Defense-driven Wake Forest faces South Carolina Upstate
Defense-driven Wake Forest faces South Carolina Upstate
Wake Forest is 3-0 this season, but the best part might be seeing the possibilities of what lies ahead.
The next chance to assess that will come against South Carolina Upstate (1-2) on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Already, Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes sees progress.
"We felt like we had to get tougher to win these kinds of games," Forbes said after a 72-70 comeback victory against Michigan on Sunday. "When you can experience that early, it helps as the season goes on."
The Demon Deacons will play Wednesday in their third home game after going to nearby Greensboro to defeat the Wolverines in a neutral-site game.
The schedule can be worth savoring.
"We've got to fit them in since we start league play in early December," Forbes said of the nonconference outings.
Wake Forest had good defensive stretches against Michigan, which didn't have a field goal in the last 3 1/2 minutes and had a scoring drought of more than five minutes in the second half.
"We turned them over 16 times, and our defense was consistent," Forbes said. "You don't have to score a lot to win. You have to defend, rebound, and play tough."
Hunter Sallis had a team-high 18 points for Wake Forest, which on defense will have to pay attention to South Carolina Upstate guard Mister Dean, who has led his team in scoring in each of the first three games. He was named the Big South Conference's Freshman of the Week after averaging 19.7 points a contest. He is shooting 75.8 percent from the field this season.
The Spartans will be in their third clash with an Atlantic Coast Conference team following losses at North Carolina State and Virginia Tech. They played their first three games across five days, with a rout of Piedmont in between visits to ACC sites.
The early schedule is something South Carolina Upstate is embracing as well.
"That will be fun for our guys, those environments," coach Marty Richter said.
Other positives might be brewing for Wake Forest. Freshman guard Juke Harris scored 11 points off the bench against Michigan. He was the only player in the game for either team to reach a double-figure total in the first half.
"I think you've just got to put him in and see," Forbes said of Harris. "He has a lot of confidence in himself. He's still learning, but I think he's going to be a crowd favorite."
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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5:40 | Â | Andrew McConnell defensive rebound | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Efton Reid III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Nic Book turnover (lost ball) (Davin Cosby steals) | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Nic Book defensive rebound | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Isaiah Skinner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:34 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 22-27 | |
6:50 | +1 | Isaiah Skinner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-25 | |
6:50 | +1 | Isaiah Skinner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-25 | |
6:50 | Â | Davin Cosby shooting foul (Isaiah Skinner draws the foul) | Â | |
7:14 | +3 | Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists) | 20-25 | |
7:33 | +1 | Mister Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-22 | |
7:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Efton Reid III shooting foul (Mister Dean draws the foul) | Â | |
7:33 | +2 | Mister Dean makes two point layup | 19-22 | |
7:33 | Â | Mister Dean offensive rebound | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Karmani Gregory misses two point layup | Â | |
7:43 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup | 17-22 | |
8:00 | +3 | Carmelo Adkins makes three point jump shot (Brit Harris assists) | 17-20 | |
8:06 | Â | Brit Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Mister Dean personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Spartans turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Breylin Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:58 | +1 | Parker Friedrichsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-20 | |
8:58 | Â | Breylin Garcia shooting foul (Parker Friedrichsen draws the foul) | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Breylin Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â | |
9:04 | +1 | Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-19 | |
9:04 | Â | Breylin Garcia shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | Â | |
9:04 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point layup | 14-18 | |
9:25 | +2 | Breylin Garcia makes two point layup | 14-16 | |
9:33 | Â | Carmelo Adkins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Mister Dean turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals) | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Churchill Abass personal foul (Daniel Helterhoff draws the foul) | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Mister Dean turnover (lost ball) (Davin Cosby steals) | Â | |
10:19 | +3 | Davin Cosby makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 12-16 | |
10:41 | Â | Mister Dean turnover (traveling) | Â | |
10:57 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-13 | |
10:57 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-12 | |
10:57 | Â | Nic Book shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â | |
11:19 | Â | Mister Dean turnover (lost ball) (Churchill Abass steals) | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Churchill Abass turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Churchill Abass offensive foul (Carmelo Adkins draws the foul) | Â | |
11:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | Â | |
11:42 | +3 | Karmani Gregory makes three point jump shot | 12-11 | |
11:50 | +2 | Churchill Abass makes two point putback layup | 9-11 | |
11:51 | Â | Churchill Abass offensive rebound | Â | |
11:53 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Breylin Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals) | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Jump ball. Breylin Garcia vs. Cameron Hildreth (Demon Deacons gains possession) | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Breylin Garcia offensive rebound | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Chico Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Breylin Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
12:51 | +3 | Andrew McConnell makes three point jump shot | 9-9 | |
12:59 | Â | Chico Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Breylin Garcia misses two point layup | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Isaiah Skinner defensive rebound | Â | |
