Wake Forest University
Syracuse
Wake Forest Downed by Syracuse at Home
1/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@TieDyeNation)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's basketball team suffered an 83-55 loss at the hands of Syracuse Saturday afternoon at the LJVM Coliseum. The defeat dropped the Demon Deacons to 10-7 on the season with a 1-4 mark in the ACC, while the Orange upped their record to 12-7 with a 2-4 league ledger.
Deacon freshman Doral Moore led the team with a career-high 10 points, while senior Devin Thomas finished with nine points and matched a game-high with 13 rebounds.
Sunday marked the first time all season the Deacs were limited to one double-figure scorer. They had six in their last game, a 93-91 loss at Virginia Tech.
Syracuse was paced by Trevor Cooney's 25 points and a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double from Tyler Roberson.
After Cooney scored his team's first 11 points to open up an 11-4 lead, the Orange used a 17-3 run to go ahead, 30-11. From there, the Deacs went on a 7-0 run to pull within 12, but could not pull any closer. The visitors scored eight of the half's final 10 points to hand Wake Forest its largest halftime deficit of the season, 47-27.
The Orange continued to pad their lead in the second half, stretching its cushion to as many as 33 points en route to the victory.
The Deacs were limited to a season-low 32.6 shooting percentage from the field, including 10 percent from behind the arc.
Wake Forest is now set to face three-consecutive top-15 opponents. The Deacons travel to No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday and No. 8 Miami on Saturday. They will return home the following Monday night to take on 13th-ranked Virginia.
CAREER/SEASON-HIGHS
• Sophomore forward Greg McClinton got on the board for the first time this season in ACC play, scoring six points.
• Sophomore guard Mitchell Wilbekin tied a season high with four rebounds.
• Senior forward Devin Thomas tied his season-high in free-throw attempts with 11.
• Senior guard Codi Miller-McIntyre also tallied his season highs in free throws attempted (seven) and made (four).
• Walk-ons Troy Rike (two) and Stephen Prendergast (one) got on the board for the first time all season.
• Anthony Bilas and Britton Anderson played the first minutes of their collegiate careers.
DOUBLE-FIGURE DORAL
• Freshman center Doral Moore was the only Deacon in double-figures with 10 points. He led the Deacons in scoring for the first time in his career.
• Moore recorded his career-high in points (10), free-throws made (four), and free-throws attempted (five).
• Moore became the 11th Demon Deacon to reach double figures this season. Wake Forest's 11 players with at least one double-figure game lead the ACC.
ALSO OF NOTE
• With the 83-55 loss, Wake Forest suffered its largest defeat of the season (28 points).
• The Deacons also trailed 47-27 at the half, the most they have trailed at half this season.
• Wake Forest attempted a season-high 42 free-throws against Syracuse. The team's previous high mark was 39 against UNCG.
• Syracuse's Trevor Cooney made six 3-pointers, the most Wake has allowed to an individual opponent all season.
