Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hildreth leads six in double figures and Wake Forest beats Georgia Tech 80-51
Wake Forest (15-7, 7-4 ACC) has won consecutive games — both by 29 points — after beating Syracuse 99-70 on Saturday.
Carr had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Miller also scored 13, reserve Damari Monsanto had 11 points and Hunter Sallis and Efton Reid III added 10 apiece for the Demon Deacons.
Baye Ndongo scored 14 points and Naithan George 12 for the Yellow Jackets (10-13, 3-9), who shot 28.3% (17 for 60) from the field including 12.5% (3 for 24) from 3-point range.
Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s lone points of the game occurred 59 seconds in when he buried a 3-pointer, serving as Georgia Tech's only lead of the game. The Demon Deacons proceeded to go on a 23-0 run while Wake Forest missed 23 of its first 24-shot attempts.
After a 46-20 halftime lead, the Demon Deacons went so far as to build a 38-point lead (70-32) with 7:27 remaining. Wake Forest's extending defense played a key role as Georgia Tech only scored eight points in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Wake Forest will try to continue its surging trend when it hosts North Carolina State on Saturday.
Georgia Tech, which has lost two straight and five of six, will try to get right when it travels to Louisville on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Amaree Abram made Layup. Assisted by Naithan George. | 80 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Tafara Gapare Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Aaron Clark missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 49 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 GT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-63 | FG | 17-60 |
| 46.0 | Field Goal % | 28.3 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 3-24 |
| 23.8 | Three Point % | 12.5 |
| 17-17 | FT | 14-19 |
| 100.0 | Free Throw % | 73.7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 38 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 4,239 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |