Wake Forest University
8-3,0-1ACC
App State
6-5,0-0Sun Belt
Carr Leads Deacs to Victory over Mountaineers on Buzzer-Beating Finish
12/14/2022 10:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The junior forward recorded a new season-high during the Wednesday night showdown.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Returning to its home floor for the first time in over two weeks, the Wake Forest men's basketball team defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers for the 21st time in program history, 67-66, Wednesday night inside LJVM Coliseum.
Andrew Carr provided in the clutch for his group, sinking in a turnaround jumper as time expired on the clock to win the game in regulation.
The Demon Deacons (8-3, 0-1) remain undefeated at home this winter, moving to a 6-0 clip. This is the first time Wake has had back-to-back 6-0 home starts since 2007-08 and 2008-09 when they went 12-0 and 8-0 inside LJVM.
Carr finished with a season-high 20 points on the night.. The junior forward also made 8-of-14 on field goals and grabbed five rebounds.
Tyree Appleby posted a two-way performance of 15 points, four assists, and three steals. The Arkansas native has recorded scoring double-figures in nine of the team's 11 games this season.
Cameron Hildreth also stood out in displaying his versatility, finishing with 10 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Daivien Williamson rounded out Wake Forest's quartet of double-digit scorers with 12 points, going 4-of-7 from the distance.
Four Deacons hauled in five rebounds or more. Matthew Marsh and Bobi Klintman added six apiece.
Wake Forest shot over 41 percent from three-point territory as a unit. The Deacs also made the most of their attempts at the charity stripe, making 10-of-13 tries.
Standout Stat
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Andrew Carr led the Deacs with a season-high 20 points, 12 of which came in the first half.
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His first-half dozen is the most in a half for the junior this season.
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How It Happened
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Carr earned his way to the line to get the Demon Deacons on the board at the 18:48 mark.
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Appleby knocked down the first Wake Forest field goal of the contest with a pullup jumper and assisted a Marsh dunk on the following possession.
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Carr gave the Deacs a 7-6 lead with a second-chance layup before the under-16 media timeout.
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Hildreth found Williamson open in the corner for a three-pointer to extend the lead to four with 14:23 remaining in the first half.
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Bradford got his first points of the game with a putback dunk to even the score at 12 at the 12:46 mark.
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Carr knocked down a three off an assist from Appleby out of the timeout to give Wake Forest a three-point lead with 11:37 remaining in the half.
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Carr and Williamson knocked down back-to-back three-pointers, with assists from Taylor and Ituka, to give the Deacs a 21-16 lead with 8:52 left in the half.
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Hildreth found Marsh with a pass in the paint for an open dunk at the 5:52 mark.
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Carr knocked down his third three of the half to tie the game at 27-27 with 4:06 to go in the first.
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Hildreth went coast-to-coast for a layup after a steal from Appleby to close out the scoring for the Demon Deacons in the first half.
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Wake Forest went into the locker room trailing 31-37.
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Carr had a game-high 14 points (his season-high in a half) and went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc in the first half.
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The Demon Deacons opened the second half with a 10-0 run to take a 41-37 lead.
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Hildreth opened the scoring for Wake Forest in the second half with a layup 21 seconds in before Williamson hit a wide-open three to bring the Deacs to within one.
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An Appleby driving layup gave Wake Forest the lead at the 18:16 mark.
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The Florida transfer knocked down three free throws to extend the lead to four.
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Carr got his first points of the second half with a dunk through contact.
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A Hildreth jumper in the paint followed by a Carr layup extended the Wake Forest lead to 48-39 with 13:52 remaining in the contest.
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Appleby pick-pocketed the opponent for his third steal of the game and took it down for a layup at the 11:38 mark.
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Hildreth became the second Deacon in double digits with a hookshot to make it 54-49 Wake Forest.
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Appleby knocked down a huge three to give Wake Forest a 56-55 lead with 6:16 remaining.
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Williamson tied the game with a three-pointer of his own with 3:28 to go.
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Appleby was sent to the line for a one-and-one opportunity and went 2-for-2 to give Wake Forest a 61-59 lead with 2:58 remaining.
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A pair of Klintman free throws extended the lead to four.
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Appleby fought his way to the rim for a layup to put the Deacs up two with under a minute remaining.
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Carr won the game for Wake Forest with a fadeaway jump shot as time expired off an inbound pass from Hildreth.
Coach's Comments
"I want to compliment App State on a really well played game. Dustin Kerns has a good basketball team. I watched a lot of film on them and I really thought coming in here that they have a really nice team, they have nice pieces. We were worried about them shooting the three, because they have six guys on the team that have made double-digit threes. A positive for us tonight was them only making five. Now, they made a big one late, and credit to them. In the first half they had us on our heels, the entire half we couldn't guard them. We had no pop, no energy. They were just kind of out there playing horse, so we fixed it in the second half and guarded them a heck of a lot better, but a lot of credit to them. When we were in the huddle there, with five seconds or whatever was left, when they had to go out of bounds, the first thing out of everybody's mouth on my staff was 'Syracuse'. You gotta believe. Last year, Syracuse had the ball out of bounds right there and couldn't move, turned it over, we threw it in and dunked it, then we went to overtime and won the game. So you got to believe. We did a really good job of denying them. We did a good job of staying in front. Andrew was on the ball, he's long and he just made it hard for him to throw that pass because he couldn't move. The hard thing with the last-second play was I didn't know how much time we were gonna have. The honest truth is we drew a play on the fly and executed and won the game. These guys can really execute things. Andrew did a great job coming off the screen and slipping to the open area." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest hits the road this weekend for their final non-conference matchup of the season against their second BIG Ten opponent of the year. Saturday, Dec. 17, Wake Forest will face off against Rutgers in Jersey Mike's Arena in New Jersey.
