South Carolina State Bulldogs at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wake Forest routs winless South Carolina State 105-71
Wake Forest (5-1) bounced back from its only loss this season, a 77-75 overtime defeat to LMU at the Jamaica Classic Championship on Sunday. The Demon Deacons shot 68% (36 of 53) from the floor and made 24 of 31 free throws against South Carolina State.
Damari Monsanto scored 16 points and Bobi Klintman had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Wake Forest. Tyree Appleby added 13 points, and Matthew Marsh and Jao Ituka had 10 apiece.
Lesown Hallums scored 14 points for South Carolina State (0-6), which also had six score in double figures.
Hildreth, Monsanto and Appleby combined for 37 of Wake Forest's 51 first-half points in building a 24-point lead. Monsanto and Appleby each made three 3-pointers in the half, and the pair finished 7 of 12 from long range.
The Bulldogs pulled within 18 points with 12:30 to play but didn't get closer. Monsanto later capped a 22-7 run with a dunk that stretched the lead to 33 points with 6:10 remaining.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 105 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 105 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Grant van Beveren made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Dunn. | 74 - 105 |
| 2nd 0:11 | DaJuan Bates made Free Throw. | 74 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on RJ Kennah. | 73 - 103 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 WAKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-79 | FG | 36-53 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 68 |
| 4-24 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 8-14 | FT | 24-31 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 5,760 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 34-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |