Tuesday, December 31
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2:00 p.m.
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Wake Forest Ends 2024 at Syracuse
12/30/2024 2:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's basketball team will close out 2024 with its final game of the calendar year with a trek up north to Syracuse. The Deacs and the Orange will tip at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, with the game airing live on ESPN2.
Wake Forest is coming off its second 10-day break from games for the second time this month. Before the holiday break, Wake fell to then-ranked No. 25 Clemson 73-62 at Clemson, Dec. 21.
Hunter Sallis led all players in scoring, racking up 26 points on an 11-of-15 shooting clip (73.3 field goal percentage). The Omaha native has now notched five performances of 20-plus points this season and posted his second consecutive showing of 26 or more points.
Cameron Hildreth chipped in 15 points and four rebounds for the Deacs in 33 minutes of action. Fellow senior Efton Reid grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and contributed seven points. Tre'Von Spillers pulled down six boards.
Wake Forest shot 50 percent from the floor for the second straight game, making 25 of 50 field goal attempts.
Entering the game ranked second in the league in field goal percentage defense, the Deacons held Clemson to a collective 39.3 team field goal percentage on 24-of-61 shooting.
Series History
Versus Syracuse
Series: Syracuse leads 4-11; Wake Forest is 0-6 in the JMA Wireless Dome
Last: Feb. 3, 2024
Result: W, 99-70 in Winston-Salem
The Matchup
Syracuse is coming off a 75-63 home win over Bucknell over the weekend. Two Orange players recorded double-doubles in the win, Eddie Lampkin Jr. (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Donnie Freeman (15 points, 11 rebounds). Syracuse is 6-6 on the season with one conference matchup under their belt - a 69-64 loss at Notre Dame. The Orange's leading scorer JJ Starling (19.8 ppg) has not appeared in a game since the win over Colgate at the end of November.
Tuesday's matchup will air live on ESPN2 with Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress on the call. Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeMBB).
Up Next
Wake Forest returns to action at home inside The Joel Coliseum Saturday, Jan. 4, when they host the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the first of three Big Four matchups at The Joel in the month of January.
Tip on Saturday is set for 12 p.m. and the game will air live on The CW.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's basketball team will close out 2024 with its final game of the calendar year with a trek up north to Syracuse. The Deacs and the Orange will tip at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, with the game airing live on ESPN2.
Wake Forest is coming off its second 10-day break from games for the second time this month. Before the holiday break, Wake fell to then-ranked No. 25 Clemson 73-62 at Clemson, Dec. 21.
Hunter Sallis led all players in scoring, racking up 26 points on an 11-of-15 shooting clip (73.3 field goal percentage). The Omaha native has now notched five performances of 20-plus points this season and posted his second consecutive showing of 26 or more points.
Cameron Hildreth chipped in 15 points and four rebounds for the Deacs in 33 minutes of action. Fellow senior Efton Reid grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and contributed seven points. Tre'Von Spillers pulled down six boards.
Wake Forest shot 50 percent from the floor for the second straight game, making 25 of 50 field goal attempts.
Entering the game ranked second in the league in field goal percentage defense, the Deacons held Clemson to a collective 39.3 team field goal percentage on 24-of-61 shooting.
Series History
Versus Syracuse
Series: Syracuse leads 4-11; Wake Forest is 0-6 in the JMA Wireless Dome
Last: Feb. 3, 2024
Result: W, 99-70 in Winston-Salem
The Matchup
Syracuse is coming off a 75-63 home win over Bucknell over the weekend. Two Orange players recorded double-doubles in the win, Eddie Lampkin Jr. (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Donnie Freeman (15 points, 11 rebounds). Syracuse is 6-6 on the season with one conference matchup under their belt - a 69-64 loss at Notre Dame. The Orange's leading scorer JJ Starling (19.8 ppg) has not appeared in a game since the win over Colgate at the end of November.
Tuesday's matchup will air live on ESPN2 with Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress on the call. Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeMBB).
Up Next
Wake Forest returns to action at home inside The Joel Coliseum Saturday, Jan. 4, when they host the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the first of three Big Four matchups at The Joel in the month of January.
Tip on Saturday is set for 12 p.m. and the game will air live on The CW.
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