Wake Forest University
Gardner-Webb
Deacons Power Past Bulldogs, 92-60
12/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 19, 2006
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -Wake Forest shot a season-high 66.7 percent from the field and dominated Gardner-Webb inside for a 92-60 victory Tuesday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Kyle Visser, Michael Drum and freshman Anthony Gurley each scored 13 points for the Demon Deacons (6-4), who went through the entire bench in posting their highest-scoring game and largest margin of victory this season.
Ricky McPhee scored 12 points for the Bulldogs (2-8), who fell to 0-8 against Atlantic Coast Conference teams - including an 0-3 mark this season - since the program stepped up to Division I in 2000. Gardner-Webb also has lost to then-No. 2 North Carolina and North Carolina State.
Takayo Siddle and Thomas Sanders added 11 points each, and Jake Sims and Chris Gash had 10 each for Gardner-Webb, which forced 21 Wake Forest turnovers but could not overcome the Demon Deacons' inside advantage.
The Bulldogs were outrebounded 37-26 and outscored in the paint 38-20 by Wake Forest, which also had a season-best 28 assists.
The Demon Deacons led from nearly the start of the game, but Gardner-Webb managed to close the gap to 14-12 on Gash's 3-pointer with 11:15 left in the first half. Wake Forest responded with an 18-0 run, with Kevin Swinton's tip-in putting the Demon Deacons up 32-12 with 7:16 remaining.
Wake Forest increased its lead to 47-23 at the break, then took its biggest lead of the game late in the second half when Gurley hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Demon Deacons up 90-55 with 1:50 left.
