Wake Forest University
6-14,3-14ACC
Pitt
10-10,6-9ACC
Deacons Fall to Pitt in Road Finale
3/2/2021 8:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Daivien Williamson led Wake Forest with 17 points, his 12th double-digit scoring game of the season.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Wake Forest fell to Pittsburgh by a final score of 70-57 on Tuesday evening in Petersen Events Center.
The Demon Deacons (6-14, 3-14) knocked down 10 three-pointers for the eighth time this season, but could not complete the sweep of the Panthers (10-10, 6-9) after a second-half surge.
Junior guard Daivien Williamson posted his 12th game in double figures with a team-high 17 points. The Winston-Salem, N.C. native also paced the Deacs in assists (four) and steals (three).
Sophomore forward Ismael Massoud contributed 10 points, good for his seventh game in double figures this season. The East Harlem, N.Y. native also dished out a career-high three assists.
Ian DuBose led the rebounding efforts, snagging a team-high seven rebounds in 21 minutes.
How It Happened
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A layup from Isaiah Mucius opened scoring for the Deacs two minutes into the contest.
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Carter Whitt's 10th triple of the season gave Wake Forest their first lead (5-4) of the evening with 16:51 to play in the first half.
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Quadry Adams knocked down a jumper to end a 7-0 Pittsburgh run, bringing the score to 14-9 with 13:18 left until intermission.
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After falling behind by a score of 21-14, the Deacs embarked on an 11-2 run to take a 25-23 lead with 5:32 to go in the opening period.
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Daivien Williamson contributed eight of the run's 11 points, knocking down a pair of triples and a layup.
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After the lead switched hands eight times in the first half, Wake Forest entered halftime trailing Pittsburgh 30-29.
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Williamson and Massoud combined for 15 first half points, scoring eight and seven points, respectively.
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Williamson's third 3-pointer of the night cut Pittsburgh's lead back to one possession (38-36) with 17:37 left in the game.
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Ian DuBose knocked down his first trey of the night to cut the deficit to four (47-43) with 9:19 remaining.
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Mucius ended a 7-0 Panther run with a layup to make it a 10-game contest (58-48) with 5:02 left to play.
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Pittsburgh extended their lead to 12 points (6-48) with 3:50 remaining to take command of the contest.
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Ismael Massoud knocked down his second triple of the game to reach the double-digit scoring mark with 1:56 left.
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Wake Forest eventually lost to Pittsburgh, 70-57.
Stat of the Game
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Wake Forest assisted on 14 of their 19 field goals against Pittsburgh and only turned the ball over nine times, tied for the second-least amount of turnovers of the season. In total, five Deacs finished the game with two or more assists.
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The team's 14 dimes is tied for the fourth-most in a game this season. (21-Delaware St., 18- Pittsburgh, 17-Florida State and 14-Catawba and North Carolina).
Straight From Forbes
"I went in at halftime when we were down one, fighting and scrapping with a missed free throw to tie it going into half, and told the team that the recipe for success would be simple. We would have to keep them in the 40s in the second half in terms of shooting percentage. At halftime, they were around 42 percent. We only had three turnovers at half, so we couldn't have more than five in the second half, and then we needed to do a better job on the glass.
Credit to Pittsburgh. They did make some shots tonight. Three of those threes they made, one banked in and one rolled around and went in, but they just made them. Tough shots. (Justin) Champagnie is a great player and (Nike) Sibande made some shots. Credit to them for getting a win with us coming on the road tonight."
Up Next
Wake Forest will wrap up the regular season with a home game against Georgia Tech on Friday evening.
Tip-off against the Yellow Jackets is set for 8 p.m. and the game will broadcast on ACC Network.
