Freshman Ari Stewart scored 16 points off the bench and Al-Farouq Aminu added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Wake Forest rolled past Elon 90-50 on Sunday. Ishmael Smith and Gary Clark added 12 points each and L.D. Williams had 10 for the Demon Deacons (6-2). Wake Forest led by 13 points at the half and by as many as 44 in the second half en route to winning its second straight game. Chris Long scored 11 points and Drew Spradlin had 10 for the Phoenix (3-7), who shot just 31 percent from the... Read Full Story
C.J. Harris scored 19 points and Wake Forest upset No. 17 Gonzaga 77-75 on Saturday in a physical matchup that featured several technicals and the game-changing ejection of Gonzaga's second-leading scorer and top rebounder. Freshman reserve Ari Stewart scored 17 for Wake Forest (5-2), which was coming off consecutive losses. Matt Bouldin scored 22 for Gonzaga (6-2), which had won five in a row. Gonzaga was in control 31-22 late in the first half, when a flagrant foul by freshman Elias Harris... Read Full Story
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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story
Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq Aminu has been named ACC Player of the Week while Miami’s Durand Scott garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Aminu, a 6-9 sophomore forward, averaged 24.0, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals and shot 64 percent from the floor (16-for-25) as the Demon Deacons opened the season with victories over Oral Roberts and East Carolina. In Friday’s 76-56 win over the Golden Eagles, the Norcross, Ga., native posted the 11th double-double of his career with 25 points and 13 rebounds... Read Full Story
FLORIDA STATE 80, Stetson (Hatters, 2,273 students, DeLand, FL) 38 Florida State's defense shut down Stetson Wednesday night, holding the Hatters to just 10 first-half points. Deividas Dulkys led four Seminoles in double figures with 13 points, but it was FSU's defense that led the way. Florida State blocked 10 shots, forced 17 turnovers and held Stetson to 27.5 percent shooting. Stetson's 10 first-half points tied the Tucker Center record for the fewest points FSU allowed in a half. The... Read Full Story
Fast on the heels (no pun intended) of the week’s burning question “what’s wrong with UNC ?” is the next biggie: “How good is Wake Forest?” Short answer: Damn good. The long answer has to start with the late Skip Prosser . With all due props to Dino Gaudio who’s doing a great job according to everyone, Prosser was the architect of this squad, so let’s give him his due up front. He recruited these guys, and to their credit when the Wake coach died suddenly, all of them honored their... Read Full Story
