Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wake Forest jumps out early, beats Clemson 85-77
Clemson trailed by as many as 20 points midway through the first half and were down 13 at halftime. The Tigers opened the second half on a 9-1 surge to pull to 46-41 but didn’t get closer.
Sebastian Akins added 16 points for Wake Forest, which shot 55% (28 of 51) overall. Myles Colvin made four 3-pointers and scored all 14 of his points in the first half for the Demon Deacons. Mekhi Mason finished with 13 points and Tre’Von Spillers scored 10.
Wake Forest (14-12, 5-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won three consecutive games since ending a five-game skid. Clemson (20-7, 10-4) has lost three straight.
Jake Wahlin made three 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead Clemson. Carter Welling and Ace Buckner added 13 points apiece.
Wake Forest took the lead for good about two minutes in and used a 22-8 opening run to help build a 45-32 halftime lead. The Demon Deacons had their largest lead, 45-25, with 2:27 left before halftime. Wahlin scored nine first-half points for Clemson.
Wake Forest shot 67% (18 of 27) overall in the first half and made 6 of 12 from long range.
Wake Forest is on the road Saturday to face Virginia Tech.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Dillon Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper | 77 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 85 |
Statistics
 CLEM |
 WAKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 28-51 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 17-25 | FT | 19-24 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 7,433 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |