Wednesday, March 9
Brooklyn, N.Y./Barclays Center
2:30 PM
Wake Forest University
23-9,13-7ACC
77
vs
82
Boston College - Second Round
13-19,6-14ACC
1
2
OT 1
F
Boston College
30
40
12
82
Wake Forest
29
41
7
77
Wake Forest Drops ACC Tournament Opener to Boston College in Overtime
3/9/2022 5:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Four Deacons scored in double-figures.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Wake Forest men's basketball competed hard on Wednesday in the second round of the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, but fell in overtime to Boston College, 82-77.
The Demon Deacons moved to 23-9 overall on the season . It was the fourth time this year that the team had gone into overtime against an opponent, but the Eagles (13-19) were the first to down Wake Forest in extra time.
Several runs from both sides headlined the afternoon matchup, which saw a combined eight lead changes and six tied scores. The Deacs improved their offensive tempo during the second act of play, sporting a 59.3 team field goal percentage compared to 40.3 percent in the first half.
Junior forward Jake LaRavia posted an all-around, two-way performance of 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks. He performed efficiently in shooting 9-of-13 from the field while playing 43 minutes.
Three Deacs joined LaRavia in scoring double-figures: Alondes Williams (17 points), Damari Monsanto (12 points), and Dallas Walton (10 points). Monsanto provided a spark off of the bench as he hit 4-of-6 three-point shots, all of which arrived in the second half. His four triples tied a career-best.
Khadim Sy contributed six points and six rebounds in 20 minutes.
Wake Forest was most effective in the paint, totaling 42 points to the Eagles' 30. The Deacs' bench also added productivity in 22 points.
How It Happened
"Congrats to Boston College. I thought they did a great job challenging us at the rim defensively and finishing at the rim on offense. They did a really good job in their defensive transition, got downhill on their drives, and their bigs had great games. We had a 10-point lead with six minutes left to go and we just self-destructed defensively. We couldn't get stops or 50/50 balls, and they scored on eight of their last 10 shots. We called a play for Jake and Alondes to finish the game in the timeout, we got the stop, and I probably should have used one of my timeouts, though we already had the play called. I'll take the blame on that. It was a pick-and-roll play with Jake and Alondes, and Alondes refused the pick and just charged. Jake and Alondes together had 11 turnovers and Daivien Williamson and Isaiah Mucius went 2-for-14 from the field. In a big game like this, it's hard to win that way. For the majority of the game, their physicality bothered us and we did not play well through contact. All that paired with 13-of-24 from the free throw line is just a bad recipe. Credit to Boston College, and Earl Grant has done a really good job with his team." - Coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will learn its postseason destination on Sunday evening.
The Demon Deacons moved to 23-9 overall on the season . It was the fourth time this year that the team had gone into overtime against an opponent, but the Eagles (13-19) were the first to down Wake Forest in extra time.
Several runs from both sides headlined the afternoon matchup, which saw a combined eight lead changes and six tied scores. The Deacs improved their offensive tempo during the second act of play, sporting a 59.3 team field goal percentage compared to 40.3 percent in the first half.
Junior forward Jake LaRavia posted an all-around, two-way performance of 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks. He performed efficiently in shooting 9-of-13 from the field while playing 43 minutes.
Three Deacs joined LaRavia in scoring double-figures: Alondes Williams (17 points), Damari Monsanto (12 points), and Dallas Walton (10 points). Monsanto provided a spark off of the bench as he hit 4-of-6 three-point shots, all of which arrived in the second half. His four triples tied a career-best.
Khadim Sy contributed six points and six rebounds in 20 minutes.
Wake Forest was most effective in the paint, totaling 42 points to the Eagles' 30. The Deacs' bench also added productivity in 22 points.
How It Happened
- Alondes Williams' layup put the Deacs on the scoreboard just under two minutes into the contest.
- Dallas Walton's dunk kicked off a 9-0 run that saw the team retake an 11-10 lead at the 14:10 mark of the first half.
- Khadim Sy scored a pair of layups during the run while Isaiah Mucius capped things off with his first triple of the afternoon.
- Williams ended an 8-0 Boston College run with a pair of makes from the free-throw line, bringing the score to 22-15 with 7:24 remaining in the first half.
- Jake LaRavia went on a personal 6-0 run to cut the Eagles lead to two with under five minutes to go in the opening period.
- LaRavia drilled a three-pointer to bring the Deacs back within two points (28-26) with under two minutes to play until halftime.
- LaRavia's cutting layup off a pass from Williams retook a 29-28 lead with 51 seconds to go.
- Wake Forest entered halftime trailing 30-29 to Boston College.
- LaRavia accounted for 13 of the team's points in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting. Seven of the team's 11 field goals were assisted upon.
- LaRavia gave his Deacons a 31-30 lead on the first possession of the second half.
- Damari Monsanto rained a make from downtown to bring the Deacs within three points of the lead (43-40) with just under 14 minutes remaining in the contest.
- Monsanto connected on his second triple, Walton slammed a dunk, and LaRavia scored a layup, all part of a 6-0 run that gave Wake Forest a 49-47 lead with 11:13 left in the second half.
- Cameron Hildreth's pair of makes from the stripe kicked off an 8-0 run that extended the Deacs' lead to eight (57-48) with 9:39 until the end of regulation.
- Monsanto drained his third make from beyond the arc during the run, while Daivien Williamson scored a layup and a free throw.
- LaRavia's layup extended the lead to double digits (65-55) with six minutes to play.
- Hildreth's layup ended a 14-1 run and cut the team's deficit to one (69-68) with just over two minutes to play.
- Williams' layup tied the game at 70 with under a minute to go.
- The two teams entered the overtime period knotted at 70.
- Walton netted a pair of free throws to cut the Boston College lead to four (76-72) with 1:46 to play in overtime.
- Williams' layup cut the deficit to three (77-74) with 1:20 left to play.
- Wake Forest fell to Boston College in overtime, 82-77.
- Alondes Williams (615 points, 167 assists) officially joined Randolph Childress (644 points, 167 assists in 1994-95) as the only two Demon Deacons to rank inside the top 15 of the program's single season scoring and assists leaderboard for a single season.
- With 17 points on Wednesday afternoon, Williams has now scored in double figures in 31 of Wake Forest's 32 games.
"Congrats to Boston College. I thought they did a great job challenging us at the rim defensively and finishing at the rim on offense. They did a really good job in their defensive transition, got downhill on their drives, and their bigs had great games. We had a 10-point lead with six minutes left to go and we just self-destructed defensively. We couldn't get stops or 50/50 balls, and they scored on eight of their last 10 shots. We called a play for Jake and Alondes to finish the game in the timeout, we got the stop, and I probably should have used one of my timeouts, though we already had the play called. I'll take the blame on that. It was a pick-and-roll play with Jake and Alondes, and Alondes refused the pick and just charged. Jake and Alondes together had 11 turnovers and Daivien Williamson and Isaiah Mucius went 2-for-14 from the field. In a big game like this, it's hard to win that way. For the majority of the game, their physicality bothered us and we did not play well through contact. All that paired with 13-of-24 from the free throw line is just a bad recipe. Credit to Boston College, and Earl Grant has done a really good job with his team." - Coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will learn its postseason destination on Sunday evening.
Team Stats
BC
Wake
FG%
.500
.453
3FG%
.429
.273
FT%
.706
.542
RB
35
33
TO
17
17
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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