Tuesday, January 28
Louisville, KY
7:00 p.m.
Wake Forest University
at
Louisville
Deacons to Visit No. 21 Louisville in Tuesday Road Test
1/27/2025 2:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Coming off a week at home, Wake Forest men's basketball (15-5, 7-2 ACC) will get on the road for a trip to No. 21 Louisville (15-5, 8-1 ACC) on Tuesday night. The contest is set to tip at 7 p.m. inside the KFC Yum! Center.
With consecutive victories over Syracuse, Miami and Virginia Tech, the Demon Deacons have won each of their last three conference road matches – the program's longest streak since the 2003-04 season.
Most recently, Wake Forest battled then-No. 2 Duke this past Saturday in front of its largest home crowd of 2024-25, as 13,169 fans filled LJVM Coliseum. Freshman Juke Harris paced the scoring with a team-high 14 points, in addition to grabbing five rebounds in just under 27 minutes off the bench.
Senior Hunter Sallis added 12 points and seven rebounds. Seniors Tre'Von Spillers and Efton Reid III contributed nine points apiece, as the latter also pulled down five boards. Sophomore Ty-Laur Johnson had a strong all-around showing with eight points, five rebounds, three steals and a season-high eight assists.
The Demon Deacon defense was aggressive against Duke in forcing 16 turnovers while holding the Blue Devils to a 36.8 field goal percentage, a season-low mark. Wake Forest also collected eight steals.
Through 20 games of the regular season, Wake Forest ranks second in the ACC in forced turnovers (287), field goal percentage defense (.390), three-point percentage defense (.305) and total blocks (88). The team is also third in total steals (153). Sallis and Spillers rest fourth in scoring (18.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg), respectively.
Series History
Versus Louisville
The Matchup
The Cardinals have won nine games in a row and are coming off a bye week following a Jan. 21 road victory at SMU. Four of the team's five starters average 12 or more points, led by Chucky Hepburn's 15.1 ppg clip. Louisville has pieced an 8-3 record at home with head coach Pat Kelsey in his first year leading the program.
Tuesday's matchup will air on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Jim Boeheim and Cory Alexander on the call. Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeMBB).
Up Next
Wake Forest will open February with a return to its home court this Saturday, hosting Pitt.
Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN2.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Coming off a week at home, Wake Forest men's basketball (15-5, 7-2 ACC) will get on the road for a trip to No. 21 Louisville (15-5, 8-1 ACC) on Tuesday night. The contest is set to tip at 7 p.m. inside the KFC Yum! Center.
With consecutive victories over Syracuse, Miami and Virginia Tech, the Demon Deacons have won each of their last three conference road matches – the program's longest streak since the 2003-04 season.
Most recently, Wake Forest battled then-No. 2 Duke this past Saturday in front of its largest home crowd of 2024-25, as 13,169 fans filled LJVM Coliseum. Freshman Juke Harris paced the scoring with a team-high 14 points, in addition to grabbing five rebounds in just under 27 minutes off the bench.
Senior Hunter Sallis added 12 points and seven rebounds. Seniors Tre'Von Spillers and Efton Reid III contributed nine points apiece, as the latter also pulled down five boards. Sophomore Ty-Laur Johnson had a strong all-around showing with eight points, five rebounds, three steals and a season-high eight assists.
The Demon Deacon defense was aggressive against Duke in forcing 16 turnovers while holding the Blue Devils to a 36.8 field goal percentage, a season-low mark. Wake Forest also collected eight steals.
Through 20 games of the regular season, Wake Forest ranks second in the ACC in forced turnovers (287), field goal percentage defense (.390), three-point percentage defense (.305) and total blocks (88). The team is also third in total steals (153). Sallis and Spillers rest fourth in scoring (18.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg), respectively.
Series History
Versus Louisville
- Series: Louisville leads, 9-5
- The Deacs have won the past three matchups against the Cardinals.
- Last: Jan. 20, 2024, in Winston-Salem
- Result: W, 90-65
The Matchup
The Cardinals have won nine games in a row and are coming off a bye week following a Jan. 21 road victory at SMU. Four of the team's five starters average 12 or more points, led by Chucky Hepburn's 15.1 ppg clip. Louisville has pieced an 8-3 record at home with head coach Pat Kelsey in his first year leading the program.
Tuesday's matchup will air on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Jim Boeheim and Cory Alexander on the call. Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeMBB).
Up Next
Wake Forest will open February with a return to its home court this Saturday, hosting Pitt.
Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN2.
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