Hunter Sallis scored in bunches on his option to 30 factors as Wake Forest overcame visiting Stanford for an 80-67 victory Wednesday night time in Atlantic Coast Convention play at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Tre’von Spillers cranked out 18 factors and 10 rebounds because the Demon Deacons (13-4, 5-1 ACC) received their fourth sport in a row.
Sallis, who made three 3-point baskets, shot 12-for-17 from the sector and Spillers was 8-for-10. Sallis, who at one level within the second half had 10 straight Wake Forest factors, eclipsed the 20-point mark for the sixth consecutive sport.
Cameron Hildreth, boosted by 10-for-10 taking pictures on free throws, completed with 12 factors.
Oziyah Sellers led Stanford (11-6, 3-3) with 16 factors, whereas ACC scoring and rebounding chief Maxime Raynaud offered 14 factors and 11 rebounds.
Raynaud was held to almost seven factors beneath his season scoring common, going 6-for-11 from the sector with a pair of 3-pointers. But it produced his nation-leading 14th double-double.
Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes added 15 factors and Ryan Agarwal had 14 factors, however the Cardinal made solely 8 of 24 makes an attempt from 3-point vary.
Wake Forest received regardless of taking pictures 3-for-11 on 3-pointers.
Stanford, which had a two-game profitable streak snapped, was harm by 13 turnovers in comparison with solely six giveaways by the Demon Deacons.
Stanford was inside 64-63 with lower than 5 minutes remaining. Then at 68-65, Sallis drained a 3-point shot and, on the following possession, transformed a three-point play to spice up the Demon Deacons to a 74-65 lead.
Whereas Sallis and Spillers had sturdy taking pictures nights, Hildreth went 1-for-12 from the sector after racking up 31 factors Saturday at Miami. As a group, the Demon Deacons shot 50 p.c from the sector and picked up 9 offensive rebounds.
Stanford led 13-4 within the sport’s first three minutes, however the Cardinal’s lead was 35-33 at halftime. Wake Forest’s 17-for-26 taking pictures from the sector within the second half modified the sport’s complexion.
–Subject Degree Media