Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Childress hits 3, Wake rallies to beat Miami 76-75

Childress hit a 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds left, and Wake Forest rallied to beat Miami 76-75 on Tuesday night.

"We had some guys make some really big-time shots," coach Danny Manning said. "Just proud of the effort and the grit of the guys who continue to battle."

Chief among them was Childress.

They trailed by 14 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining and were down 10 with less than two minutes to play before finishing on a 16-5 run keyed by eight points from Childress.

Childress' go-ahead 3 came after Zach Johnson's free throw put the Hurricanes up 75-73 with 31.7 seconds to play.

"I'm always believing in next shot, next play," Childress said. "I could have easily been passive, and the game might have had a different outcome."

"It wasn't really Chris' last shot that cost us the game," Larranaga said. "It was the rushing and the lack of poise that we showed from about 3:28 to go. ... The turnovers, the rushed passes, the hurriedness that we showed. That, we haven't done that all year."

The Hurricanes fell to 0-8 in road games, 0-7 in the league, and were denied their first victory in Winston-Salem since 2011.

BIG PICTURE

"I thought we played a great game for 35 minutes," Larranaga said, "and just rushed like crazy in the last four minutes."

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons have won three of six and this one was most improbable because in the second half they trailed for all but the final 25.2 seconds. This was the most winnable of their final four regular-season games, and to their credit, they found a way to snatch it.

"The defense gave us energy," Manning said. "That created an opportunity for us to build some more momentum. These are the type of plays we have to make in those situations."

RIGHT AT HOME

Home-court advantage has defined the Miami-Wake Forest series. Home teams have won nine straight in the series and 17 of 20 overall.

QUICK HITS

Maybe the Demon Deacons should play more frequently: Wake Forest improved to 4-0 when playing on fewer than two days' rest. ... Miami attempted 31 3-pointers, its most since also putting up 31 two weeks earlier at North Carolina.

STAR WATCH

UP NEXT

Miami: Play another road game in this state when they visit No. 3 Duke on Saturday.

Wake Forest: Play host to Syracuse on Saturday.

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