Wednesday, January 30
Winston-Salem, N.C.
8:00 PM
Wake Forest University
54
vs
82
Louisville
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Louisville
48
34
82
Wake Forest
25
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Deacons Fall to No. 15 Louisville
1/30/2019 10:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 15th-ranked Louisville Cardinals defeated Wake Forest 82-54 on Wednesday evening at the LJVM behind a strong first half. Brandon Childress led the efforts for the Deacs with 13 points followed by Jaylen Hoard with 11 points and eight rebounds, while Chaundee Brown added 10 points.
Louisville outpaced Wake Forest with a commanding first half going 8-for-13 (62 percent) from three and 55.4 percent from the field.
The Cardinals started the game hot from behind the arc, knocking down five triples in the first 13 minutes of action to jump out to a 28-16 lead. The threes continued to fall for Louisville as the Cardinals went on a 10-0 run to take a 38-18 lead, before Sharone Wright, Jr., ended the run with an And-1.
Louisville opened the second half with a 12-2 run to extend the lead 62-29 prior the the first timeout of the second half. The Deacons slowly chipped away at the lead with a 9-0 run highlighted by a rebound and And-1 from Wright, Jr., with just under 10 minutes to play, to give the Deacs a little bit of momentum to make some runs.
The defense held the Cards without a basket for nearly four minutes and the offense followed with another 10-0 run out of the timeout, with seven of the 10 points off the hands of Brandon Childress. However, Louisville's commanding lead was too much to overcome.
Nine of Childress's 13 points came in the second frame. Aaron Spivey saw a career-high 10 minutes on the court and pulled down a career-best three rebounds. At the final media timeout, the Cards maintained a 74-54 lead and wrapped the game with an 8-0 run.
Up next, the Deacons will travel to Clemson to take on the Tigers on Sunday at noon.
Louisville outpaced Wake Forest with a commanding first half going 8-for-13 (62 percent) from three and 55.4 percent from the field.
The Cardinals started the game hot from behind the arc, knocking down five triples in the first 13 minutes of action to jump out to a 28-16 lead. The threes continued to fall for Louisville as the Cardinals went on a 10-0 run to take a 38-18 lead, before Sharone Wright, Jr., ended the run with an And-1.
Louisville opened the second half with a 12-2 run to extend the lead 62-29 prior the the first timeout of the second half. The Deacons slowly chipped away at the lead with a 9-0 run highlighted by a rebound and And-1 from Wright, Jr., with just under 10 minutes to play, to give the Deacs a little bit of momentum to make some runs.
The defense held the Cards without a basket for nearly four minutes and the offense followed with another 10-0 run out of the timeout, with seven of the 10 points off the hands of Brandon Childress. However, Louisville's commanding lead was too much to overcome.
Nine of Childress's 13 points came in the second frame. Aaron Spivey saw a career-high 10 minutes on the court and pulled down a career-best three rebounds. At the final media timeout, the Cards maintained a 74-54 lead and wrapped the game with an 8-0 run.
Up next, the Deacons will travel to Clemson to take on the Tigers on Sunday at noon.
Team Stats
M-367
M-749
FG%
.518
.265
3FG%
.417
.100
FT%
.778
.842
RB
42
39
TO
11
11
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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