Sunday, December 14
Winston-Salem, N.C.
5 p.m.
Wake Forest University
8-3,0-0ACC
111
vs
73
Queens
5-6,0-0ASUN
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2
F
Queens (NC)
39
34
73
Wake Forest
57
54
111
Photo by: Seth Seebaugh
Coach Forbes Earns 100th Win at Wake Forest as Deacs Down Queens
12/14/2025 7:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Deacs were led on the night by Myles Colvin, who scored 26 of his 33 points in the first half of the 38-point victory.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind a career night from junior guard Myles Colvin, the Wake Forest men's basketball team (8-3, 0-0 ACC) defeated Queens (5-6, 0-0 ASUN) inside LJVM Coliseum, 111-73, to secure a milestone 100th victory for Steve Forbes at Wake Forest.
Colvin led the way for the Demon Deacons with a career-high 33 points while shooting 11-of-13 from the field. The Indianapolis native also set a career-high with seven three-pointers to go along eight rebounds, three assists and two steals.
In addition, 26 of Colvin's 33 points came in the first half, marking the most points scored in a single half since Randolph Childress scored 27 against Duke in the ACC Tournament on March 10, 1995.
Junior forward Omaha Biliew added a career-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including going 4-for-6 from three-point range. The Waukee, Iowa, native added two rebounds, two assists and a steal while recording a team-best 34-plus/minus.
Senior guard Nate Calmese chipped in 15 points–tying his season-best total–and three assists, while sophomore guard Juke Harris tallied 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Overall, Wake Forest shot the ball at a 62.1 percent clip (36-58), including connecting on 17 of their 33 three-point attempts.
The victory marked the 100th at Wake Forest for head coach Steve Forbes, as he became the third-fastest Demon Deacon head coach to hit the mark behind only Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famers Dave Odom and Skip Prosser.
Additionally, Forbes joins Odom, Prosser and fellow Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famers Bones McKinney, Murray Greason and Carl Tacy as the six head coaches to reach 100 wins at Wake Forest.
How It Happened
Stat of the Game
Key Moment
Coach's Comments
"Coming into the game, I was impressed with Grant [Leonard's] team on film on offense. As far as analytics are concerned, they were the fourth-best team we've played on our schedule on offense. At the start of the game, it looked like that was the way it was going to go. I wasn't very pleased with the way we defended early. I thought we got better as the game went along. Offensively, I thought we played at a really high level the entire game. We did an unbelievable job of sharing the ball. We always try to set a goal of 18 or more assists, and I think we had around 23 at the end. We had a bunch. Myles [Colvin] was unbelievable. The ball looked great coming out of his hand. He was in a rhythm. Omaha [Biliew] also had great rhythm. I thought our guys did a great job of finding them when they were open.
"Queens was switching one through five, so it was a little harder to get in there early. We had to loosen them up, but we made shots to loosen them up. I thought in the second half that our defense got a lot better. We had four straight stops at the start of the half. They had 32 possessions in the second half, and we stopped them 19 times and allowed just 34 points. Truthfully, the whole thing goes back to how they handled this past week with finals and practice. I thought they did it in a very mature manner and I thought we would play well today. Happy with the win." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will remain at home for a midweek showdown with Longwood, as the Demon Deacons and Lancers face off at LJVM Coliseum on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip.
Colvin led the way for the Demon Deacons with a career-high 33 points while shooting 11-of-13 from the field. The Indianapolis native also set a career-high with seven three-pointers to go along eight rebounds, three assists and two steals.
In addition, 26 of Colvin's 33 points came in the first half, marking the most points scored in a single half since Randolph Childress scored 27 against Duke in the ACC Tournament on March 10, 1995.
Junior forward Omaha Biliew added a career-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including going 4-for-6 from three-point range. The Waukee, Iowa, native added two rebounds, two assists and a steal while recording a team-best 34-plus/minus.
Senior guard Nate Calmese chipped in 15 points–tying his season-best total–and three assists, while sophomore guard Juke Harris tallied 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Overall, Wake Forest shot the ball at a 62.1 percent clip (36-58), including connecting on 17 of their 33 three-point attempts.
The victory marked the 100th at Wake Forest for head coach Steve Forbes, as he became the third-fastest Demon Deacon head coach to hit the mark behind only Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famers Dave Odom and Skip Prosser.
Additionally, Forbes joins Odom, Prosser and fellow Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famers Bones McKinney, Murray Greason and Carl Tacy as the six head coaches to reach 100 wins at Wake Forest.
How It Happened
- After winning the opening tip, the Demon Deacons took the early lead on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Juke Harris.
- Junior guard Myles Colvin crashed the offensive glass for a put-back layup on the next possession.
- Following an 8-0 run by Queens, the Deacs tied the game at 8-8 on a Colvin triple at the 17:45 mark in the first half.
- Harris gave Wake Forest the lead back moments later with a pair of free throws.
- Colvin drilled his second three-pointer of the afternoon to give Wake Forest a two-point lead.
- Wake Forest went on an 11-0 run following a media timeout to make it 24-13.
- Senior guard Nate Calmese hit a three-pointer from the corner to restore the Demon Deacons' lead.
