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 |
| 47.6 | Field Goal % | 50.9 |
| 11-29 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 37.9 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
| 9-10 | FT | 22-33 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 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:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Charleston Southern | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Longwood | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Radford | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Presbyterian | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| UNC Asheville | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Winthrop | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |