Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· Baha Mar Championship
JT Toppin helps No. 15 Texas Tech outlast Wake Forest in the Bahamas, 84-83
Toppin, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, had nine rebounds and four assists for the Red Raiders (4-1). Christian Anderson added 16 points and eight assists for Texas Tech, while Tyeree Bryan scored 13 and Jaylen Petty had 11.
Juke Harris powered Wake Forest (3-2) with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Myles Colvin chipped in 19 points.
The Red Raiders opened the game by making their first three 3-point attempts. Wake Forest buckled down on defense, though, holding Texas Tech to 2 of 18 from deep for the rest of the first half. After a 10-0 run, capped off by a two-handed slam from Marqus Marion, the Demon Deacons trailed by a single point at intermission.
Mekhi Mason then sank a 3-pointer to open the second half, giving Wake its first lead of the game and starting a 13-5 run.
Texas Tech charged back and tied the game with 2:08 to play on a 3-pointer from Petty. Anderson then sank a mid-range jumper, and the Red Raiders connected on 6 of 8 free throws in the final 90 seconds to seal it.
Wake Forest entered the game ranking ninth nationally in 3-point defense, allowing its opponents to make just 23.1% of their attempts from behind the arc. But Texas Tech overcame the Demon Deacons' prowess on the perimeter, knocking down 12 of 35 3-pointers (34.3%). It's the fourth time in five games the Red Raiders have sank at least a dozen shots from behind the arc.
The Demon Deacons have not beaten an AP Top 25-ranked opponent away from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 2015.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Juke Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre'Von Spillers. | 83 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Isaac Carr subbing in for Wake Forest | 80 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Nate Calmese subbing out for Wake Forest | 80 - 84 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 TTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-66 | FG | 28-68 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 12-35 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 13-22 | FT | 16-21 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 2,437 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |