Saturday, March 9
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12:00 PM
Wake Forest University
11-19
57
vs
65
Florida State
25-6
1
2
F
Florida St.
24
41
65
Wake Forest
31
26
57
Wake Forest Falls to No. 14 Florida State on Senior Day
3/9/2019 2:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - No. 14 Florida State defeated Wake Forest 65-57 in its regular season finale at the LJVM. Brandon Childress led the efforts for the Deacs with 13 points, while Chaundee Brown fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Senior Ikenna Smart collected seven boards in his final home game.
Senior Anthony Bilas, making his first career start, recorded a steal in the opening possession sparking an early 14-2 run for the Deacons. Florida State answered back with a 12-2 run to pull within one with just over six minutes to go in the first frame.
Wake Forest (11-19, 4-14 ACC) finished the first half strong led by Brown who hit double figure scoring early, draining a three with 2:13 on the clock to give the Deacs a 29-23 advantage. The defense held the Seminoles without a field goal for almost three minutes and a pair of free throws from Isaiah Mucius gave Wake a 31-24 lead at the half. Wake Forest went a perfect 16-of-16 from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes.
Florida State's (24-6, 13-5 ACC) offense accelerated in the second half, shooting 54 percent from the field. Wake maintained a narrow lead for the first 10 minutes of the frame, but the Seminoles went 5-of-6 to tie the game 45-all and then added an 18-2 run. Hoard ended the Seminoles' run with an And-1 to cut FSU's lead to 10 with 4:40 to go.
Wake Forest strung together a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to nine with under two minutes remaining. The defense held FSU without a basket for the final two and a half minutes and Bilas hit his first career three, but the 14th-ranked Seminoles took home the 65-57 victory.
The Deacons recorded 45 rebounds, the most since defeating Pitt at home earlier this season.
13th-seeded Wake Forest will travel to Charlotte for the ACC Tournament on Tuesday (March 12), facing 12th-seeded Miami at noon. The game will air on ESPN and Raycom affiliates.
Senior Anthony Bilas, making his first career start, recorded a steal in the opening possession sparking an early 14-2 run for the Deacons. Florida State answered back with a 12-2 run to pull within one with just over six minutes to go in the first frame.
Wake Forest (11-19, 4-14 ACC) finished the first half strong led by Brown who hit double figure scoring early, draining a three with 2:13 on the clock to give the Deacs a 29-23 advantage. The defense held the Seminoles without a field goal for almost three minutes and a pair of free throws from Isaiah Mucius gave Wake a 31-24 lead at the half. Wake Forest went a perfect 16-of-16 from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes.
Florida State's (24-6, 13-5 ACC) offense accelerated in the second half, shooting 54 percent from the field. Wake maintained a narrow lead for the first 10 minutes of the frame, but the Seminoles went 5-of-6 to tie the game 45-all and then added an 18-2 run. Hoard ended the Seminoles' run with an And-1 to cut FSU's lead to 10 with 4:40 to go.
Wake Forest strung together a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to nine with under two minutes remaining. The defense held FSU without a basket for the final two and a half minutes and Bilas hit his first career three, but the 14th-ranked Seminoles took home the 65-57 victory.
The Deacons recorded 45 rebounds, the most since defeating Pitt at home earlier this season.
13th-seeded Wake Forest will travel to Charlotte for the ACC Tournament on Tuesday (March 12), facing 12th-seeded Miami at noon. The game will air on ESPN and Raycom affiliates.
Team Stats
FSU
Wake
FG%
.429
.262
3FG%
.286
.176
FT%
.524
.759
RB
44
45
TO
9
8
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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