Wake Forest University
Charlotte
Demon Deacons Cruise Past 49ers, 91-74
12/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@TieDyeNation)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest outscored in-state foe Charlotte 27-8 over the course of the opening 10 minutes Tuesday as the Demon Deacons cruised to a 91-74 victory over the 49ers inside LJVM Coliseum.
John Collins pushed his streak of consecutive games with a double-double to four in finishing with 22 points and 15 rebounds. In just 21 minutes of action, Collins fell two points shy of matching his career high in points and one board shy of equaling his best rebounding game.
Three other players for Wake Forest (7-2) scored in double figures against Charlotte (6-3), as Bryant Crawford, Konstantinos Mitoglou and Keyshawn Woods helped Collins lead the Deacs to the 17-point victory Tuesday evening.
Crawford scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting while Mitoglou contributed 11 points, including a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Woods, in his first game against his former team, added 12 points off the bench for the Demon Deacons.
After the 49ers evened the score at 5-all early in the first half, Wake Forest put the game out of reach with a 17-0 run over the ensuing 5:14 to build a 22-5 lead it would not relinquish. The run was kick started by dunks on three consecutive trips down the court with two by Collins and one by Crawford.
The Deacs would lead by at least 15 points for the remainder of the contest and built a lead of 25 in the second half.
For the second game in a row, Wake Forest made more free throws than their opponent attempted. The Demon Deacons made 27 from the charity stripe (27-of-34) while limiting the 49ers to 20 total attempts (13-of-20).
Fifteen players for Wake Forest saw time on the court, including Aaron Spivey who made his Demon Deacon debut. Spivey split a pair of free throws late in the game to net his first point as a Deac.
Wake Forest returns to action on Friday, Dec. 9, as the Deacs face their second-straight in-state opponent at UNCG. Tip-off inside the Greensboro Coliseum is set for 7 p.m.
DEMON DEACON DEFENSE
• In the first half the Wake Forest held the 49ers to only making 10-of-30 (33%) field goals.
• Wake Forest won the rebound margin in tonight's contest by outrebounding the 49ers 28-37.
• The Deacs finished the night off with five blocks. Collins tied his career record of blocks with three. Mitoglou was responsible for the other two blocks.
DEACS IN DOUBLE DIGITS
• Collins, Crawford, Woods and Mitoglou all ended the night with double digit scoring with 22, 15, 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• Collins continues his streak of double-doubles by earning his fourth straight tonight. Collins ended the night with 22 points and 15 rebounds.
FROM THE LINE
• The Deacs scored 27 of their 91 points from the free throw line against Charlotte.
• Wake Forest's 27 made free throws are the most free throws made by the Deacs in a game this season.
DEMON DEACON DEBUT
• Walk-onAaron Spivey, who joined the team last month, appeared late in the second half made his collegiate debut in the final minute
• Spivey scored the first point of his career going 1-of-2 from the free throw line.
UP NEXT
• Wake Forest will return to the road Friday for its shortest trip of the season, playing UNCG at the Greensboro Coliseum.
• The Deacs are 9-0 all-time against the Spartans, including a 2-0 record at the Coliseum.
• Last year, Wake Forest posted an 81-71 win over UNCG in Winston-Salem.
• The teams last played in Greensboro in 2012-13, an 84-70 Demon Deacon victory.
