Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Appleby sparks Wake Forest in 63-56 win over Notre Dame
The Irish struggled through two prolonged scoring droughts in the second half, scoring just a field goal over a nine-minute stretch, and after Ven-Allen Lubin scored five straight points, went scoreless for another three minutes.
Wake Forest struggled through a drought of its own, going more than four minutes without scoring.
The teams combined to score 75 points in the first half and just 49 in the second.
Appleby hit 5 of 12 from distance, Andrew Carr added 11 points with seven rebounds and Bobi Klintman posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds for Wake Forest (18-11, 10-8 Atlantic Coast).
Notre Dame (10-19, 2-16) was led by Lubin's 19 points with eight rebounds. Trey Wertz and Cormac Ryan each contributed 12 points. Wertz grabbed six rebounds and had five assists while Ryan had four steals.
Wake Forest's Damari Monsanto underwent surgery to repair a torn Petella tendon on Saturday after going down with an injury in the waning seconds of Wednesday's game at North Carolina State.
Wake Forest entertains Boston College on Tuesday in its final home game of the season. Notre Dame plays host to Pitt on Wednesday in Mike Brey's final home game as coach of the Irish.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound. | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Trey Wertz missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Daivien Williamson made Free Throw. | 58 - 66 |
Statistics
 ND |
 WAKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 21-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 12-33 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 11-14 | FT | 12-19 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 9,898 | 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 |