NCAAB

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Georgia Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
77 - 80
1-1, 1-0 Home

Noah Thomasson scores 21, Georgia beats Wake Forest 80-77

Noah Thomasson drills bucket after ankle-breaking crossover for Georgia

Jabri Abdur-Rahim added 17 points and Russel Tchewa 11 for Georgia (1-1). RJ Melendez and Silas Demary Jr. scored 10 points apiece.

Thomasson hit 3-pointers to open and close a 20-6 run that gave the Bulldogs a 69-56 lead with 9 minutes to play. Hunter Sallis and Kevin Miller each hit a 3 before Andrew Carr converted a three-point play that capped a 12-1 spurt that cut the Demon Deacons deficit to 74-72 with 4:48 left but Thomasson answered with a jumper 19 seconds later and Wake Forest got no closer.

Miller had 22 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals for Wake Forest (1-1) and Carr finished with 18 points and eight rebounds. Sallis scored 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting and Cameron Hildreth added 12 points.

Georgia plays North Carolina Central at home on Sunday. Wake Forest takes on Utah at the Charleston Classic on Thursday.

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Matchup Prediction

Georgia: 59.1%
Wake Forest: 40.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 80
2nd 0:02 Jalen DeLoach Defensive Rebound. 77 - 80
2nd 0:02 Cameron Hildreth missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 80
2nd 0:05 Wake Forest Timeout 77 - 80

Statistics

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25-64 FG 31-66
39.1 Field Goal % 47.0
11-30 3PT 6-21
36.7 Three Point % 28.6
16-18 FT 12-18
88.9 Free Throw % 66.7
41 Rebounds 38
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 28
14 Assists 11
3 Steals 7
4 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 12
12 Fast Break Points 14
26 Points in Paint 46
18 Fouls 15
8 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Stegeman Coliseum

Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 8,176 | Capacity:

2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Carolina 17-3 - 29-8
Duke 15-5 2 27-9
Virginia 13-7 4 23-11
Pittsburgh 12-8 5 22-11
Clemson 11-9 6 24-12
Syracuse 11-9 6 20-12
Wake Forest 11-9 6 21-14
Virginia Tech 10-10 7 19-15
Florida State 10-10 7 17-16
NC State 9-11 8 26-15
Boston College 8-12 9 20-16
Georgia Tech 7-13 10 14-18
Notre Dame 7-13 10 13-20
Miami 6-14 11 15-17
Louisville 3-17 14 8-24

2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee 14-4 - 27-9
Auburn 13-5 1 27-8
South Carolina 13-5 1 26-8
Kentucky 13-5 1 23-10
Alabama 13-5 1 25-12
Florida 11-7 3 24-12
Texas A&M 9-9 5 21-15
LSU 9-9 5 17-16
Mississippi State 8-10 6 21-14
Ole Miss 7-11 7 20-12
Georgia 6-12 8 20-17
Arkansas 6-12 8 16-17
Vanderbilt 4-14 10 9-23
Missouri 0-18 14 8-24
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