Wake Forest tops Virginia Tech 72-63 as Sallis scores 24 and Hildreth adds 18
BLACKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) Hunter Sallis scored 24 points, Cameron Hildreth added 21 and Wake Forest turned back Virginia Tech 72-63 on Saturday.
The Demon Deacons never trailed after Sallis hit a 3-pointer, part of his eight points in a 12-3 run that made it 48-43 with 12:25 left. The Hokies hung tough until Hildreth and Juke Harris made a pair of free throws around Sallis' layup for a 71-61 lead with 18 seconds left.
Wake Forest (14-4, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), off to its best league start since the 1996-97 team led by Tim Duncan opened 9-1, turned 14 turnovers into 14 points and six offensive rebounds into 16 second-chance points. Wake Forest's five-game ACC win streak is its first since 2004-05. Sallis reached 20 points for his seventh-straight game.
Jaden Schutt scored 12 points for the Hokies (8-10, 3-4). Mylyjael Poteat added 11, Tobi Lawl had 10 with 12 rebounds and Brandon Rechsteiner had 10. Tyler Johnson grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Hokies only forced seven turnovers and only got eight points from nine offensive rebounds.
Sallis had 10 points and the Demon Deacons led by as many as 10 points in the first half.
Wake Forest never trailed in the first half but only led 31-29 at the break.
Schutt started the second half with a four-point play for a 33-31 lead but the lead never got above Virginia Tech's last lead, not quite five minutes into the second half, came on a 3-pointer by Lawal to make it 43-41 but Sallis hit is key 3 at 14:47 for Wake Forest.
North Carolina plays at Wake Forest on Tuesday and the Demon Deacons host No. 3 Duke next Saturday. Virginia Tech plays at Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Demon Deacons gains possession) | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Efton Reid III turnover (Tyler Johnson steals) | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:35 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | Â | |
18:23 | +3 | Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 3-0 | |
17:58 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
16:31 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 3-3 | |
16:10 | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 5-3 | |
15:40 | Â | Ben Hammond turnover (Ty-Laur Johnson steals) | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Tyler Johnson blocks Cameron Hildreth's three point jump shot | Â | |
14:50 | Â | Hunter Sallis offensive rebound | Â | |
14:47 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 7-3 | |
14:32 | Â | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | Â | |
14:18 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 9-3 | |
13:52 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
13:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Patrick Wessler blocks Tre'Von Spillers's two point dunk | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | Â | |
13:18 | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists) | 9-6 | |
12:51 | +2 | Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot | 11-6 | |
12:30 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Ty-Laur Johnson steals) | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Jaden Schutt personal foul | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Omaha Biliew misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:19 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Jaden Schutt turnover | Â | |
11:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:53 | Â | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | Â | |
11:42 | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 14-6 | |
11:28 | Â | Omaha Biliew personal foul | Â | |
11:14 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists) | 14-8 | |
11:14 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â | |
11:14 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-9 | |
10:55 | Â | Cameron Hildreth turnover | Â | |
10:48 | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot | 14-12 | |
10:34 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 16-12 | |
10:11 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Juke Harris steals) | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Jaden Schutt turnover (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â | |
9:18 | +2 | Parker Friedrichsen makes two point layup (Efton Reid III assists) | 18-12 | |
8:59 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:57 | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â | |
8:47 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Parker Friedrichsen personal foul | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Ben Hammond misses two point layup | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | Â | |
8:14 | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 21-12 | |
8:02 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
7:38 | +2 | Tyler Johnson makes two point layup | 21-14 | |
7:17 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â | |
6:50 | +3 | Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists) | 24-14 | |
6:26 | +2 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point jump shot | 24-16 | |
6:02 | Â | Efton Reid III turnover (Tobi Lawal steals) | Â | |
6:02 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â | |
5:23 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point layup | 24-18 | |
4:56 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Hokies defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Ben Hammond shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
4:25 | +1 | Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-18 | |
4:25 | +1 | Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 | |
4:11 | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Juke Harris personal foul | Â | |
3:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Efton Reid III shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â | |
3:43 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-19 | |
3:43 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-20 | |
3:25 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â | |
3:03 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Efton Reid III personal foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul) | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Ben Burnham misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
1:50 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 26-23 | |
1:50 | Â | Tyler Johnson personal foul | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Mike Young technical foul | Â | |
1:50 | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 27-23 | |
1:50 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses technical free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:22 | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 29-23 | |
1:05 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 29-25 | |
1:04 | Â | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
0:26 | +2 | Ben Burnham makes two point jump shot | 29-27 | |
0:05 | Â | Tobi Lawal personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â | |
0:05 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 | |
0:05 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-27 | |
0:02 | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul) | Â | |
0:02 | +1 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-28 | |
0:02 | +1 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-29 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |