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Sallis scores 20, leads Wake Forest over Virginia Tech 86-63

AP
Dec 30, 2023

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Hunter Sallis scored 20 points to lead all five starters in double figures and Wake Forest opened Atlantic Coast Conference play with an 86-63 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Sallis, a junior transfer from Gonzaga who averaged less than five points in both of his seasons with the Bulldogs, sank 8 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers for the Demon Deacons (9-3, 1-0). He added nine rebounds and blocked two shots and has topped the 20-point mark six times this season and has finished with 19 points twice.

Andrew Carr finished with 15 points - giving him 1,000 for his career - and eight rebounds, while Efron Reid III had eight rebounds to go with 13 points. Kevin Miller and Cameron Hildreth both scored 14.

Lynn Kidd and Hunter Cattoor scored 14 apiece to lead the Hokies (9-4, 1-1). Tyler Nickel added 11 points off the bench.

Reid had nine points and Miller, Carr and Sallis all scored eight as Wake Forest used a balanced attack to take a 44-24 lead into halftime. Virginia Tech shot just 37.5% in the first half and missed all five of its 3-point attempts.

Despite the loss, Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 38-34. The Hokies beat Louisville 75-68 on Dec. 3 in an early conference matchup.

Wake Forest, which did not lose during a seven-game homestand, hits the road to play Boston College on Tuesday. Virginia Tech travels to play Florida State on Saturday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
24
WAKE
Demon Deacons
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hokies gains possession)
19:44		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
19:42		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
19:12		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
19:11		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
19:11		Demon Deacons turnover (shot clock violation)
18:44		Sean Pedulla turnover (traveling)
18:25		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
18:23		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
18:23		Andrew Carr misses two point layup
18:21		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
18:21	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup	0-2
18:08		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
18:08		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Efton Reid III steals)
17:59	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup	0-4
17:38	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	2-4
17:21		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
17:19		MJ Collins defensive rebound
17:11		Efton Reid III personal foul
17:03		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Carr steals)
16:41		Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball)
16:25		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
16:23		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
16:15	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	2-6
15:56		Mekhi Long misses three point jump shot
15:54		Hokies offensive rebound
15:52		TV timeout
15:41		Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
15:39		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	2-8
15:07	+2	Mekhi Long makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	4-8
14:49		Lynn Kidd personal foul
14:49		Jump ball. Mekhi Long vs. Efton Reid III (Hokies gains possession)
14:42		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
14:42	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-9
14:42	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
14:31		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
14:29		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
14:18		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-11
14:18	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-12
14:15		Sean Pedulla turnover (out of bounds)
14:09	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point hook shot	4-14
13:47		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
13:45		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
13:35		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
13:33		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	6-14
12:59		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
12:57		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
12:46	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	8-14
12:32	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	8-16
11:57		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
11:57		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
11:57		Robbie Beran personal foul
11:57	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	8-18
11:37		Jump ball. Mylyjael Poteat vs. Zach Keller (Hokies gains possession)
11:37		TV timeout
11:30	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Tyler Nickel assists)	10-18
11:08	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Zach Keller assists)	10-21
10:52		Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
10:52	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-21
10:52		Tyler Nickel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:52		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
10:28	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot	11-23
10:13		MJ Collins misses two point layup
10:11		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
10:07		Lynn Kidd turnover (Cameron Hildreth steals)
10:01		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
10:01		Marqus Marion offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Marqus Marion makes two point layup	11-25
10:01		Hokies 30 second timeout
9:44	+2	Mekhi Long makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	13-25
9:22	+3	Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	13-28
9:07		Lynn Kidd turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
9:05		Efton Reid III turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Nickel steals)
8:50		Kevin Miller personal foul
8:50	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	15-28
8:17	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	15-30
7:52	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	17-30
7:35		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
7:33		Mekhi Long defensive rebound
7:25		Efton Reid III personal foul
7:25		TV timeout
7:15		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Zach Keller steals)
7:00		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
6:58		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
6:35		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
6:33		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
6:12		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
6:10		Hokies defensive rebound
6:02		MJ Collins turnover (Hunter Sallis steals)
5:37		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
5:35		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
5:35		Hunter Sallis misses two point layup
5:35		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
5:35	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	17-32
5:34		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	18-32
5:34	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-32
5:34	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-32
5:20		Robbie Beran personal foul
5:09	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	20-34
5:09		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
5:09		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:09		Mekhi Long defensive rebound
4:49		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
4:47		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
4:33		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
4:31		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
4:19		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
4:17		Zach Keller defensive rebound
4:09		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
4:07		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	22-34
3:38		Sean Pedulla personal foul
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-35
3:38	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-36
3:37		Hokies turnover (5-second violation)
3:24		Kevin Miller offensive foul
3:24		Kevin Miller turnover (offensive foul)
2:59		Hunter Sallis blocks Sean Pedulla's three point jump shot
2:57		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
2:47		Andrew Carr turnover (traveling)
2:32		Mekhi Long turnover (lost ball) (Efton Reid III steals)
2:15		Mekhi Long blocks Hunter Sallis's three point jump shot
2:13		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
2:09		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-36
2:09	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-36
1:55	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point alley-oop layup (Cameron Hildreth assists)	24-38
1:30		Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
1:28		Mekhi Long offensive rebound
1:08		Mekhi Long turnover (out of bounds)
1:05	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	24-40
1:05		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:49		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
0:37		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
0:35		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	24-42
0:09		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
0:07		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:07		Mekhi Long personal foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-43
0:07	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-44
0:00		Hunter Sallis blocks Sean Pedulla's three point jump shot
0:00		Hokies offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
39
WAKE
Demon Deacons
42

