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Miller's 31 lead Wake Forest past Appalachian State 87-76 in NIT

AP
Mar 20, 2024

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Kevin Miller's 31 points led Wake Forest over Appalachian State 87-76 on Wednesday night in the NIT.

Miller shot 9 for 14 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Demon Deacons (21-13). Cameron Hildreth shot 6 of 13 from the field and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line to add 19 points. Efton Reid shot 6 of 9 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points, while adding 12 rebounds.

CJ Huntley finished with 16 points for the Mountaineers (27-7). Terence Harcum added 14 points for Appalachian State. Tre'Von Spillers also had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Wake Forest took the lead with 17:22 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Miller led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them ahead 36-27 at the break. Miller scored 17 points in the second half.

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1st Half
APP
Mountaineers
27
WAKE
Demon Deacons
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justin Abson vs. Efton Reid III (Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:35		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
19:33		Justin Abson defensive rebound
19:01		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
18:45		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
18:43		Justin Abson defensive rebound
18:21		Donovan Gregory misses three point jump shot
18:19		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup	0-2
17:39	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Xavion Brown assists)	2-2
17:22	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	2-5
17:05		Terence Harcum misses two point running pullup jump shot
17:03		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kevin Miller assists)	2-7
16:28		Xavion Brown misses two point driving layup
16:26		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
16:17		Cameron Hildreth misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
16:15		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
16:07		Hunter Sallis misses two point dunk
16:05		Mountaineers defensive rebound
15:50		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
15:50		Mountaineers offensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:39	+3	CJ Huntley makes three point jump shot (Donovan Gregory assists)	5-7
15:16	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	5-10
15:00	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Myles Tate assists)	7-10
14:49		CJ Huntley personal foul
14:46	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists)	7-12
14:26		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
14:24		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
14:17		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point running jump shot
14:15		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
14:01	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving finger roll layup	7-14
13:54		Hunter Sallis blocks Myles Tate's two point driving layup
13:52		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
13:43		CJ Huntley shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-15
13:43		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:43		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Justin Abson assists)	9-15
13:07	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	9-17
12:52	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point hook shot (Myles Tate assists)	11-17
12:41		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
12:39		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point jump shot (Terence Harcum assists)	13-17
12:02		Hunter Sallis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
12:00		Mountaineers defensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:45		Andrew Carr blocks Christopher Mantis's three point jump shot
11:43		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
11:37		Efton Reid III misses three point jump shot
11:35		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Terence Harcum makes two point driving layup	15-17
10:51	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	15-19
10:51		Myles Tate shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
10:51	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-20
10:34		Myles Tate turnover (bad pass)
10:22		Efton Reid III offensive foul
10:22		Efton Reid III turnover (offensive foul)
10:12		Myles Tate misses three point jump shot
10:10		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
10:04		Hunter Sallis misses two point layup
10:02		Justin Abson defensive rebound
9:55		Myles Tate misses three point jump shot
9:53		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
9:39		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
9:37		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
9:31		Christopher Mantis blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
9:29		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
9:21		Justin Abson blocks Kevin Miller's two point jump shot
9:18		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
9:18		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
9:18		Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:18	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-21
9:01		Donovan Gregory misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:59		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
8:59		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point tip layup
8:46		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
8:46		Myles Tate personal foul
8:34	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	15-24
8:02		Terence Harcum misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:00		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
7:59		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:59		TV timeout
7:37	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	15-26
7:37		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
7:23		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
7:21		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	15-28
7:01	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point jump shot	17-28
6:46		Zach Keller offensive foul
6:46		Zach Keller turnover (offensive foul)
6:27		Jordan Marsh turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Miller steals)
6:24		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-29
6:24	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-30
6:09	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists)	19-30
5:46		Efton Reid III misses two point layup
5:44		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Donovan Gregory makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	21-30
5:05	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point pullup jump shot	21-32
4:52		Justin Abson turnover (traveling)
4:32		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
4:30		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
4:08		Efton Reid III personal foul
4:01		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
3:59		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
3:50		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
3:48		Justin Abson defensive rebound
3:45		Cameron Hildreth blocks Terence Harcum's two point driving layup
3:43		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
3:42		TV timeout
3:28		Hunter Sallis misses two point running jump shot
3:26		Zach Keller offensive rebound
3:17		Kevin Miller misses two point stepback jump shot
3:15		Justin Abson defensive rebound
3:04		Donovan Gregory misses two point jump shot
3:02		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
2:58		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
2:56		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point driving floating jump shot	23-32
2:34		Andrew Carr turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Marsh steals)
2:29		Hunter Sallis blocks Terence Harcum's two point layup
2:27		Mountaineers offensive rebound
2:24		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
2:22		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
2:20		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-33
2:20	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-34
2:10	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point driving finger roll layup	25-34
1:59		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
1:57		Mountaineers defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point driving floating jump shot	27-34
1:44		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
1:24		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball)
1:02		Justin Abson misses two point layup
1:00		Xavion Brown offensive rebound
0:50		Jordan Marsh misses three point jump shot
0:48		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
0:34	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	27-36
0:25		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:06		Hunter Sallis personal foul
0:03		Terence Harcum misses three point stepback jump shot
0:01		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
APP
Mountaineers
49
WAKE
Demon Deacons
51

