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Deacons Out-Shot in 84-69 Loss to Minnesota
12/2/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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By Jay Garneau, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@TieDyeNation)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest was unable to cool down Minnesota, falling 84-69 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge inside the LJVM Coliseum on Tuesday night.
The Golden Gophers (5-2) hit 12 of their 24 3-point attempts and out-shot the Demon Deacons (4-4) in every facet to earn the victory.
Miles Overton scored a career-high 14 points, finishing 7-of-8 from the charity stripe to lead Wake Forest. The rest of the Deacons struggled from the line - going 11-of-23 - as the team finished 18-of-31 (58.1 percent), compared to Minnesota's 12-of-14 (85.7 percent).
Mitchell Wilbekin sank a trio of 3-pointers to finish with 10 points, while Codi Miller-McIntyre made 4-of-9 shots and also scored in double figures.
After a back-and-forth opening half, Minnesota made its first seven shots of the second half, including four 3-pointers, to take a 48-34 advantage it never relented.
Miller-McIntyre hit back-to-back layups during a 5-0 run in which the Deacons cut the margin to 68-56, but Minnesota scored seven straight points and didn't allow the Deacons within 15 the rest of the way.
Devin Thomas had a game-high eight rebounds, while Konstantinos Mitoglou chipped in nine points for Wake Forest.
The first half featured each team taking a number of runs. An early 11-0 run gave Minnesota a 13-4 advantage, but the Deacons responded with a 9-2 spurt to cut the margin to 15-14.
Minutes later, Wake Forest answered a 7-0 Golden Gopher burst with a 6-0 run, before Minnesota went on another 8-0 run to make the score 32-22.
Aaron Rountree scored five points as the Demon Deacons scored nine straight points to close the half, cutting the halftime margin to 32-31.
Minnesota's Andre Hollins led all scorers with 27 points, making 7-of-10 3-pointers, also pulling down seven rebounds.
Carlos Morris (15 points), Joey King (14) and Maurice Walker (10) also scored in double figures for the Golden Gophers.
Wake Forest's bench out-produced Minnesota's by a 38-12 margin, and the Demon Deacons also outscored the Gophers 18-8 on the fast break.
OVERTON'S STRONG GAME
• Miles Overton came into the game averaging less than 10 minutes per contest and shooting 28.6 percent.
• He scored more than five points for the first time this year, leading the Deacons with 14 points in 21 minutes.
• He sank seven free throws, more than double his previous career-high of three.
WILBEKIN FROM DEEP
• Mitchell Wilbekin is continuing to shoot better than 40 percent from long range, as he hit 3-of-7 against Minnesota.
• He has made 50 percent over the last five games, sinking 12-of-24 over that span.
HIGH-PRESSURE DEFENSE
• Wake Forest forced 20 turnovers, thanks largely to 13 steals.
• Aaron Rountree III led the way with three steals, while Overton, Madison Jones and Devin Thomas had two apiece.
ON DECK
• Wake Forest opens the ACC portion of the schedule, traveling to NC State on Dec. 6 for a 7:30 p.m. game on ESPNU.
