Friday, November 18
Montego Bay, Jamaica
TBA
Wake Forest University
vs
La Salle
Photo by: Peter Fortunato / Wake Forest At
New Season Highs Set During Wake Forest Win in Opening Day of Jamaica Classic
11/18/2022 5:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tyree Appleby went for his third-straight showing as a team leader in points.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - The Wake Forest men's basketball team moved to 4-0 on the season, defeating La Salle, 75-63, in its first game of the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic on Friday afternoon.
For the second-straight game, Tyree Appleby led the Demon Deacons (4-0) with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting.
Appleby, who also scored 23 points in Wake Forest's non-conference victory over Utah Valley on Tuesday night and has led the team in scoring for the past three contests, netted 18 points in the second half after connecting on six made baskets as well as five free throws. The Jacksonville, Ark. native also dished out a team-high four assists.
Joining Appleby in double figures was Damari Monsanto (14 points), Zach Keller (11 points) and Andrew Carr (10 points), marking the second time this season four Demon Deacons pitched in at least 10 points.
Both Monsanto (five) and Keller (four) set season highs in points and rebounds while Carr posted his third double-digit scoring performance of the season.
Monsanto drained a team-high and season-best four threes, connecting on a pair of triples in each half. Carr and Daivien Williamson led the team with six rebounds apiece.
After holding a two-point lead at the intermission break, Wake Forest pushed its lead to 18 points after embarking on a 9-0 run with just over five minutes remaining in the game. During that stretch, Appleby tallied seven points, connecting on a three-pointer, two free throws and a layup.
Overall, the Deacs' bench outscored the Explorer's reserve by a 20-point margin (36-16) and dominated inside, outscoring LaSalle, 40-16, in the paint.
How It Happened
Stat of the Game
Coach's Comments
"It was a really good team win today. We got off to a very slow start offensively, but it was a great example, again, of what happens when you play really good defense. It keeps you in the game. We settled too much for threes early in the game. We finally started getting to the basket, drew some fouls and that loosened them up, then we started making some perimeter shots.
It was pretty apparent when we outscored them 22-4 in the paint in the first half, where we were going. Cam got us going in the first half. Damari played outstanding, not just offensively but I thought he played great defensive. Zach Keller gave us a great lift off the bench.
In the second half, we became a little too extended defensively late. They started getting inside of us a bit. We adjusted and then we put the game away. It was a really good team win with a lot of balance. I'm very proud of my players and we have a special day tomorrow. We're going to do community service here. We'll have a kids clinic at 10 a.m. for underprivileged kids, which I'm really excited about doing with our team. Then we'll practice in the afternoon and get ready to play the winner of the Georgetown-Loyola Marymount game." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will face the winner of the Georgetown vs Loyola Marymount matchup on Sunday (Nov. 20) at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game will air live on CBS Sports Network.
For the second-straight game, Tyree Appleby led the Demon Deacons (4-0) with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting.
Appleby, who also scored 23 points in Wake Forest's non-conference victory over Utah Valley on Tuesday night and has led the team in scoring for the past three contests, netted 18 points in the second half after connecting on six made baskets as well as five free throws. The Jacksonville, Ark. native also dished out a team-high four assists.
Joining Appleby in double figures was Damari Monsanto (14 points), Zach Keller (11 points) and Andrew Carr (10 points), marking the second time this season four Demon Deacons pitched in at least 10 points.
Both Monsanto (five) and Keller (four) set season highs in points and rebounds while Carr posted his third double-digit scoring performance of the season.
Monsanto drained a team-high and season-best four threes, connecting on a pair of triples in each half. Carr and Daivien Williamson led the team with six rebounds apiece.
After holding a two-point lead at the intermission break, Wake Forest pushed its lead to 18 points after embarking on a 9-0 run with just over five minutes remaining in the game. During that stretch, Appleby tallied seven points, connecting on a three-pointer, two free throws and a layup.
Overall, the Deacs' bench outscored the Explorer's reserve by a 20-point margin (36-16) and dominated inside, outscoring LaSalle, 40-16, in the paint.
How It Happened
- Carr got the Demon Deacons on the board with a turnaround jumper at the 17:33 mark.
- Keller knocked down a corner three after a pass out from Hildreth with 13:48 remaining in the first half.
- Monsanto blocked a shot before hitting a three-pointer of his own just seconds later.
- After a turnaround jumper from Hildreth, Klintman stole the ball and found Williamson on a fast break to cut the deficit to just three with 10:04 to go in the half.
- The Deacs went on a 13-3 run and went 8-for-8 from the field to take a three-point lead with seven minutes to go.
- Appleby found Monsanto in the corner for a three to kick-start the run.
- Carr and Hildreth traded layups after two strong defensive possessions to give Wake Forest the lead.
- The forward duo of Carr and Hildreth continued to stay hot, as the two knocked down a pair of turnaround jumpers to keep the Deacs in front coming out of the timeout.
- Wake took a three-point lead heading into the final media timeout of the half, making 11 field goals in a row.
- The streak continued as Appleby made his first three-pointer of the contest with 3:25 remaining in the first half.
- Hildreth capped off his impressive first half performance with a three-point play to reclaim the lead with 1:28 left in the half.
- Wake Forest went into the locker room with a 35-33 lead.
- As a team, the Deacs went 15-for-31 (48.4%) from the floor in the first half.
- Carr led the team with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
- The Wake Forest bench, led by nine points from Hildreth, outscored La Salle's bench, 18-2.
- The Deacs capitalized on post play, with 22 points in the paint compared to the Explorers' four.
- Klintman scored the first points of the second half with a putback layup.
- Appleby knocked down a pullup jumper to tie the game at 41-41 at the 15:12 mark.
- The Florida transfer went on a personal 7-0 run with a pair of layups and three free throws in just 1:08 of action to give Wake Forest a six-point lead.
- Monsanto and Keller knocked down three-pointers to extend the Wake Forest lead to nine with 10:26 remaining in the contest.
- The redshirt junior guard connected on his fourth three-pointer of the game to give the Demon Deacons a double-digit advantage at the 9:48 mark.
- Wake Forest forced La Salle into a timeout at the 5:09 mark following a 9-0 Demon Deacon run and took a 70-52 lead.
- Appleby reached 20 points for the third-consecutive game during the run, as he scored seven of the nine points.
- Keller reached double-digit scoring for the first time in his young career with an and-one dunk.
- The Deacs used strong defense to close out the victory, 75-63.
Stat of the Game
- Four Wake Forest players finished with five or more rebounds in the victory:
- Andrew Carr – six rebounds
- Daivien Williamson – six rebounds
- Damari Monsanto – five rebounds
- Bobi Klintman – five rebounds
Coach's Comments
"It was a really good team win today. We got off to a very slow start offensively, but it was a great example, again, of what happens when you play really good defense. It keeps you in the game. We settled too much for threes early in the game. We finally started getting to the basket, drew some fouls and that loosened them up, then we started making some perimeter shots.
It was pretty apparent when we outscored them 22-4 in the paint in the first half, where we were going. Cam got us going in the first half. Damari played outstanding, not just offensively but I thought he played great defensive. Zach Keller gave us a great lift off the bench.
In the second half, we became a little too extended defensively late. They started getting inside of us a bit. We adjusted and then we put the game away. It was a really good team win with a lot of balance. I'm very proud of my players and we have a special day tomorrow. We're going to do community service here. We'll have a kids clinic at 10 a.m. for underprivileged kids, which I'm really excited about doing with our team. Then we'll practice in the afternoon and get ready to play the winner of the Georgetown-Loyola Marymount game." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will face the winner of the Georgetown vs Loyola Marymount matchup on Sunday (Nov. 20) at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game will air live on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
LaS
WF
FG%
.396
.446
3FG%
.423
.296
FT%
.625
.900
RB
33
35
TO
16
10
STL
2
8
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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