13:33 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:49 | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Andrew McConnell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:06 | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists) | 6-9 | |
14:14 | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â | |
14:16 | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | +2 | Chico Johnson makes two point layup (Isaiah Skinner assists) | 6-7 | |
14:42 | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Skinner steals) | Â | |
14:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:56 | Â | Breylin Garcia turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:14 | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup | 4-7 | |
15:31 | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Isaiah Skinner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Breylin Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:11 | +1 | Isaiah Skinner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 | |
16:11 | +1 | Isaiah Skinner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 | |
16:11 | Â | Hunter Sallis shooting foul (Isaiah Skinner draws the foul) | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Efton Reid III turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Skinner steals) | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Andrew McConnell turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers personal foul (Mister Dean draws the foul) | Â | |
16:38 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-5 | |
16:38 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-4 | |
16:38 | Â | Karmani Gregory shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Karmani Gregory personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â | |
16:48 | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | +2 | Mister Dean makes two point layup (Carmelo Adkins assists) | 2-3 | |
17:16 | Â | Carmelo Adkins offensive rebound | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Karmani Gregory misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:48 | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Mister Dean misses two point alley-oop layup | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Mister Dean misses two point layup | Â | |
18:22 | +1 | Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 | |
18:22 | Â | Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Daniel Helterhoff personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Karmani Gregory misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:17 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:35 | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Karmani Gregory misses two point jump shot | Â | |
20:00 | Â | Carmelo Adkins vs. Efton Reid III (Spartans gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Andrew McConnell defensive rebound | 5:40 |
 | Efton Reid III misses three point jump shot | 5:42 |
 | Nic Book turnover (lost ball) (Davin Cosby steals) | 6:02 |
 | Nic Book defensive rebound | 6:08 |
 | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | 6:10 |
 | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | 6:20 |
 | Isaiah Skinner misses three point jump shot | 6:22 |
+ 2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 6:34 |
+ 1 | Isaiah Skinner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6:50 |
+ 1 | Isaiah Skinner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6:50 |
 | Davin Cosby shooting foul (Isaiah Skinner draws the foul) | 6:50 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 22 | 27 |
Field Goals | 7-18 (38.9%) | 9-22 (40.9%) |
3-Pointers | 3-7 (42.9%) | 2-12 (16.7%) |
Free Throws | 5-5 (100.0%) | 7-10 (70.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 15 | 11 |
Offensive | 3 | 4 |
Defensive | 9 | 6 |
Team | 3 | 1 |
Assists | 3 | 3 |
Steals | 2 | 6 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 9 | 3 |
Fouls | 7 | 6 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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SC Upstate 1-2 | 81.0 PPG | 37.0 RPG | 15.0 APG |
Wake Forest 3-0 | 72.0 PPG | 43.3 RPG | 13.3 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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. Dean G | 19.0 PPG | 5.7 RPG | 0.7 APG | 75.0 FG% |
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. Hildreth G | 11.3 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 4.7 APG | 37.9 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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M. Dean G | 5 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
C. Hildreth G | 6 PTS | 0 REB | 1 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
M. Dean | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
K. Gregory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Adkins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. Helterhoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
M. Dean | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
K. Gregory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Adkins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. Helterhoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
I. Skinner | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. McConnell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Garcia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N. Book | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Rich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Terhune | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Briggs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7/18 | 3/7 | 5/5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
H. Sallis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
C. Hildreth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Reid III | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
T. Spillers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. Friedrichsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
H. Sallis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
C. Hildreth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Reid III | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
T. Spillers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. Friedrichsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
D. Cosby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Harris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Abass | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Kennah | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Dunn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
O. Kmety | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 27 | 10 | 3 | 9/22 | 2/12 | 7/10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |