Friday, November 28
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12 p.m.
Wake Forest University
6-2,0-0ACC
86
vs
73
Northeastern
3-4,0-0CAA
1
2
F
Northeastern
44
29
73
Wake Forest
45
41
86
Wake Forest Defeats Northeastern for Third-Straight Win
11/28/2025 3:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior forward Tre’Von Spillers recorded his second double-double of the season, finishing the game with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Deacs.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's basketball team (6-2, 0-0 ACC) picked up its third-straight win on Friday afternoon, defeating Northeastern (3-4, 0-0 CAA) inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 86-73.
Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers recorded his second double-double of the season to lead the way for the Demon Deacons, finishing the afternoon with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Charleston, S.C., native also recorded three steals, two blocks, and two assists against the Huskies.
Sophomore guard Juke Harris also added 17 points as he went 10-of-11 from the free throw line. The Salisbury, N.C., native also totaled three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Junior Myles Colvin and sophomore Sebastian Akins gave the Deacs a spark off the bench as the duo combined for 24 of the team's 35 bench points. Akins notched 13 points while going 6-of-8 from the field, along with three assists, three steals and a rebound. Meanwhile, Colvin added 11 points, three rebounds, and three steals.
Overall, Wake Forest recorded one of its best shooting games of the season as they went 32-of-58 (55.2 percent) from the field. Additionally, the Demon Deacons totaled 14 steals on 22 forced turnovers, leading to 26 points on the offensive end.
How It Happened
Stat of the Game
Key Moment
Coach's Comments
"First, I'd like to thank the crowd that came out today. I thought it was a really nice crowd for a noon game on Black Friday. Really encouraged by that and we appreciate that. I thought Northeastern ran their offense with great tempo, especially in the first half. We just couldn't disrupt that. I thought we were constantly behind the play defensively. They did a very good job of taking on the trap. A lot of guards don't want to come off the ball. That's why it's successful or effective. They came off the ball, they crossed, courted it and then they either threw the rocket pass to the roller or they skipped it. Our low man was doing a poor job of getting out on the skip, either for three or didn't get driven. I was not very pleased with our defensive effort in the first half. I thought a lot of that credit should go to Coach Coen and his team by the way they ran their offense with tempo and physicality.
"I thought in the second half, we got going a little bit defensively and turned them over 13 times in the second half. I thought we did a much better job. Their guard, Miles Newton, had 19 in the first half and only had three points in the second half. We only gave up six offensive rebounds for the whole game. I think from about the 16-minute mark to the nine-minute mark, we stopped them 12 out of 14 times. We had six kills in the second half. We just played a lot better. I didn't like the way we ended the game. We gave up a couple threes defensively, took a quick shot and turned it over. That's something that's just got to get fixed. I thought their guards did a really good job of handling the Blitz for the most part, so credit to them for coming off the ball. I thought in the second half our blitzes were a lot more effective, the court stayed a lot more compact and we had more chances to turn defense into offense, which kind of got us going." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will conclude a three-game homestand hosting Oklahoma in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
This first-ever meeting between the Deacs and Sooners tips-off at 7 p.m. and will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers recorded his second double-double of the season to lead the way for the Demon Deacons, finishing the afternoon with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Charleston, S.C., native also recorded three steals, two blocks, and two assists against the Huskies.
Sophomore guard Juke Harris also added 17 points as he went 10-of-11 from the free throw line. The Salisbury, N.C., native also totaled three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Junior Myles Colvin and sophomore Sebastian Akins gave the Deacs a spark off the bench as the duo combined for 24 of the team's 35 bench points. Akins notched 13 points while going 6-of-8 from the field, along with three assists, three steals and a rebound. Meanwhile, Colvin added 11 points, three rebounds, and three steals.
Overall, Wake Forest recorded one of its best shooting games of the season as they went 32-of-58 (55.2 percent) from the field. Additionally, the Demon Deacons totaled 14 steals on 22 forced turnovers, leading to 26 points on the offensive end.
How It Happened
- Wake Forest opened the game by scoring on their first four possessions.
- After winning the opening tip, the Demon Deacons opened the scoring as senior guard Nate Calmese hit a driving layup.
- Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers knocked down a floater in the lane on the next possession.
- The Charleston, S.C., native added a tough jumper moments later to make it 6-3.
- Senior guard Mekhi Mason drained a three-pointer on the next trip down the court to extend the lead to four points.
- Calmese drilled another triple to make it 12-8 with 16:08 left in the first half.
- Sophomore Juke Harris recorded his first points of the game with a pair of free throws to give the Deacs a three-point lead.
- After Northeastern tied the game, Spillers added a floater in the lane to give the Demon Deacons the lead back.
- Harris made two more from the line on the next trip down the court to make it 18-16.
- Redshirt sophomore forward Marqus Marion notched his first points with a two-handed slam off the find from sophomore guard Sebastian Akins.
- Akins added a nifty layup a couple of possessions later to make it 22-19 at the 11:38 mark.
