Al-Farouq Aminu

David Schneider had 16 points, including sinking seven free throws in the final 35 seconds, and William & Mary held on to beat Wake Forest 78-68 on Saturday night. The Tribe (4-2) scored all of their final 18 points from the foul line during the game's final 2:24 to seal the win. Danny Sumner also scored 16 for the Tribe, who last beat a current Atlantic Coast Conference team five years ago. That 60-52 victory came on Dec. 7, 2002, at home against Virginia Tech, then a member of the Big East. William & Mary led nearly the entire way. The Demon Deacons (4-1) ... Read Full Story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- E'Twaun Moore capped a key 12-0 run in the first half and scored 22 points Tuesday in No. 6 Purdue's 69-58 win over Wake Forest. Moore's basket with 8 minutes to go in the first half crowned a 12-0 Boilermakers run that saw them erase a 36-30 deficit and set them on course for the win at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Mackey Arena. JaJuan Johnson added 21 points with nine rebounds, and Robbie Hummel recorded a double-double with 11 points and as many boards for Purdue, off to its first 6-0 start since the 2003-04 season. ... Read Full Story

Ishmael Smith and C.J. Harris scored 16 points apiece to help Wake Forest cruised to 76-52 win over Winston-Salem State on Tuesday night. Al-Farouq Aminu and Ari Stewart added 13 points each for the Demon Deacons (4-0), who led by as many as 29 points in the second half in beating their smaller in-city rival for the fourth straight year. Brian Fisher scored 12 points and Andrew Jackson added 11 for the Rams (1-4), who shot just 32.2 percent from the field. Wake Forest shot 52.6 percent and used its size advantage inside to outscore Winston-Salem State 44-18 in the paint. Still, the Rams ... Read Full Story

Eagles Hold Off Providence 82-77 Josh Southern scored on a three-point play with 43 seconds left and Boston College (4-2) withstood Providence's late rally in an 82-77 win on Saturday night. Reggie Jackson led the Eagles with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Trapani added 19 points and rebounds for Boston College, which led by as much as 18 points in the first half but saw its lead slip away in the second period. Hokies take down Blue Hens in overtime, 74-66 Virginia Tech needed extra time to ward off a determined Delaware teamin overtime in the 2009 Philly Hoop Group Classic at the Palestra ... Read Full Story

Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Wake Forest pull away early in the second half and beat High Point 83-60 on Wednesday night. Ishmael Smith added 13 points for the Demon Deacons (3-0), who trailed almost the entire first half before finally pushing ahead by three at the break. But Wake Forest scored the first seven points after halftime to finally get some separation from the pesky Panthers (1-1), then steadily increased the margin down the stretch. That's not to say it was all easy for Wake Forest, which was facing a team picked to finish sixth in the Big ... Read Full Story