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Reid, Hildreth help Wake Forest hold off Boston College 72-66 in ACC opener

AP
Dec 07, 2024

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Efton Reid III and Cameron Hildreth each converted a pair of free throws in the final 30 seconds to allow Wake Forest to hold off Boston College 72-66 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener Saturday.

Wake Forest (8-3) bounced back from a 57-44 loss to No. 22 Texas A&M in the ACC/SEC Challenge and is now 16-12 all-time in ACC regular-season matchups with the Eagles (6-4).

The teams were tied at 55-55 after Parker Friedrichsen fouled Fred Payne in the backcourt with 9:04 left and the sophomore hit all three free throws. Hildreth answered by hitting 3 of 4 from the line and Friedrichsen knocked down a 3 to put the Deacons up for good, 59-55.

Elijah Strong hit two free throws with :35 left to get the Eagles within two, 68-66, then forced a turnover and sent Payne to the line, but he missed the free throw and Reid came down with the rebound and hit both foul shots. Hildreth rebounded an errant 3 from Strong and delivered both free throws to seal the win.

Hildreth led the Demon Deacons with 22 points and 10 rebounds, both season highs, knocking down 14 of 18 from the free-throw line. Juke Harris hit 3 of 5 from beyond the arc and added 12 points off the bench and Reid and Tre'Von Spillers each scored 11 points. Wake Forest was 21 of 47 from the field (44.7%) and 25 of 34 from the line.

Boston College was just 21 of 57 from the field (36.8%) but knocked down 12 of 30 from beyond the arc. Strong finished with 18 points, hitting 4 of 9 from deep. Donald Hand Jr. was 3 of 8 from distance and scored 13 points. Payne added 12 points.

Wake Forest hosts James Madison Dec. 17. Boston College hosts Stonehill Dec. 15.

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1st Half
BC
Eagles
35
WAKE
Demon Deacons
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:45	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:22	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	3-2
19:00		Cameron Hildreth turnover (lost ball)
18:41	+3	Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)	6-2
18:25	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	6-4
18:06	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	9-4
17:50		Dion Brown personal foul
17:40		Chad Venning shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
17:40		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:40	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-5
17:25	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot	11-5
17:02		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
17:00		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
16:55		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Joshua Beadle's two point layup
16:53		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
16:40		Davin Cosby turnover (lost ball)
16:30		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
16:28		Chad Venning offensive rebound
16:23		Chad Venning misses two point layup
16:21		Dion Brown offensive rebound
16:20	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup (Joshua Beadle assists)	13-5
16:20		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
16:20		TV timeout
16:06		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
16:04		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
15:44		Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
15:42		Elijah Strong offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup	15-5
15:40		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
15:40		Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:40		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Tre'Von Spillers makes three point jump shot (Parker Friedrichsen assists)	15-8
14:55		Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot
14:53		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
14:42		Donald Hand Jr. personal foul
14:39		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
14:37		Dion Brown defensive rebound
14:22		Elijah Strong turnover (lost ball) (Efton Reid III steals)
14:08	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	15-10
13:36		Chad Venning turnover (out of bounds)
13:21	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	15-12
12:58		Roger McFarlane misses two point jump shot
12:56		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
12:49		Elijah Strong shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
12:49	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-13
12:49	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-14
12:31	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup	17-14
12:16		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
12:14		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
12:03		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:01		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
12:01		Roger McFarlane personal foul
11:36		Churchill Abass misses two point jump shot
11:34		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
11:27		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass) (Parker Friedrichsen steals)
11:21	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk (Parker Friedrichsen assists)	17-16
11:00		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:58		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
10:42		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:40		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
10:31		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
10:29		Churchill Abass offensive rebound
10:26		Churchill Abass misses two point layup
10:24		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
10:06		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball)
10:06		TV timeout
9:50	+3	Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	17-19
9:31	+2	Fred Payne makes two point layup	19-19
9:31		Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-19
9:20		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
9:18		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
8:50		Jayden Hastings blocks Tre'Von Spillers's two point layup
8:48		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
8:39		Jayden Hastings misses two point layup
8:37		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
8:29		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
8:27		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
8:17		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
8:15		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
7:58		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58		Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:58	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-20
7:45		Joshua Beadle turnover (traveling)
7:32	+3	Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	20-23
7:19		Juke Harris personal foul
7:12	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)	23-23
6:51		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
6:49		Chad Venning defensive rebound
6:41		Efton Reid III blocks Joshua Beadle's two point layup
6:39		Eagles offensive rebound
6:36		Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
6:34		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
6:14		Tre'Von Spillers offensive foul
6:14		Tre'Von Spillers turnover (offensive foul)
5:52	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	26-23
5:31		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
5:29		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
5:22		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
5:20		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
5:19		Dion Brown personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
5:19	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-24
5:19	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-25
5:09		Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
4:52		Elijah Strong turnover (bad pass) (Efton Reid III steals)
4:24		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:22		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
4:12		Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Joshua Beadle draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-25
4:12	+1	Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-25
3:48	+2	Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot	28-27
3:35		TV timeout
3:31	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	30-27
3:09		Elijah Strong shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-28
3:09	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-29
2:41		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
2:39		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
2:25	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	30-31
2:00		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:58		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	30-33
1:45		Chad Venning shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-34
1:33	+3	Fred Payne makes three point jump shot (Roger McFarlane assists)	33-34
1:13	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	33-36
0:52		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
0:46	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	33-38
0:27		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:16		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
0:14		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
0:11		Cameron Hildreth turnover (lost ball) (Donald Hand Jr. steals)
0:06		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
0:04		Chad Venning offensive rebound
0:04		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-38
0:04	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BC
Eagles
31
WAKE
Demon Deacons
34

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
19:46		Dion Brown offensive rebound
19:44		Joshua Beadle turnover (out of bounds)
19:15		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
19:13		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
19:06		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Strong steals)
18:56	+3	Joshua Beadle makes three point jump shot (Elijah Strong assists)	38-38
18:38		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
18:36		Chad Venning defensive rebound
18:36		Efton Reid III personal foul
18:21		Dion Brown turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
18:08		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
18:06		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
18:06		Elijah Strong personal foul
18:05		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
18:03		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
18:01		Efton Reid III misses two point layup
17:59		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
17:51		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
17:49		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
17:39		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
17:38		Eagles offensive rebound
17:38		Hunter Sallis personal foul
17:27	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)	41-38
17:03	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists)	41-40
16:40		Hunter Sallis personal foul
16:32		Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot
16:30		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
16:04	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	41-42
15:44		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
15:40		Dion Brown shooting foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:40	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-43
15:40	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-44
15:28		Joshua Beadle misses three point jump shot
15:26		Eagles offensive rebound
15:26		Hunter Sallis personal foul
15:21		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:19		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	41-46
14:49		Roger McFarlane misses two point layup
14:47		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
14:38	+3	Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	41-49
14:16	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	44-49
13:47		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
13:45		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
13:17		Kany Tchanda turnover (lost ball) (Tre'Von Spillers steals)
13:09	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	44-51
12:37	+2	Kany Tchanda makes two point jump shot (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	46-51
12:15	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Juke Harris assists)	46-53
12:15		Kany Tchanda shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul)
12:15		Tre'Von Spillers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:15		Eagles defensive rebound
12:02		Roger McFarlane turnover (lost ball) (Churchill Abass steals)
11:46		Chas Kelley III shooting foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		Ty-Laur Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:46	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-54
11:18	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	49-54
10:59		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass)
10:46		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
10:44		Churchill Abass defensive rebound
10:34		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
10:34		Ty-Laur Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:34	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
10:10		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
10:08		Churchill Abass defensive rebound
9:57		Churchill Abass misses two point layup
9:55		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
9:42	+3	Fred Payne makes three point jump shot	52-55
9:29		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
9:27		Fred Payne defensive rebound
9:05		Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
9:05	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 3	53-55
9:05	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 3	54-55
9:05	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 3 of 3	55-55
8:44		Jayden Hastings personal foul
8:28		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
8:26		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
8:06		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
8:04		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
7:56		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-56
7:56		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:56		Dion Brown defensive rebound
7:34		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
7:32		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
7:25		Fred Payne offensive foul
7:25		Fred Payne turnover (offensive foul)
7:05	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	55-59
6:45		Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
6:43		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
6:33		Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
6:33	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
6:04	+2	Dion Brown makes two point dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)	57-61
5:42		Dion Brown personal foul
5:42	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-62
5:42		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:42		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
5:12		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
5:10		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
4:51		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
4:49		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
4:36		Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
4:36		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:34		Juke Harris defensive rebound
4:20		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
4:18		Dion Brown defensive rebound
4:11		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:09		Dion Brown offensive rebound
4:06	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	60-62
3:42		Donald Hand Jr. shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
3:42	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
3:22	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	62-64
2:54		Dion Brown personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
2:54	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-66
2:42		Joshua Beadle misses two point layup
2:40		Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
2:40		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-66
2:40	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-66
2:15		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
2:13		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
2:02		Juke Harris turnover (lost ball)
1:46		Joshua Beadle misses two point layup
1:44		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
1:40		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
1:40		TV timeout
1:30		Joshua Beadle shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
1:30		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:30		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:30		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
1:11		Fred Payne turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
1:05		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:47	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point jump shot	64-68
0:35		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
0:35	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
0:35		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:35		Demon Deacons 60 second timeout
0:31		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) (Fred Payne steals)
0:30		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
0:30		Fred Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:30		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
0:29		Elijah Strong personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-69
0:29	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
0:22		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
0:20		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
0:18		Fred Payne personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
0:18	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-72
0:14		Joshua Beadle misses three point jump shot
0:12		Juke Harris defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Juke Harris defensive rebound