Wake Forest University
17-4,7-3ACC
Boston College
8-10,3-5ACC
Wake Forest Extends Win Streak to Four, Downs Boston College 87-57
1/24/2022 9:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Alondes Williams scored a game-high 20 points while Jake LaRavia posted his second-straight double-double.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's basketball team defeated Boston College 87-57 on Monday evening inside Lawrence Joel Coliseum for the team's fourth-straight victory and sixth in their past seven games.
The Demon Deacons' (17-4, 7-3 ACC) 30-point margin of victory is their largest over the Eagles (8-10, 3-5 ACC) in the series and is their largest victory over an ACC opponent since defeating NC State 88-58 in 2017.
Wake Forest continued their dominant streak on the defensive end, holding Boston College to just 25.4 percent shooting (18-of-71), the eighth-lowest opponent field goal percentage in program history. The Demon Deacon defense has now held seven of their 10 ACC opponents to below 40 percent from the field, including each of their past four opponents.
The team was equally impressive on offense and ended the night with shooting splits of 53.7 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from three and 91.3 percent from the line, the team's best free throw percentage of the season.
Alondes Williams put together another all-around performance against the Eagles, as the Milwaukee native posted 20 points, seven assists and seven rebounds on 6-of-13 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from the stripe.
Jake LaRavia followed up his 31-point, 10-rebound double-double against North Carolina with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double in Monday's action, the first time the reigning ACC Player of the Week has posted back-to-back double-doubles. LaRavia also swatted six shots, tying his previous career high.
Daivien Williamson (12), Khadim Sy (10) and Dallas Walton (10) rounded out the group of five Deacs that finished in double figures. The trio combined for 10-of-12 shooting from the field and 9-of-10 shooting from the line.
How It Happened
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Daivien Williamson scored the Deacs first five points of the contest.
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Khadim Sy rolled in a layup to cap off a 10-0 run that saw Wake Forest jump out to an early 15-5 lead with 12:31 remaining in the first half.
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Williamson, Dallas Walton, and Alondes Williams each contributed points during the run.
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Williams knocked down his first triple of the evening to extend the Deacs' lead to 10 (21-11) with just over 10 minutes left until halftime.
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Williams drilled his second trey and netted a pair of free throws on back-to-back possessions to extend the lead to 15 (28-13) with 6:42 on the clock.
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Williamson connected on his first three-pointer off a skip pass from Williams, pushing the Deacs' advantage to 17 (33-16) with 4:11 to play until intermission.
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Wake Forest entered halftime with a 39-24 lead over Boston College.
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Williamson and Williams led the way in scoring for the Deacs, with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
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In total, Wake Forest connected on 12 of their 25 shot attempts (48 percent) in the opening half while holding Boston College to just 20.6 percent shooting (7-of-34).
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Jake LaRavia scored first for the Deacs in the second half off an alley-oop lob from Williams.
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Williams rolled in a layup after swatting a shot at the other end to round out a 7-0 run that extended the team's advantage to 50-29 with 16 minutes left in regulation.
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Khadim Sy drained a three-pointer after Williams thundered down a dunk in transition to push Wake Forest's lead to 23 (57-34) with 13:52 to play.
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Sy bookended a 10-0 Demon Deacon run with his second triple and a layup, giving the team a 30-point lead (75-45) with 5:37 remaining in the contest.
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Wake Forest defeated Boston College 87-57.
Stat of the Game
Wake Forest has defeated each of their past three ACC opponents by at least 15 points (80-64 at Georgia Tech, 98-76 vs. UNC, 87-57 vs. Boston College) for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
That season, Chris Paul helped lead the Demon Deacons on a three-game win streak including an 89-70 win at Virginia, 103-68 win at Clemson, and 81-66 victory vs. Maryland.
Coach's Comments
"We played well defensively for 40 minutes tonight and a lot of our offense came from us getting out in transition and sharing the ball when we had it. Our bigs were outstanding tonight, they blocked shots, poked the ball away and made it difficult for them in the paint. At first, their physicality bothered us and then we began to settle in and make adjustments. After Saturday's emotional win, I was really proud of how we came out and played tonight. " - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will return to the court on Saturday for the team's second showdown with Syracuse, this time in New York.
Tipoff in the Carrier Dome is set for 8 p.m. and the game will air live on ACC Network.
