South Carolina Upstate Spartans at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sallis, Hildreth combine for the last 4 points, lead Wake Forest over South Carolina Upstate 85-80
Karmani Gregory's 3-pointer pulled South Carolina Upstate to 81-80 with 28 seconds left. Sallis answered with a pair of free throws. On the ensuing possession, Hildreth grabbed the rebound from Breylin Garcia's missed layup and then added two free throws to seal it.
Sallis, a senior guard who made two late free throws in a 72-70 win over Michigan on Sunday, entered 44 shy points of surpassing 1,000. Sallis was 9 of 14 from the field and made all four free-throw attempts against the Spartans.
Davin Cosby added 15 points and Efton Reid III scored 14 and grabbed eight rebounds for Wake Forest (4-0).
Mister Dean scored 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting to lead South Carolina Upstate (1-3), which led 67-61 with 8:08 remaining. Brit Harris added 16 points.
Wake Forest led by as many as 10 points in the first half and took a 41-38 advantage into the break. Sallis led with 13 points and Hildreth scored nine. Dean scored 10 first-half points for the Spartans.
The Demon Deacons shot 51% (28 of 55) overall and scored 14 points from 17 turnovers but missed 11 free throws (22 of 33).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Mister Dean Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:01 | South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound. | 80 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Mister Dean missed Layup. | 80 - 85 |
Statistics
 UPST |
 WAKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 28-55 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 11-29 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 9-10 | FT | 22-33 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 8,482 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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| 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 |