8. 8/14 from 3, UL staying close by going 9/15 from 2
Parker Friedrichsen in one corner, Damari Monsanto on the wing. back-to-back to back 3s and the Deacs have opening this up to a 12-point advantage. Wow.
Parker Friedrichsen in one corner, Damari Monsanto on the winge. back-to-back to back 3s and the Deacs have opening this up to a 12-point advantage. Wow.
Wake: 16 shots, 10 threes, 3 layups, 3 midrange Louisville: 13 shots, 1 three, 1 layup, 12 midrange
Hunter has been great, Deacs are 5/10 from three. Deacs again giving up midrange jumpers exclusively and Cards are nailing them so far. 19-14 Deacs with a lot of stoppages coming up the next 3 mins
#Louisville 14, Wake Forest 19 First media timeout and we’re already almost halfway through the 1st. Demon Deacons have 15 of their points from beyond the arc, and 11 from Hunter Sallie #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Payne just gave up an easy layup to Wake Forest. Mike James responds with a bucket #Louisville down 5-5 with 16:42 left #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/JJ8yU2r0fF
Damari Monsanto getting up shots as the Deacs get loose and ready to face UL here at noon. https://t.co/9MoJMigJFw
Getting set up here at Joel Coliseum for a fun afternoon of basketball as the Demon Deacons host UL at noon. Here's my preview for today's game: https://t.co/Lw32IJvsde And a look at what the return of Damari Monsanto & Jao Ituka means for the Deacs. https://t.co/kYILQkrKJz
Live from the start of a #TwoGamesCourtney. Louisville-Wake Forest starts in about 100 minutes. That's Jao Ituka, available for the first time this season, warming up. Later tonight, it'll be Pittsburgh-Duke (8ish start). https://t.co/e5rP4z1uqR
Taking a look at what the additions of Damari Monsanto and Jao Ituka mean for Wake Forest Basketball. https://t.co/kYILQkrcU1 https://t.co/3Xdk064oWK
Wake has a 9 day break after the Carolina game on Monday night, perfect timing to get Damari and Jao a lot of court time in practice
Wake Forest has announced that Damari Monsanto and Jao Ituka are cleared and will be dressed for tomorrow's game. Deacons get their full assortment of players available for the first time, going into their 18th game.
BREAKING: Wake Forest has announced that both Damari Monsanto and Jao Ituka have been cleared to play and will dress tomorrow against Louisville. https://t.co/E8Ufj6hMCB
Source: Wake Forest's Damari Monsanto (knee) and Jao Ituka (knee) have both been fully cleared for all basketball related activities and will be available for Saturday's game against Louisville.