Wake Forest University
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North Carolina
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Appleby Breaks Records, Deacs Knock Off Tar Heels in Big Four Rematch
2/7/2023 10:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The energy returned to Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday night!
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Stepping up to the challenge of its second season meeting with Big Four foe North Carolina, the Wake Forest men's basketball team put the foot on the gas early during Tuesday evening (Feb. 7), staying poised to finish with a 92-85 victory over the Tar Heels in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons (16-9, 8-6) have now won their last three home matchups over North Carolina.
Numerous fans in attendance were able to witness a historic performance by Tyree Appleby. After scoring his 2000th career point at the 12:45-minute mark in the second half, the graduate guard broke program records in free throws made (23) and attempted (28). Additionally, his total makes at the charity stripe set a new Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) record. The Wake Forest record of made free throws was previously held by Dickie Hemric in 1955 at 20 makes, while the ACC record was held by Grady Wallace of Duke with 21 makes. The Wake Forest and ACC records of free throw attempts were previously held by Dickie Hemric in 1955 at 26 attempts.
Appleby finished the evening with 35 points, his highest mark at Wake Forest thus far. He also notched his first double-double of the season with 11 assists, chipping in seven rebounds as well.
Damari Monsanto plugged in 16 points and seven rebounds, tying his season high for a third time in the latter.
Matthew Marsh was perfect from the floor (5-of-5) to round out the Deacon trio of double-digit scorers, tallying 10 points.
Making his fifth start of 2022-23, Davion Bradford totaled eight points and six rebounds in just under 18 minutes.
The Deacons only committed five turnovers during the contest, ending with the lowest mark in the Steve Forbes era for a single game.
Wake Forest has won two home games this season against Top-25 opponents, which is the most home wins over ranked opponents since the 2008-09 season when they beat No. 1 Duke, No. 3 Carolina, No. 18 Clemson and No. 25 Florida State inside LJVM.
The Deacs remain home this weekend to face Georgia Tech on Saturday evening (Feb. 11). Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET and the game will air live on ACC Network.
Standout Stats
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With his fifth free throw of the game at the 12:45-minute mark in the second half, Tyree Appleby reached 2,000 career points. His total of 35 points against the Tar Heels puts him at 2,020.
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Tuesday night marked Appleby's third double-double of his career and first at Wake Forest with 11 assists in addition to his 35 points.
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The graduate guard added seven rebounds as well.
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Appleby went 23-28 from the free throw line, the most attempts and makes he's had in a game this season.
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His 23 makes broke the school record and the ACC record for made free throws in a game.
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The Wake Forest record was previously held by Dickie Hemric in 1955 at 20 makes and the ACC record was held by Grady Wallace of Duke with 21 makes.
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Appleby's 28 attempts also broke the school record and ACC record for attempted free throws in a game.
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The Wake Forest and ACC records were previously held by Dickie Hemric in 1955 at 26 attempts.
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How It Happened
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Appleby opened the scoring for Wake Forest with a pull-up jumper in the paint at the 18:08 mark.
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Monsanto put the Deacs in front with a pull-up triple with 17:53 remaining in the first half.
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Bradford fought through contact for a layup and converted the and-one opportunity to give Wake Forest a 8-5 lead
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Appleby extended the early advantage with a driving layup at the 16:03 mark.
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Wake Forest used a 14-0 run over a 3:27 of action to take a 24-9 lead with 11:13 to go in the first half.
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Marsh recorded his first points off the bench with an alley-oop slam courtesy of an Appleby assist.
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Appleby grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked it out to Monsanto for his second three-pointer of the contest.
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The graduate guard scored his fourth basket of the contest before picking up his third assist on a Klintman triple.
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Marsh closed out the run with his second dunk off another Appleby assist.
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Williamson knocked down a pull-up jumper with 9:47 left in the half.
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Hildreth and Marsh traded baskets on consecutive possessions to continue the hot offensive start and extend the lead to 15 at the 8:34 mark.
