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Final: Wake Forest wins 71-59

• Andrew Carr: 14 pts, 5 reb, 6-9 FG
• Daivien Williamson: 14 pts, 8-10 FT
• Cameron Hildreth: 14 pts, 2 stl
• Bobi Klintman: 11 pts, 6 reb

Second Half, Under 4 (3:23): Wake Forest leads 56-51

• High-fives and claps all around, with 45 seconds on the clock, Wake Forest goes to the line up 12
• Bobi offensive rebound, kicks to Williamson for a three; absolutely massive play there for the Deacs, can run some clock up 11
• Steal by Cam, a little sneaky foul drawn (seems like he's drawn a million today), and Wake Forest goes right to the line; 2-2 from line
• Appleby tucked the ball and drove to the rim, what a play
• Another big 2 points from the line for Appleby

Second Half, Under 8 (7:28): Wake Forest leads 48-42 

• What a dribble-drive by Cam Hildreth, simply willed his way to the bucket
• This is when it pays off to be in the double bonus - close game, a foul on the other side of the court, and Wake gets to walk to the line
• After a 9-2 Fairfield run, Forbes calls a timeout; Stags within 1 under 6
• Big 2 FT's from Appleby following the Fairfield 3

Second Half, Under 12 (11:01): Wake Forest leads 42-34

• Huge three from the top of the key by Keller; Joel got loud on that one
• Wake leaving T.J. Long way too open outside the three-point line, he drains another
• With that foul, Wake Forest is already in the double-bonus; good sign for the Deacs heading down the stretch, LOTS of FTs
• Bad steal on Carr and Fairfield drains a three; only a 5-point lead for Wake now

Second Half, Under 16 (15:56): Wake Forest leads 37-29

• Alley-oop Appleby to Klintman, came off a great steal by the former Gator
• Deeeeep buzzer-beating three by Fairfield after some great defense by Wake
• Bradford, who has played pretty solid D tonight, gets beat bad in the paint and commits his third foul of the night
• Fairfield, down 11, calls a timeout
• Beautiful move by Carr to evade two paint defenders, puts the ball in off the glass
• Good D in the paint by Bradford, then grabs the rebound

Second Half, First 4 (20:00): Wake Forest leads 32-25

• There's a Carr dunk off the offensive rebound
• Fairfeld cannot hit their FTs right now; 6-13 on the night
• Forbes rather displeased with the no foul call on Carr's drive, then a foul on the other end by Taylor
• Beautiful no-look pass from Appleby to Bradford in paint, draws a foul; 2-2 from line
• Davion Bradford strong in paint, gets off reb and draws a fouls; 1-2 from line

Halftime: Wake Forest leads Fairfield 32-25

• 10-0 run to end the half
• Andrew Carr: 10 pts, 4-6 FG
• Cameron Hildreth: 7 pts
• Bobi Klintman: 6 pts, 1-1 3PT, 3 reb
• Lucas Taylor: 4 reb

First Half, Under 4 (3:58): Fairfield leads 25-22

• With Fairfield able to take the shot to end the half, Wake Forest makes a key stop on the dribble drive; big swing at the end for the Deacs
• That three marks a 10-0 run for Wake Forest; lead by 7
• Bobi with a clean three from the top of the key; that's the loudest I've heard the Joel get all night
• 7-0 run here for the Deacs; they now lead by 4
• What an offensive rebound by Hildreth, Wake Forest retakes the lead for the first time since the 11:29 mark
• With their fouling, Wake is extremely fortunate that Fairfield is missing FTs
• On that foul, Davion Bradford did not need to jump in the air; Klintman had his man rather locked up, and had backside help
• Daivien Williamson with two swishes from the free-throw line; Deacs within 1

First Half, Under 8 (7:48): Fairfield leads 20-15

• 12 of Fairfield's 23 points have come from the bench; 4 of 20 on the other side for Wake
• That's the third charge called on Wake; Forbes can't believe it
• Two missed free throws by Fairfield's Supreme Cook; tough spot
• Forbes calls in an inbound play and it works to perfection; Bobi Klintman gets his first NCAA points on a cut to the paint
• Big three from Lucas Taylor after a defensive stand; Wake within three

First Half, Under 12 (11:26): Fairfield leads 9-7

• Heading into the under-8, Deacs are 6-17 on FG; simply have to hit more shots
• Tough charge called on Hildreth, was making another drive at the hoop; Forbes looks unhappy with call on bench
• Some crazy three going in for Fairfield right now; not much the D can do
• Cam Hildreth has looked strong driving to the hoop, snags a good layup
• Daivien Williamson hits hit first bucket of the night, a three-pointer
• Carr hits a three to kill WF's bad streak; he's 4-5
• Fairfield enters segment on 7-0 run over the last minute

First Half, Under 16 (15:41): Wake Forest leads 5-2

• Big stat: WF 0-6 on 3-pts
• 3-pt shot with a chance for an and-one for Fairfield, they take the lead; ugly stretch for Wake Forest, especially on offense
• 2nd time Marsh has been beat in the paint in his short time in the game
• Damari Monsanto making an impact on the boards, now has 3 DR
• Carr with another layup, he has all 7 of Wake's points
• Huge defensive stop for the Deacs, forcing a shot clock violation
• Neither team has scored in over 4 minutes
• Wake Forest has been quick to double the picks up top

First Half, First 4 (20:00): 0-0

• On offense, Fairfield is using up a lot of the shot clock, forcing Wake to grind out stops
• Wake Forest currently 0-3 from behind the three-point line to start the game; offense has stalled a bit
• Keller with really nice D in the paint against a veteran Supreme Cook
• F Davion Bradford gets an early two fouls, in comes freshman Zach Keller
• Something to note: G Tyree Appleby is playing the 1, thus being the primary ball carrier up the court
• An alley-oop to Carr; he's establishing himself in the paint early
• Nice inbound play to Andrew Carr, who finishes and gets the and-one

Pregame Notes:

Wake Forest Starting Lineup:

• G Daivien Williamson
• G Tyree Appleby
• G Lucas Taylor
• F Andrew Carr
• F Davion Bradford

Fairfield Starting Lineup:

• G Caleb Fields
• G Jake Wojcik
• F Supreme Cook
• F Allan Jeanne-Rose
• F Makai Willis

• Jao Ituka is not dressed and will not play

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