Tuesday, November 25
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7 p.m.
Wake Forest University
5-2,0-0ACC
99
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51
Campbell
3-4,0-0CAA
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2
F
Campbell
23
28
51
Wake Forest
50
49
99
Demon Deacons Defeat Campbell to Remain Perfect at Home
11/25/2025 9:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Wake Forest held the Camels to 27.1 percent from the field, the fourth-lowest opponent shooting percentage in the Steve Forbes era.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind an outstanding defensive effort, the Wake Forest men's basketball team (5-2, 0-0 ACC) continued its perfect home record as they defeated Campbell (3-4, 0-0 CAA) on Tuesday night, 99-51.
The Demon Deacons held the Camels to 16-of-59 (27.1 percent) from the floor, the fourth-lowest opponent shooting percentage during the Steve Forbes era. Additionally, the Deacs continued their outstanding three-point defense as Campbell connected on just 4-of-26 (15.4 percent) shots from beyond the arc.
Offensively, four Demon Deacons scored in double-figures while the team shot an outstanding 34-of-62 (54.8 percent) from the field, including 12-of-29 (41.4 percent) from three-point range.
Sophomore guard Juke Harris led the Demon Deacons with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting. The Salisbury, N.C., native also added six rebounds and an assist while connecting on five threes.
Senior guard Mekhi Mason started the game on fire, as he recorded 14 of his 16 points in the first half. Overall, the Gilbert, Ariz., native finished one rebound shy of a double-double as he recorded nine boards, as well as two assists and a block.
Junior guard Myles Colvin continued his solid start to the season, recording 13 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 21 minutes off the bench. Meanwhile, senior forward Tre'Von Spillers added 10 points and seven rebounds while shooting 5-of-6 from the floor.
Additionally, senior guard Nate Calmese totaled eight points and a team-high seven assists, while junior forward Omaha Biliew added nine points and three rebounds.
How It Happened
Fewest Points Allowed In Steve Forbes Era
Key Moment
"That's exactly how we wanted that game to go tonight. I thought we had a lot of confidence coming out of the Bahamas. We brought back a lot of confidence after the win over Memphis. We practiced like it, and I thought we played like it. We got off to a great start, made shots and defended well. I give Campbell a lot of credit. As a coach, I was concerned about this game because I watched them play Wisconsin and West Virginia. The West Virginia game was tight all the way to the end, and the Wisconsin game was close to the end a little bit before Wisconsin blew it open. They also beat a good [UT] Arlington team. They also went out and played Weber State really tough on the road. They're ninth in the country when it comes to getting to the line, and they've made more free throws than some other teams have attempted. There were definitely some things that I was concerned about. I thought we played really well. There's different levels of quad four games or quad three games, however you want to put it. Credit to coach. He's in his first year and won a National Championship last year. I think he's done a really good job with his team.
"Some things that are important to us. We had 1.55 points per possession. We got the ball in the paint and we either shot it or played out of it. That's important. We did a great job moving the ball. When the ball changed sides three times, we had between 1.31 points per possession and 1.39 points per possession. We played off two feet and had four assists off that. We were 4-of-6 from three on paint touch threes. I thought that was interesting. We had eight guys that scored and six guys that had assisted in the first half. I thought that was a really good number. Overall, we had 20 assists on 34 baskets. We shot free throws well. We shot the three as well. Mekhi [Mason] almost had a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Nate [Calmese] had seven assists and one turnover. Juke [Harris] totaled 17 points and six rebounds. We're all very please and happy for the win." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will remain at home for a Black Friday showdown with Northeastern. Tip-off for the Friday showdown with the Huskies is scheduled for 12 noon and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
The Demon Deacons held the Camels to 16-of-59 (27.1 percent) from the floor, the fourth-lowest opponent shooting percentage during the Steve Forbes era. Additionally, the Deacs continued their outstanding three-point defense as Campbell connected on just 4-of-26 (15.4 percent) shots from beyond the arc.
Offensively, four Demon Deacons scored in double-figures while the team shot an outstanding 34-of-62 (54.8 percent) from the field, including 12-of-29 (41.4 percent) from three-point range.
Sophomore guard Juke Harris led the Demon Deacons with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting. The Salisbury, N.C., native also added six rebounds and an assist while connecting on five threes.