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Williamson connected on the Deacs' fourth-consecutive basket with another pull-up jumper and forced North Carolina into a timeout.
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Monsanto and Carr made back-to-back triples to put Wake Forest up 40-23 with 4:10 remaining in the half.
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The Deacs ended the first half on a 7-0 run to extend the lead to 22.
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Bradford made the final field goal of the half with a layup at the 2:58 mark.
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Appleby and Monsanto went a combined 5-for-5 from the line over the final 2:30 to close out the scoring.
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The Deacs held the Tar Heels scoreless over the final 3:24.
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Wake Forest led North Carolina, 47-25, at the end of the first half.
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Monsanto led the Deacs with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond-the-arc.
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Appleby finished an all-around first-half performance with 10 points, 6 assists and three rebounds.
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Marsh was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field in the first half for eight points in addition to three rebounds.
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North Carolina was held to 11-of-33 (33.3 percent) from the floor and 0-for-5 from three.
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Appleby worked his way to the rim to open the second-half scoring just 17 seconds in.
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Hildreth picked off a pass and went coast-to-coast for a layup to extend the lead to 26 at the 17:48 mark.
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Appleby found Carr for an alley-oop slam to put Wake Forest up 55-30.
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The Deacs forced the Tar Heels into four turnovers over the first four minutes of action in the second half.
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Marsh finished an Appleby lob through contact as he remained perfect from the floor with 10 points.
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Appleby recorded a steal before getting fouled and went 2-for-2 from the line to give Wake Forest a 61-42 lead at the 12:45 mark.
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He surpassed the 2,000-point mark while at the line.
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Klintman finished a layup with 10:10 remaining as the Deacs re-established a 20-point advantage.
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Appleby knocked down a deep, two-point jump shot and made a pair of free throws to send Wake Forest into the under-eight media timeout with a 69-52 lead.
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Appleby completed his 20-point double-double with an assist on a Bradford layup at the 5:50 mark.
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Carr picked up his second slam of the contest after a pass inside from Appleby as the Deacs took a 74-62 lead with 2:32 remaining.
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Appleby went 15-for-16 from the line over the final two minutes to help Wake Forest hold on to the victory.
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Carr came up with a block and Williamson went 2-for-2 at the line to seal the 92-85 Wake Forest victory.
Coach's Comments
"It was a great win. We played really good in the first half offensively, we were clicking. We executed all the new stuff that we put in with the pick-and-roll and it gave them a lot of problems. Ty did a great job of reading the pick-and-roll, when to score and when to throw the lob. He got us off to a great start. Davion Bradford and Matthew Marsh played outstanding. They had 18 points and 10 rebounds between them. I thought they played great defense. You know the big difference with our last game was we had 15 turnovers and they had 32 points off turnovers. Tonight we had five turnovers and they only got four points-off-turnovers. I would say that was a big reason why we won.
Obviously, Ty Appleby had an incredible night. He's an incredible competitor. The one time I took him out they went on a 6-0 run and I had to call timeout just to get him back in. He had 35 points, 11 assists and only one turnover, as much as he handles the ball. That's an incredible night against an outstanding basketball team. He drew 16 fouls and set an ACC record tonight with 23 made free throws and 28 attempts. If he makes five of those, the rest of them, he gets 40. That's what I told him.
Don't underestimate how good of a job they did getting the ball in every time they pressed us, to the right guy, and to make free throws, so credit to them. I watched Carolina play Virginia Tech when Armando was out and they played that way, fast and athletic. They were tough. They almost came back and won the game. We knew they were capable. Love made some tough shots. RJ Davis, he's a handful. Armando had 17 and 11 and fouled out. But we led the game for 37 minutes and that's a credit to my team." - head coach Steve Forbes
Upcoming
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Saturday, Feb. 11 - vs Georgia Tech - 5 p.m. // ACC Network
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Saturday, Feb. 18 - at Miami - 2 p.m. // Regional Bally Sports Networks
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Wednesday, Feb. 22 - at NC State - 9 p.m. // Regional Bally Sports Networks