- Coming out of a media timeout, junior guard Myles Colvin knocked down his first three-pointer of the game to make it a six-point game.
- Junior forward Cooper Schwieger hit a hook shot on the next possession to make it 27-21.
- The Deacs went on a 6-0 run over a 51-second span to take a nine-point lead into a media timeout.
- Schwieger added another hook shot to give Wake Forest a five-point lead.
- Freshman guard Jaylen Cross recorded his first points of the game with a crafty reverse layup.
- Akins turned a steal into a breakaway slam on the next possession to make it 33-24.
- Following a short run by the Huskies, junior forward Omaha Biliew finished at the rim for his first points of the afternoon.
- After Northeastern cut the Wake Forest lead down to one, Mason hit a jumper off the find from Harris.
- Harris drilled his first deep ball of the afternoon on the next possession as the Deacs reclaimed a four-point advantage.
- The Demon Deacons went into halftime leading 45-44.
- Harris led the Deacs with eight points in the first half.
- After Northeastern took the lead on the opening possession of the second half, the Deacs rattled off an 8-0 run to make it 53-46.
- Spillers opened with a put back layup following multiple offensive rebounds, giving Wake Forest the lead back.
- Harris converted an and-one on the next possession as the Demon Deacons retook a 50-46 lead.
- Mason hit his first three of the second half to make it a seven-point game.
- Akins added a driving layup to give the Deacs a six-point lead with 17:05 left to play.
- The Concord, N.C., native recorded another driving layup a few moments later to make it 59-52.
- Spillers went into double-figures with a layup following an assist from Akins.
- After a steal on the defensive end, Colvin took it all the way for a powerful slam in transition to extend the Wake Forest lead to double-digits and force a Northeastern timeout.
- Wake Forest went on a 7-0 run to take a 15-point lead heading into the under-12 media timeout.
- Spillers and Akins connected on an alley-oop following a steal by Spillers.
- Akins added a three-pointer on the next possession to give the Deacs a 13-point lead.
- Spillers knocked down a hook shot at the 11:44 mark to give the Demon Deacons their largest lead of the game.
- Marion recorded his first points of the second half with a tough layup to put the Demon Deacons up by 14.
- Calmese added a layup with 7:57 left to play to make it 75-63.
- Following a timeout, Marion found Spillers underneath the basket for a dunk to put the Demon Deacons up by 11 points.
- Harris added two from the line moments later to make it a 14-point game.
- Harris hit a floater in the lane following a media timeout to quell a short run by the Huskies.
- Colvin drained a three-pointer with 2:41 remaining to move into double-figures and give the Deacs a 14-point lead.
- Akins connected on a tough layup to make it 86-72.
- The Demon Deacons defeated the Huskies, 86-73.
Stat of the Game
- Wake Forest outscored Northeastern in bench points, 35-21.
- Junior Myles Colvin and sophomore Sebastian Akins combined for 24 of the Deacs' 35 bench points.
Key Moment
- After Northeastern took the lead on the opening possession of the second half, the Demon Deacons outscored the Huskies 25-9 over a 7:40 span to take the lead for good.
- During the extended run, the Deacs recorded back-to-back 8-0 runs, as well as a 7-0 run.
Coach's Comments
"First, I'd like to thank the crowd that came out today. I thought it was a really nice crowd for a noon game on Black Friday. Really encouraged by that and we appreciate that. I thought Northeastern ran their offense with great tempo, especially in the first half. We just couldn't disrupt that. I thought we were constantly behind the play defensively. They did a very good job of taking on the trap. A lot of guards don't want to come off the ball. That's why it's successful or effective. They came off the ball, they crossed, courted it and then they either threw the rocket pass to the roller or they skipped it. Our low man was doing a poor job of getting out on the skip, either for three or didn't get driven. I was not very pleased with our defensive effort in the first half. I thought a lot of that credit should go to Coach Coen and his team by the way they ran their offense with tempo and physicality.
"I thought in the second half, we got going a little bit defensively and turned them over 13 times in the second half. I thought we did a much better job. Their guard, Miles Newton, had 19 in the first half and only had three points in the second half. We only gave up six offensive rebounds for the whole game. I think from about the 16-minute mark to the nine-minute mark, we stopped them 12 out of 14 times. We had six kills in the second half. We just played a lot better. I didn't like the way we ended the game. We gave up a couple threes defensively, took a quick shot and turned it over. That's something that's just got to get fixed. I thought their guards did a really good job of handling the Blitz for the most part, so credit to them for coming off the ball. I thought in the second half our blitzes were a lot more effective, the court stayed a lot more compact and we had more chances to turn defense into offense, which kind of got us going." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will conclude a three-game homestand hosting Oklahoma in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
This first-ever meeting between the Deacs and Sooners tips-off at 7 p.m. and will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
Team Stats
NE
WF
FG%
.510
.552
3FG%
.556
.304
FT%
.733
.750
RB
22
34
TO
22
17
STL
10
14
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
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