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
19:40		Justin Abson defensive rebound
19:25		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
19:23		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
19:14		Efton Reid III turnover (traveling)
18:54	+2	Justin Abson makes two point jump shot (Myles Tate assists)	29-36
18:33	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point pullup jump shot	29-38
18:20	+2	Donovan Gregory makes two point running jump shot	31-38
17:53	+3	Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	31-41
17:29		Myles Tate turnover (out of bounds)
17:17		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Myles Tate steals)
17:05	+2	Myles Tate makes two point driving layup	33-41
17:00		TV timeout
16:48	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	33-43
16:24	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (Myles Tate assists)	36-43
16:09		Efton Reid III turnover (bad pass) (Tre'Von Spillers steals)
16:06		Andrew Carr personal foul
15:43		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul)
15:43	+1	Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
15:43	+1	Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-43
15:29		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
15:29	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-44
15:29	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-45
15:17	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point hook shot	40-45
15:00		Hunter Sallis misses two point fadeaway jump shot
14:58		Donovan Gregory defensive rebound
14:51		Andrew Carr blocks Justin Abson's two point layup
14:49		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
14:46		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
14:44		Myles Tate defensive rebound
14:41	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (Myles Tate assists)	43-45
14:23		CJ Huntley blocks Andrew Carr's two point turnaround jump shot
14:23		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
14:17		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
14:17	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
14:17	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
14:01		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Donovan Gregory draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
14:01	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-47
13:37	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	45-49
13:15	+3	CJ Huntley makes three point jump shot (Justin Abson assists)	48-49
12:42		Myles Tate shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
12:42		TV timeout
12:42	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-50
12:42	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-51
12:20		CJ Huntley misses three point jump shot
12:18		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point turnaround jump shot	48-53
11:47		Jordan Marsh misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:45		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point driving layup	48-55
11:12		Justin Abson turnover (lost ball)
10:56	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point floating jump shot	48-57
10:42		CJ Huntley misses three point jump shot
10:40		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
10:20		Hunter Sallis misses three point stepback jump shot
10:18		Donovan Gregory defensive rebound
10:13	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists)	50-57
10:13		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
10:13		TV timeout
10:02		Donovan Gregory shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
10:02	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-58
10:02		Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:02		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
9:39		Myles Tate misses three point jump shot
9:37		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
9:27		Cameron Hildreth misses two point floating jump shot
9:25		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
9:19		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
9:17		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
9:11		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass)
8:59	+3	Myles Tate makes three point jump shot	53-58
8:40	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point stepback jump shot	53-60
8:14		Parker Friedrichsen personal foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul)
7:56		Donovan Gregory misses three point jump shot
7:54		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	53-62
7:46		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Andrew Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:46		Donovan Gregory defensive rebound
7:22		Justin Abson turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Sallis steals)
7:16		Justin Abson shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
7:16	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-63
7:16	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-64
7:02		Justin Abson misses two point layup
7:00		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
6:55		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
6:53		Myles Tate defensive rebound
6:40		Donovan Gregory misses two point driving reverse layup
6:38		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point pullup jump shot	53-66
6:12		Myles Tate misses three point jump shot
6:10		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
5:56		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
5:54		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
5:50	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	53-69
5:40		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
5:27		Andrew Carr blocks CJ Huntley's three point jump shot
5:25		Justin Abson offensive rebound
5:24	+2	Justin Abson makes two point layup	55-69
5:04		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
5:02		CJ Huntley defensive rebound
4:56	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point layup (Justin Abson assists)	57-69
4:29		Cameron Hildreth misses two point driving layup
4:27		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
4:26	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup	57-71
4:14		Kevin Miller personal foul
4:11		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Donovan Gregory draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-71
4:11		Donovan Gregory misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:11		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot	58-73
3:24	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point reverse layup (Donovan Gregory assists)	60-73
3:04		Kevin Miller misses two point driving layup
3:02		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
3:00	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	60-76
2:59		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
2:59		TV timeout
2:47		Donovan Gregory offensive foul
2:47		Donovan Gregory turnover (offensive foul)
2:20		Hunter Sallis misses two point pullup jump shot
2:18		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk	60-78
2:08	+2	Myles Tate makes two point jump shot	62-78
2:08		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Myles Tate draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Myles Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-78
2:00		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Myles Tate steals)
1:56	+2	Donovan Gregory makes two point layup	65-78
1:56		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Donovan Gregory draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-78
1:42		Donovan Gregory personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
1:42		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:42		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
1:33	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point stepback jump shot	69-78
1:26		CJ Huntley personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
1:26	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-80
1:20	+2	Myles Tate makes two point driving layup	71-80
1:10		Terence Harcum personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-81
1:10	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-82
1:04		Myles Tate misses two point pullup jump shot
1:02		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
0:55		Donovan Gregory personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
0:55		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:55	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-83
0:49	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot	74-83
0:45		Terence Harcum personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-84
0:45	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-85
0:39		Myles Tate turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Miller steals)
0:37		Terence Harcum personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-86
0:37	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-87
0:30		Myles Tate misses three point jump shot
0:28		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
0:27		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:25	+2	Christopher Mantis makes two point driving floating jump shot	76-87
0:00		End of period

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Christopher Mantis makes two point driving floating jump shot