Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wake Forest dominates Pitt from the jump in 91-75 win
The Demon Deacons (18-5, 8-4 ACC) bounced back in strong fashion following their 94-72 loss at Syracuse on Jan. 29. Wake Forest has won seven of its last nine games.
Wake Forest built a 9-0 lead and never trailed. The Demon Deacons extended their margin to 19-6 with LaRavia scoring nine on three 3-pointers. It wasn't until Femi Odukale's 3 with 11:52 before halftime that Pitt reached double digits to trail 21-11. Odukale made 1 of 2 foul shots and a pair of baskets to get within 23-16 with 9:36 before the break. But the Demon Deacons pulled away to outscore Pitt 23-8 to close the half and led 46-24 at halftime.
Wake Forest led by double digits the entire second half. The Demon Deacons shot 60% (15 for 25) in the first half and finished 54.9% (28 for 51) overall. Wake's 15 3s were three more than shots made inside the arc.
Dallas Walton scored 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting and Alondes Williams just missed a triple-double with 15, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Wake Forest.
Odukale scored 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting and John Hugley scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Pitt (8-14, 3-8).
Pitt has a home-and-home hosting Virginia Tech on Saturday before heading to Blacksburg, Virginia to face the Hokies on Monday.
Wake Forest hits the road to face Florida State on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Nate Santos made Jumper. Assisted by Onyebuchi Ezeakudo. | 75 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Robert Mccray V made Layup. | 73 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:58 | Cameron Hildreth Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 89 |
Statistics
 PITT |
 WAKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 28-51 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 15-29 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 10-15 | FT | 20-26 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 5,328 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-11 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 12-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |