Tuesday, February 19
Notre Dame, Ind.
7:00 PM
Wake Forest University
10-15, 3-10ACC
75
at
68
Notre Dame
13-13, 3-10ACC
1
2
F
Wake Forest
35
40
75
Notre Dame
36
32
68
Childress Leads Deacons Over Notre Dame
2/19/2019 9:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Brandon Childress recorded 20 points in the win.
NOTRE DAME, IND. - Wake Forest earned its first road win of the season, topping Notre Dame 75-68 on Tuesday night. Brandon Childress paced the Deacons with 20 points, a season-high eight assists and seven boards. Olivier Sarr tied a career-best with 14 points.
Wake Forest (10-15, 3-10 ACC) got off the a strong start, forcing a turnover on the opening possession. Sarr hit a jumper to open the scoring, the first time in eight games that the Deacs scored first. It didn't take long for Childress to find his place behind the arc hitting a three as Wake took a 5-0 lead.
Childress and Sarr remained hot pushing Wake's lead to 15-10. After missing the opening shot, the Deacs went 7-for-7 from the floor. The Irish were able to answer back on the other end, pulling within one prior to the first media timeout.
Notre Dame (13-13, 3-10 ACC) took its first lead of the game following a 7-0 run, but Torry Johnson tied the contest at 22- all with a triple at the 11:22 mark. Childress hit his third three, allowing the Deacons to regain the lead, 25-24.
The Irish took advantage of a nearly three minute scoring drought for Wake Forest, taking a 36-29 lead with 3:37 remaining in the first half. Brown hit a long two to cut the deficit to three with just over a minute on the clock and was fouled on the other end of the court with just one second remaining in the frame. He hit two-of-three from the charity stripe, but Notre Dame took a 36-35 lead into the locker room.
A jumper from Sarr out of the break gave Wake a one-point lead. Both teams traded baskets throughout the frame and, but Sharone Wright, Jr. got hot with a three to knot the game at 48, with 13:23 to play. Another three from Childress and a fast-break layup from Wright, Jr. put the Demon Deacons back on top 57-53 with 8:42 remaining.
Wright, Jr. continued the charge as he threw down a fast break dunk and Childress connected on another three, his fifth of the game, giving Wake Forest a 64-57 lead. Notre Dame responded with a 6-0 run to put the Irish within two with just under four minutes on the clock.
Sarr posted his career-high 14th point, giving the Deacons a 70-66 advantage with just 46 seconds left in the game. Notre Dame hit a pair from the line, pulling within three, but Johnson answered back with two free throws of his own for the 73-68 lead. A few more free throws from Childress sealed the 74-68 victory for the Deacs.
Wake Forest returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 24 at NC State. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
Wake Forest (10-15, 3-10 ACC) got off the a strong start, forcing a turnover on the opening possession. Sarr hit a jumper to open the scoring, the first time in eight games that the Deacs scored first. It didn't take long for Childress to find his place behind the arc hitting a three as Wake took a 5-0 lead.
Childress and Sarr remained hot pushing Wake's lead to 15-10. After missing the opening shot, the Deacs went 7-for-7 from the floor. The Irish were able to answer back on the other end, pulling within one prior to the first media timeout.
Notre Dame (13-13, 3-10 ACC) took its first lead of the game following a 7-0 run, but Torry Johnson tied the contest at 22- all with a triple at the 11:22 mark. Childress hit his third three, allowing the Deacons to regain the lead, 25-24.
The Irish took advantage of a nearly three minute scoring drought for Wake Forest, taking a 36-29 lead with 3:37 remaining in the first half. Brown hit a long two to cut the deficit to three with just over a minute on the clock and was fouled on the other end of the court with just one second remaining in the frame. He hit two-of-three from the charity stripe, but Notre Dame took a 36-35 lead into the locker room.
A jumper from Sarr out of the break gave Wake a one-point lead. Both teams traded baskets throughout the frame and, but Sharone Wright, Jr. got hot with a three to knot the game at 48, with 13:23 to play. Another three from Childress and a fast-break layup from Wright, Jr. put the Demon Deacons back on top 57-53 with 8:42 remaining.
Wright, Jr. continued the charge as he threw down a fast break dunk and Childress connected on another three, his fifth of the game, giving Wake Forest a 64-57 lead. Notre Dame responded with a 6-0 run to put the Irish within two with just under four minutes on the clock.
Sarr posted his career-high 14th point, giving the Deacons a 70-66 advantage with just 46 seconds left in the game. Notre Dame hit a pair from the line, pulling within three, but Johnson answered back with two free throws of his own for the 73-68 lead. A few more free throws from Childress sealed the 74-68 victory for the Deacs.
Wake Forest returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 24 at NC State. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
Team Stats
WF
ND
FG%
.491
.451
3FG%
.444
.308
FT%
.682
.778
RB
35
27
TO
14
11
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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