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02/18 21:03 CST Wake Forest jumps out early, beats Clemson 85-77
Wake Forest jumps out early, beats Clemson 85-77
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) --- Juke Harris scored 20 points to lead five Demon
Deacons in double-figure scoring, and Wake Forest jumped out early and cruised
past Clemson 85-77 on Wednesday night.
Clemson trailed by as many as 20 points midway through the first half and were
down 13 at halftime. The Tigers opened the second half on a 9-1 surge to pull
to 46-41 but didn't get closer.
Sebastian Akins added 16 points for Wake Forest, which shot 55% (28 of 51)
overall. Myles Colvin made four 3-pointers and scored all 14 of his points in
the first half for the Demon Deacons. Mekhi Mason finished with 13 points and
Tre'Von Spillers scored 10.
Wake Forest (14-12, 5-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won three consecutive
games since ending a five-game skid. Clemson (20-7, 10-4) has lost three
straight.
Jake Wahlin made three 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead Clemson. Carter
Welling and Ace Buckner added 13 points apiece.
Wake Forest took the lead for good about two minutes in and used a 22-8 opening
run to help build a 45-32 halftime lead. The Demon Deacons had their largest
lead, 45-25, with 2:27 left before halftime. Wahlin scored nine first-half
points for Clemson.
Wake Forest shot 67% (18 of 27) overall in the first half and made 6 of 12 from
long range.
Up next
Clemson hosts Florida State on Saturday.
Wake Forest is on the road Saturday to face Virginia Tech.
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