Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Falls by One Point to No. 15 Texas Tech in First Game of Baha Mar Championship

NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS – The Wake Forest men's basketball team (3-2, 0-0 ACC) dropped their opening game of the Baha Mar Championship on Thursday night to No. 15 Texas Tech (4-1, 0-0 Big 12), 84-83.

Sophomore guard Juke Harris led the Demon Deacons with his first career double-double, ending the game with a team-high 26 points and career-best 10 rebounds while shooting 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) from the field. The Salisbury, N.C., native also added two assists and two steals, as he is now averaging 22.6 points per game this season.

Junior guard Myles Colvin played a career-high 31 minutes off the bench as he recorded a season-best 19 points on 6-of-15 (40 percent) shooting. The Indianapolis native also added six rebounds and a steal.

Overall, the Demon Deacons shot 31-of-66 (47.0 percent) for the game, including going 18-of-32 (56.3 percent) in the second half. Additionally, Wake Forest outscored the Red Raiders 35-17 in bench points, as well as 40-26 inside the paint.

Defensively, the Deacs also forced 14 turnovers, which led to 23 points on the offensive end. The Demon Deacons have now forced 83 turnovers in their first five games of the season, which is tied for the most in the ACC.

How It Happened

Senior guard Mekhi Mason opened the scoring for the game with a corner three-pointer.
Texas Tech went on a 13-0 run.
Redshirt sophomore Marqus Marion ended the Texas Tech run with a put back layup to make it 13-5.
- On the next trip down the court, junior forward Cooper Schieger finished at the rim to cut the deficit down to six points.
Junior guard Myles Colvin got his name on the scoresheet, as he netted a free throw to make it 15-8 with 12:44 left in the half.
Sophomore guard Sebastian Akins added his first points of the night with a jumper in the lane to cut the Red Raiders' lead to single-digits.
- Sophomore guard Juke Harris then turned a steal into an easy transition dunk on the next possession, forcing a Texas Tech timeout.
Senior guard Nate Calmese hit a mid-range jumper for his first points of the evening with 9:18 left in the first half.
Mason found Colvin in the lane for a two-handed slam to cut the deficit down to nine points.
- Colvin added a pair of free throws moments later to make it 25-18.
After Harris made one from the charity stripe, Calmese hit a fade-away jumper to make it a seven-point game.
Marion added another putback layup as the Deacs cut the Texas Tech advantage down to 32-24 at the final media timeout of the first half.
The Demon Deacons went on a 10-0 run to close the half, entering halftime trailing 35-34.
- Schwieger threw down another ferocious driving dunk to make it 35-26.
- The Kansas native then crashed the offensive glass as he tipped in a missed layup to cut the lead down to six points.
- Colvin connected on his first deep ball of the game to make it a one-possession game.
- Harris found Marion for a slam dunk with 11 seconds remaining to put the Deacs down by one heading into the break.
After an offensive rebound, the Demon Deacons took the lead off a three-pointer by Mason.
- The senior guard also added one from the free-throw line following a steal to make it 38-35.
Harris buried his first triple of the game at the 18:48 mark in the second half as the Deacs reclaimed a three-point lead.
Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers recorded his first points of the game off an alley-oop from Calmese.
- Calmese found Spillers on the next possession for another alley-oop to make it 45-40 and force a timeout.
After a media timeout, Calmese hit a floater in the lane to give Wake Forest a seven-point lead.
- Harris converted a tough and-one layup to make it 50-43 with 14:28 remaining.
- The Salisbury, N.C., native threw down a dunk with authority on the next possession to move into double-figures.
Colvin grabbed an offensive rebound before finishing with a two-handed slam to make it 54-48.
Coming out of a timeout, Mason split a pair of defenders before finishing at the rim to put the Demon Deacons up by six.
After Texas Tech cut the lead down to two, Akins hit a pull-up jumper to make it 58-54 with 9:14 left to play.
- Colvin finished a tough layup moments later to put Wake Forest back up by four.
Following a media time out, Harris made both of his free throws to make it 62-58 with less than eight minutes to play.
After Texas Tech retook the lead, Harris hit a floater to tie the game before adding another tough layup to give the Deacs a 66-64 lead.
Colvin gave Wake Forest the lead once again with a thunderous slam dunk with 5:15 remaining.
- Harris connected on a pair of free throws to make it 70 all.
Wake Forest reclaimed a 73-72 lead as Calmese drained his first three-pointer of the game.
After the Red Raiders tied the game once again, Colvin hit a three from the corner to make it 76-73 with 2:26 left to play.
Texas Tech went on a 10-1 run.
Harris hit a pull-up three-pointer with 3.3 seconds left to make it 83-80.
Harris hit a one-footed three at the buzzer, but the Demon Deacons ultimately fell 84-83.

Stats of the Game

Wake Forest's bench outscored Texas Tech's, 35-17, and the Deacs also had an advantage in paint points over the Red Raiders (40-26).
- Myles Colvin finished with a season-high 19 points off the bench.
- Marqus Marion and Cooper Schwieger each went 3-of-5 from the field as well.

Coach's Comments
"Congratulations to Grant's team at Texas Tech. They showed a lot of resiliency and toughness down the stretch. They made a lot of big-time plays and we just couldn't get any stops. They made big-time shots and we fouled them. We didn't get off to a very good start. I was really disappointed in our starters, especially our bigs. Our offense put our defense in a lot of peril early. We consistently got to the rim but couldn't finish, which put us in defensive transition. They really killed us on the offensive glass – they were +3 in the first half. I thought we did a much better job of getting them off the glass in the second half; we just couldn't get stops late. Credit to them that they made some tough shots. I thought we took a couple of poor shots late in the game. Again, execution – we got to get a little bit better shot on a couple of those. We continually have guys driving in there and not playing off two feet. When we play off two feet, we're pretty good. When we don't, we're not. So, we still have things that we have to clean up and we have to be ready to play tomorrow, because it'll be a tough game." - head coach Steve Forbes

Up Next
Wake Forest will now turn its attention to a third-ever meeting with Memphis on Friday evening, with tip-off between the Demon Deacons and Tigers scheduled for 7 p.m. The contest will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Falls by One Point to No. 15 Texas Tech in First Game of Baha Mar Championship

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