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	24-46
19:44		Mekhi Long shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
19:44	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-47
19:17	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	26-47
19:02		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
19:02		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
19:02	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	26-50
18:38		MJ Collins misses two point layup
18:36		Mekhi Long offensive rebound
18:36		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Mekhi Long draws the foul)
18:36		Mekhi Long misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:36		Mekhi Long misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:36		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
18:26		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
18:24		Mekhi Long defensive rebound
18:00		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
17:58		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	26-52
17:33		Hunter Sallis personal foul
17:22		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:20		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
17:16		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
17:00		Kevin Miller turnover (traveling)
16:37	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	28-52
16:21		Robbie Beran blocks Efton Reid III's two point layup
16:19		MJ Collins defensive rebound
16:14		Efton Reid III personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
16:10	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	30-52
16:02		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-53
16:02	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-54
16:01		Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass) (Zach Keller steals)
15:55		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
15:53		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
15:48		Zach Keller personal foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:44		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
15:42		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Zach Keller makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	30-56
15:12		Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot
15:10		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	30-58
14:44	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	33-58
14:31		Brandon Rechsteiner shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
14:31	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-59
14:31	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-60
14:31		Sean Pedulla offensive foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
14:31		Sean Pedulla turnover (offensive foul)
14:26		Robbie Beran blocks Zach Keller's two point layup
14:24		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
14:14	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup	35-60
14:03		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
14:01		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
13:54	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point tip layup	35-62
13:43	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	38-62
13:25		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
13:23		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
13:07		Hunter Cattoor offensive foul
13:07		Hunter Cattoor turnover (offensive foul)
12:55		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
12:55	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-63
12:55	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-64
12:36	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	40-64
12:19		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
12:17		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
12:09		Marqus Marion shooting foul (Mekhi Long draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Mekhi Long makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-64
12:09		Mekhi Long misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:09		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
11:45		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
11:43		Marqus Marion offensive rebound
11:37	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	41-66
11:37		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:37		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point jump shot	43-66
10:56	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	43-68
10:44		Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-68
10:44	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-68
10:26		Marqus Marion misses two point layup
10:24		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:14	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	47-68
9:57		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
9:55		Marqus Marion offensive rebound
9:49	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Zach Keller assists)	47-71
9:30		Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
9:28		Marqus Marion defensive rebound
9:04		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
9:02		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
8:49		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
8:47		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
8:23	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot	47-74
7:57	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	49-74
7:32		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
7:30		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
7:16		Lynn Kidd turnover (traveling)
7:16		TV timeout
7:05		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
7:03		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
6:54		Andrew Carr blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
6:52		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
6:33		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
6:31		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
6:28		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
6:26		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
6:20		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
6:18		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
6:06		Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball)
5:52	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Robbie Beran assists)	52-74
5:32		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
5:30		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
5:25		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Carr steals)
5:14		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-75
5:14	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-76
4:58		Robbie Beran misses two point hook shot
4:56		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
4:37		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
4:35		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	54-76
4:05		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
4:03		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
3:58		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass)
3:58		TV timeout
3:40		Patrick Wessler personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
3:40	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-77
3:40	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-78
3:31		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
3:29		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
3:19		Patrick Wessler blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup
3:17		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
3:13	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup (Robbie Beran assists)	56-78
3:13		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-78
2:50	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists)	57-80
2:35	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	60-80
2:08		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
2:06		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
1:59		Patrick Wessler misses three point jump shot
1:57		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
1:37	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	60-83
1:21		Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass)
0:56	+3	Vincent Ricchiuti makes three point jump shot (Abramo Canka assists)	60-86
0:50	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	63-86
0:31		Vincent Ricchiuti misses three point jump shot
0:29		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
0:22		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
0:20		Abramo Canka defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Abramo Canka defensive rebound