Senior guard Mekhi Mason started the game on fire, as he recorded 14 of his 16 points in the first half. Overall, the Gilbert, Ariz., native finished one rebound shy of a double-double as he recorded nine boards, as well as two assists and a block.
Junior guard Myles Colvin continued his solid start to the season, recording 13 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 21 minutes off the bench. Meanwhile, senior forward Tre'Von Spillers added 10 points and seven rebounds while shooting 5-of-6 from the floor.
Additionally, senior guard Nate Calmese totaled eight points and a team-high seven assists, while junior forward Omaha Biliew added nine points and three rebounds.
How It Happened
- Wake Forest opened the game on an 8-0 run.
- Senior guard Mekhi Mason opened the scoring with a corner three.
- Sophomore guard Juke Harris added another triple from almost the same spot on the next trip down the court.
- Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers finished with a hook shot in the lane to put the Demon Deacons up by eight.
- Mason drained another three-pointer to make it 11-2 with 16:55 remaining in the first half.
- On the next possession, the Gilbert, Ariz., native followed his own shot before adding a put back layup to put the Deacs up by double-digits and force a Campbell timeout.
- Mason continued his hot start as he moved into double-figures with another corner three, putting the Deacs up 16-4.
- Following a short spurt by the Camels, junior Myles Colvin hit a driving layup to put Wake Forest back up by nine points.
- Sophomore guard Sebastian Akins added a tough floater on the next possession to make it 20-9 at the 11:55 mark.
- Coming out of a media timeout, Spillers finished with a layup off the find from Akins to extend the lead to 13.
- Junior forward Omaha Biliew added his first points of the game after Spillers found him on a thunderous alley-oop with 9:32 left in the first half.
- Colvin drilled a transition three a couple possessions later to make it 27-13.
- The Demon Deacons went on a 19-1 run over a 4:56 span to balloon the lead up to 29 points.
- Akins added a pair of free throws to make it a 13-point game moments later.
- Following a media timeout, Mason made one from the charity stripe.
- Biliew hit a nifty layup on the next trip down the court to make it 32-16.
- The Waukee, Iowa, native added a put back slam on the next possession following a steal by junior forward Cooper Schwieger to give Wake Forest an 18-point lead.
- Schwieger netted both of his free throw attempts moments later to extend the lead up to 36-16.
- Harris hit another three to put the Demon Deacons up by 23 with 5:29 left in the first.
- Mason added two more from the line to make it a 25-point game.
- Harris drilled another triple from the corner as the Deacs went up 44-16.
- Redshirt sophomore forward Marqus Marion made both of his attempts from the line following a media timeout.
- After a three-pointer by Campbell ended the extended run, Colvin made a layup as the Deacs reclaimed a 28-point advantage with 2:49 remaining in the first half.
- Spillers added another powerful slam following a behind-the-back pass from Harris to make it 50-23.
- The Demon Deacons went into halftime up 50-23.
- Mason led all scorers with 14 points in the first half.
- Harris opened the second half with a deep three to move into double-figures and give the Deacs a 53-25 lead.
- Senior guard Nate Calmese added his first points of the game as he drained a pair from the line to give Wake Forest a 30-point lead.
- The Gilbert, Ariz, native made a wide open layup following a nice pass from Spillers on the next possession to make it 57-25.
- Harris notched another layup to give the Deacs a 32-point advantage with 16:05 left to play.
- Following a media timeout, the Deacs scored on four-straight possessions to give them a 34-point lead.
- Calmese found Spillers underneath the basket for his sixth assist of the game.
- Colvin added a driving layup to make it 63-31 on the next possession.
- Spillers hit a jumper from the lane the next trip down the court to make it a 32-point game.
- Calmese sank a floater in the lane as the Demon Deacons extended their lead to 67-33 with 12:22 left in the game.
- After the under-12 media timeout, Biliew grabbed his first points of the second half with his first three-pointer of the afternoon, giving Wake Forest a 70-36 lead.
- Schwieger added his first basket of the game on the next possession to reclaim a 36-point lead.
- The Overland Park, Kan., native drilled a straight-away triple the next trip down the court to make it 75-38 with 9:15 remaining.
- Mason recorded his first points of the second half as he made two from the line to give Wake Forest a 38-point lead.
- Harris drained another three coming out of a media timeout to make it a 41-point game.
- Calmese hit a floater in the lane moments later to make it 82-40 with 6:23 left to play.
