Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hildreth, Appleby help Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech 71-70
Dallan “Deebo” Coleman hit a 3-pointer with three minutes to play and Deivon Smith followed with a jumper to give Georgia Tech a 68-63 lead with 2:07 remaining. Appleby answered with a jumper 19 seconds later, Carr added two free throws and Appleby got into the lane, pivoted three times and then tossed up a finger roll that hung on the front of the rim before dropping in to give the Demon Deacons a one-point lead with 13 seconds left. Smith responded with a layup that made it 70-69 with 7.0 seconds left but Appleby got into the lane, drew a foul with 2.4 seconds to go and made both free throws to cap the scoring.
Appleby, who finished with six assists and two steals, made just two of his first 11 shots but went 3 for 3 from the field and 2 for 2 from the foul line in the final six minutes for Wake Forest (17-9, 9-6). Bobi Klintman added 11 points.
Georgia Tech (9-15, 2-12 ACC), which beat Notre Dame 70-68 last time out to snap a nine-game skid, has lost 12 of its last 14 games.
Smith led the Yellow Jackets with 15 points and Ja'von Franklin added 14 points and a career-best 15 rebounds.
Hildreth scored eight points in a 16-2 run that gave Wake Forest an 11-point lead with 13 minutes left in the first half, but the Yellow Jackets scored 18 of the next 23 points — including seven from Jalon Moore — to take a 23-21 lead six minutes later.
Wake Forest has three straight games following a four-game losing streak.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tyree Appleby Steal. | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dallan Coleman Turnover. | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tyree Appleby made Free Throw. | 70 - 71 |
Statistics
 GT |
 WAKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 23-52 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 8-8 | FT | 19-24 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 8,566 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| 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 |