Wake Forest secured a significant comeback victory against Florida, winning 82-71. The Demon Deacons were down by 9 points in the second half but rallied to claim the win. Hunter Sallis led with 24 points, Andrew Carr contributed 22, and Cam Hildreth added 18. The team's next game is against Rutgers. In another game, Rutgers faced a tough loss to Illinois, with a final score of 76-58. Despite trailing by 18 points initially, Rutgers narrowed the gap but ultimately struggled, especially on the boards and in turnovers. Wake Forest later defeated Rutgers 76-57, with Boopie Miller scoring 23 points and Efton Reid recording a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds in his debut as a Demon Deacon.
Rutgers never led tonight, as the Deacs come away with an impressive 19-point win. https://t.co/J2L592S0UQ
Rutgers struggles mightily in a 76-57 loss at Wake Forest. After trailing by 18 points initially, it was a one possession game early in the second half. Then RU went cold, defense went with it. -12 on the glass -15 second chance points -12 points off turnovers 2 transition pts
Final: Wake Forest 76, Rutgers 57. The Scarlet Knights suffer their 11th consecutive loss in regular season non-conference games outside of Piscataway after another slow start and another brutal effort on the boards: https://t.co/zXrdCGybbU
Wake Forest beats Rutgers 76-57. Deacons led the whole way, through a few nervy minutes in the 2nd half. Took control with an 18-0 run. Kevin Miller scored 23, Efton Reid III had 12 points and 14 rebounds in his WF debut. Deacons are 5-3 and here against NJIT on Sat. night.
Wake Forest defeats Rutgers 76-57. Boopie was incredible with 23 points. Efton Reid with 12 points 14 rebounds in his Deac debut. Go Deacs 🎩
Wake Forest defeats Rutgers 76-57. Five Deacs in double figures, led by Boopie Miller with 23. Efton Reid hits a double-double in his first game as a Demon Deacon - 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Rutgers trailed Wake Forest by 18 points after 12 minutes, cut the deficit to 2 points midway through the second half, and has since surrendered 18 consecutive points to fall down by a game-high 20 points. Demon Deacons lead the Scarlet Knights 68-50 with 3:57 to go.
Wake Forest leads 68-50 -- 20-point lead that WF just had was the biggest of the game.
Wake Forest has its biggest lead of the game at 68-48.
There is "Rutgers is bound to make some shots" and then there's "Rutgers is getting whatever it wants offensively." Too much of the latter for Wake Forest in the last 10ish minutes.
Catching up on the 1st half of Rutgers-Wake Forest. Down by as much as 18, the Scarlet Knights closed the half on a 20-8 run to close the gap to 37-31 at the half. Steve Pikiell changed the starting 5, inserting Gavin Griffiths and bringing Antwone Woolfolk off the bench.
After falling behind to Wake Forest 29-11, Rutgers finished the half on a 20-8 run to trail 37-31 at the break. 8 turnovers killed them as WF holds a 10-2 edge in points off of them. Zero points in transition and issue but RU got better shots end of half. Both teams shooting 45%
Half in Winston-Salem: Wake 37, Rutgers 31 RU trailed by 18 at one point but its bench played well. Aundre Hyatt has 11 points to lead the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers finished the half strong at both ends to get back into it. Deacs lead 37-31 at the break.
Rutgers has found some offensive success and it's a 37-29 WF lead. Steve Forbes takes the "finish the half strong, please" timeout.
Rutgers 2-point defense entering tonight: 39.3% Wake Forest in 12+ minutes on 2s: 8-for-9.
Forbes with an…unconventional lineup the last 4 minutes that somehow worked. 29-13 Deacs. Rutgers offense is as advertised as far. Wake making their defense look normal.
This is some solid defense from Wake but this Rutgers offense is... yeah
Wake leads 22-11 at the under 12. Rutgers with a couple threes to get back into it
Looking ahead to Rutgers Wednesday, they are an elite defensive team (12th in KP) but really terrible on offense (178th). They are sure to try to make the game ugly. Wake needs to return the favor from last season and smack them.
“It’s disappointing how we played.” “They manhandled us on the glass and I’m not happy with that.” “They got us every which way you could get us on the backboards.” A despondent Steve Pikiell addresses Rutgers’ loss to Illinois in #RHoops’ #B1G opener: https://t.co/5WQLJK4Xx6 https://t.co/C1VCycuUSA
B1G hoops: Illinois takes control in second half and wins at Rutgers, 76-58. Michigan falls to Oregon in OT, 86-83.
Rutgers loses to No. 24 Illinois 76-58 in the B1G opener. Illini 55-27 advantage on the glass. RU shot just 29.7% from 2-point range. Forced 17 turnovers but just 18-12 edge in points off of TOs. Got beat on hustle plays & toughness. Disappointing performance in every way.