- Colvin added four-straight free throws to move into double-figures as the Deacs took a 43-point lead.
- Akins hit a driving layup to make it a 45-point game with 4:43 left to play.
- On the next trip down the court, freshman Jaylen Cross added his first points of the day with a tough layup to make it 90-44.
- Akins added two from the charity stripe to extend the lead to 46 points.
- On the next possession, junior forward Vincent Ricchiuti connected on a deep three-pointer to make it 95-46 with 2:29 remaining.
- Freshman guard Isaac Carr added his first points of the game with a floater in the lane to put the Demon Deacons up by 49 points.
- The Portland, Ore., native pushed the lead to 51 with a tough layup.
- The Demon Deacons defeated the Camels, 99-51.
- The Demon Deacons defense put on a stellar display during Tuesday evening, holding the Camels to a 27.1 field goal percentage that ranks fourth-lowest within the Steve Forbes era.
| Date | Opponent | Opponent Field Goal % |
| Jan. 4, 2024 | Florida State | 24.2% |
| Jan. 24, 2022 | Boston College | 25.4% |
| Nov. 25, 2020 | Delaware State | 26.4% |
| Nov. 25, 2025 | Campbell | 27.1% |
| Jan. 13, 2024 | Virginia | 28.1% |
| Nov. 4, 2024 | Coppin State | 28.3% |
| Feb. 6, 2024 | Georgia Tech | 28.3% |
| March 8, 2025 | Georgia Tech | 29.6% |
| Date | Opponent | Points Allowed |
| March 8, 2025 | Georgia Tech | 43 |
| Jan. 13, 2024 | Virginia | 47 |
| Nov. 4, 2024 | Coppin State | 49 |
| Nov. 25, 2025 | Campbell | 51 |
| Nov. 29, 2024 | Minnesota | 51 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | NC State | 51 |
| Feb. 6, 2024 | Georgia Tech | 51 |
| Nov. 25, 2020 | Delaware State | 51 |
- The Demon Deacons entered the halftime break with a 50-23 lead, as the 27-point advantage through 20 minutes was the second-highest in the Steve Forbes era and tied for the ninth-highest in program history.
| Date | Opponent | Margin At Halftime |
| Nov. 25, 2020 | Delaware State | +29 (59-30) |
| Nov. 26, 2022 | Hampton | +29 (53-24) |
| Nov. 25, 2025 | Campbell | +27 (50-23) |
- The Demon Deacons took control of the game with a 50-point first half, highlighted by a 19-1 run over a 4:56 span to balloon the lead up to 29 points.
"That's exactly how we wanted that game to go tonight. I thought we had a lot of confidence coming out of the Bahamas. We brought back a lot of confidence after the win over Memphis. We practiced like it, and I thought we played like it. We got off to a great start, made shots and defended well. I give Campbell a lot of credit. As a coach, I was concerned about this game because I watched them play Wisconsin and West Virginia. The West Virginia game was tight all the way to the end, and the Wisconsin game was close to the end a little bit before Wisconsin blew it open. They also beat a good [UT] Arlington team. They also went out and played Weber State really tough on the road. They're ninth in the country when it comes to getting to the line, and they've made more free throws than some other teams have attempted. There were definitely some things that I was concerned about. I thought we played really well. There's different levels of quad four games or quad three games, however you want to put it. Credit to coach. He's in his first year and won a National Championship last year. I think he's done a really good job with his team.
"Some things that are important to us. We had 1.55 points per possession. We got the ball in the paint and we either shot it or played out of it. That's important. We did a great job moving the ball. When the ball changed sides three times, we had between 1.31 points per possession and 1.39 points per possession. We played off two feet and had four assists off that. We were 4-of-6 from three on paint touch threes. I thought that was interesting. We had eight guys that scored and six guys that had assisted in the first half. I thought that was a really good number. Overall, we had 20 assists on 34 baskets. We shot free throws well. We shot the three as well. Mekhi [Mason] almost had a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Nate [Calmese] had seven assists and one turnover. Juke [Harris] totaled 17 points and six rebounds. We're all very please and happy for the win." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will remain at home for a Black Friday showdown with Northeastern. Tip-off for the Friday showdown with the Huskies is scheduled for 12 noon and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
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WF
FG%
.271
.548
3FG%
.154
.414
FT%
.577
.864
RB
30
44
TO
14
8
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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