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12/17 21:12 CST Harris scores 19, Colvin hits late 3 to help Wake Forest beat
Longwood 71-68
Harris scores 19, Colvin hits late 3 to help Wake Forest beat Longwood 71-68
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) --- Juke Harris scored 19 points and Myles Colvin made
a late 3-pointer to help Wake Forest beat Longwood 71-68 on Wednesday night.
Colvin hit a 3 with 49 seconds left to give Wake Forest a 70-67 lead. Elijah
Kelly missed a 3 on the other end for Longwood and then Omaha Biliew split a
pair of free throws for Wake Forest with 29 seconds to go.
Longwood's Redd Thompson Jr. missed a 3-pointer and Johan Nziemi couldn't
connect on the putback in the closing seconds to help seal it for the Demon
Deacons.
Harris missed all six of his 3-points attempts and was 4 of 12 from the field
but made 11 of 14 free throws to go with eight rebounds. Nate Calmese added 12
points for Wake Forest (9-3), which has won three straight. Colvin finished
with 11 points.
Thompson made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead Longwood (6-7). Johan
Nziemi and Elijah Tucker added 13 points apiece.
Thompson made three 3s and two free throws in a personal 11-0 run that tied it
65-all with 1:49 remaining.
Up next
Longwood plays at North Carolina Central on Saturday.
Wake Forest hosts No. 13 Vanderbilt on Sunday in an Atlantic Coast Conference
opener.
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