Final: Illinois 76, Rutgers 58. The Scarlet Knights get crushed by the Illini in its Big Ten opener after struggling to score inside the arc and being unable to contain Terrance Shannon and company on the other end: https://t.co/NilwyBAlnT
What was a five-point game at halftime never got any closer after that. Illinois overpowered Rutgers over the final 20, coasting to a 76-58 win behind 23/10 from Terrence Shannon and a 55-27 obliteration on the glass. Brad Underwood finally has his first win at the RAC. #Illini
Illinois on a backbreaking 15-2 run to extend the lead to 64-44. Rutgers shooting just 2 of 12 from the floor in the second half. Illini dominated+20 on the glass and +18 points in the paint.
Terrance Shannon bangs a three to put Illinois up 20 with 9:12 to play, and some Rutgers fans are headed for the exits. The All-Big Ten guard has 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting (3/6 on threes). Rutgers has no one who can guard him and no one who could match him on the other end.
Half: Illinois 41, Rutgers 36. Rutgers trailed for 18 minutes and by as much as 16, but behind Austin Williams (9 points, 3 assists) and a defense that forced a dozen turnover, the Scarlet Knights have climbed back into this game.
Rutgers trails Illinois 41-36 at the half. Austin Williams spurred a comeback down 16 with his best minutes as a Scarlet Knight. 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists leads RU in all three categories. Illini shot 49% and +12 on boards but RU dominating 15-5 points off of turnovers.
Half: Illinois 41, Rutgers 36 Lead had been 16. Pikiell benched Omoruyi for 5 minutes down the stretch and RU cut the deficit from 12 to 3. Austin Williams (9 points, 4 boards, 3 assists) to the rescue for the Scarlet Knights.
Solid end to the first half for Rutgers, who looked defeated and overmatched in its opening stages. The recovery game worked to where it’s only a 5-point game through 20, despite the Scarlet Knights giving up 12/8/3 to Shannon. Austin Williams has 9/4/3. Illinois 41, Rutgers 36
U4: Illinois 34, Rutgers 28. Jamichael Davis and Aundre Hyatt hit back-to-back threes to cut Rutgers' deficit to 6 points with 4:05 remaining in the first half. Illinois has missed four of its last five shots on the other end and have committed nine turnovers. RU on 8-0 run.
Don’t look now, but Rutgers is within six after back-to-back threes by Hyatt and Jamichael Davis, each of which was an open look. Now it’s Brad Underwood’s turn to say a few words, and the stoppage becomes the U4 with 4:05 left before halftime in a 34-28 affair. #RHoops #Illini
Rutgers getting out everything’d by Illinois and trail 30-15 at the U8 timeout of the first half. Illini getting in foul trouble. Need to take advantage and work way back in it. Plenty of time remaining.
Rutgers is getting beat to almost every 50-50 ball, the officials have missed several calls on both ends already, and Illinois is taking full advantage. Pikiell’s second timeout becomes the first half U8 with 7:56 on the clock in a 30-15 #Illini lead. #RHoops #TheKnighthood
U12: Illinois 18, Rutgers 6. The Scarlet Knights are staying in this game becuase their defense forced five turnovers on 16 possessions. They've started scoring on the other end, with Austin Williams scoring 3 straight, and they're going to need more of that.
Rutgers has a pulse, but Illinois is still firmly in control with 11:43 remaining in the opening stanza. Plus-10 on the glass and shooting 50 percent from the floor thus far, the #Illini is presently tripling up the Scarlet Knights, 18-6 the score. #RHoops #TheKnighthood
Well, this isn’t ideal for the host side. Rutgers is 0-for-6, scoring its only points on two Simpson free throws, is being outrebounded 9-2 already, and is down 14-2 to Illinois with just 5:11 gone as Pikiell calls a much-needed timeout. #RHoops #TheKnighthood
Wake Forest with a big comeback win over Florida at home. Gators were No. 29 in KenPom and led by 9 points in the second half. WF is off until next Wednesday when Rutgers visits. Will be a stiff test defensively. Demon Deacons have size and multiple shooters.
Wake Forest beats Florida 82-71. Deacons get a really nice home win. Forget the Q1 or Q2 forecast, at least for tonight -- a team trying to find its footing appears to have gotten some of it. Hunter Sallis scored 24, Andrew Carr 22. WF has a weeklong break, then Rutgers.
Wake Forest defeats Florida 82-71. Absolutely huge for the squad. ACC! Big one at home again on Wednesday against Rutgers before a bit of a break. GO DEACS!
Wake Forest defeats Florida 82-71 to move to 4-3 on the season. Just a MASSIVE early-season non-conference win for the Demon Deacons against the No. 29 rated KenPom team. Hunter Sallis leads with 24 points, Andrew Carr had 22 and 18 for Cam Hildreth.
Wake Forest trailed Florida by seven with 12:30 to play. Now up seven with 50.1 seconds left. Impressive!
Wake Forest up 76-67 with 55 seconds left. Florida has kind of wilted down the stretch as the Deacons have turned up the pressure and run efficient offense.