- Junior forward Omaha Biliew forced a steal on the defensive side before taking it all the way to the rim for a crafty layup.
- The Waukee, Iowa, native drained a three-pointer on the next possession to put the Demon Deacons up by eight.
- Calmese knocked down his second triple of the evening, forcing a Queens timeout.
- Colvin entered double figures with his third three of the afternoon, making it a nine-point game with 10:36 remaining in the half.
- The Indianapolis native added a pair from the line to make it 29-22.
- After Queens cut the lead down to two, Colvin hit another three from the corner to put the Demon Deacons back up by five.
- Harris fought through contact to convert an and-one at the 7:36 mark, putting the Deacs back up by eight.
- Calmese hit a floater in the lane to make it a six-point game.
- Colvin drained his career-high fifth three-pointer of the game to give Wake Forest a seven-point advantage.
- He added a pair of free throws moments later as he set a new career high with 21 points.
- Colvin continued his outstanding shooting night with his sixth three-pointer of the game, before adding a transition dunk on the next possession.
- Biliew hit another three to make it a 15-point game.
- After a steal by Colvin, Harris slammed it home in transition to make it 54-37.
- Biliew beat the shot clock to put the Deacs up by 18 with seven seconds remaining in the first half.
- Wake Forest went into halftime leading 57-38
- Colvin led the team with 26 points while shooting a perfect 8-for-8 from the field, including 6-of-6 from deep.
- The Deacs opened the second half on an 11-0 run to balloon the lead up to 68-39.
- Colvin picked up where he left off to open the second half as he knocked down another three to put the Demon Deacons up by 21.
- Calmese extended the lead to 62-39 with a pair from the line moments later.
- Biliew hit another three-pointer from the corner to give Wake Forest a 26-point lead on the next possession.
- Calmese added a three to close out the run at the 17:17 mark.
- Calmese beat the shot clock buzzer with a fade-away jumper to make it 70-42.
- Following a steal, Colvin eclipsed the 30-point mark with a run-out dunk to put the Deacs up by 30.
- Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers recorded his first points of the game with a layup on the next trip down the court.
- Following a media timeout, Colvin drained a pull-up jumper in the paint to extend the lead to 31 points.
- Senior guard Mekhi Mason added his first points of the contest on a transition layup following a steal by sophomore guard Sebastian Akins.
- Akins found Spillers for a second-chance layup to make 80-48.
- Mason drove the lane for a tough layup as the Deacs took a 34-point lead.
- Spillers hit a floater in the lane off the find from Akins to make it 84-49 with 10:28 left to play.
- Akins knocked down a jumper for his first points of the game.
- The Concord, N.C., native added two more from the line to put the Deacs up by 34.
- Freshman guard Isaac Carr hit one from the charity stripe to open his account moments later.
- Junior forward Cooper Schwieger converted an and-one to get his name on the scoresheet with 7:57 remaining.
- Spillers hit a hook shot in the post to make it 95-58.
- Biliew added a pair from the charity stripe to put the Deacs back up by 36.
- The Deacs eclipsed the 100-point mark after Harris made two more from the line.
- Redshirt freshman forward Marquis Marion grabbed his first points of the contest on a put back layup to make it 103-69.
- Freshman guard Jaylen Cross drilled a three-pointer for his first bucket of the game.
- On the next possession, Mason hit a jumper to put the Deacs up by 35.
- Junior forward Vincent Ricchiuti knocked down a straight away three-pointer to make it 111-73.
- The Demon Deacons defeated Queens, 111-73.
Stat of the Game
- With the victory, head coach Steve Forbes won his 100th game at Wake Forest, becoming the third fastest coach in program history to reach the 100 win-mark (168 games) behind only Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famers Skip Prosser (136) and Dave Odom (163).
- 94 of the Deacs' 100 victories since Forbes took over the program have come since the 2021-22 season.
- Additionally, he is the sixth coach in program history to reach the 100-win mark, joining Prosser, Odom and Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famers Bones McKinney, Murray Greason and Carl Tacy.
| Name | Wins At Wake Forest |
| Murray Greason | 288 |
| Dave Odom | 240 |
| Carl Tacy | 222 |
| Skip Prosser | 126 |
| Bones McKinney | 122 |
| Steve Forbes | 100 |
Key Moment
- The Deacs jumped on a 12-2 run near the end of the first half, beginning with five consecutive points from Myles Colvin on a three-pointer and two free throws.
- Wake led 42-33 at the time with 3:42 remaining before the halftime break.
- Juke Harris then swished in a pair of his own at the free-throw line before Colvin netted another triple.
- The latter forced a turnover by Queens at half-court, making his way to the basket for a two-handed slam.
- The play allowed the Deacs to up their advantage to 49–35.
- The latter forced a turnover by Queens at half-court, making his way to the basket for a two-handed slam.
Coach's Comments
"Coming into the game, I was impressed with Grant [Leonard's] team on film on offense. As far as analytics are concerned, they were the fourth-best team we've played on our schedule on offense. At the start of the game, it looked like that was the way it was going to go. I wasn't very pleased with the way we defended early. I thought we got better as the game went along. Offensively, I thought we played at a really high level the entire game. We did an unbelievable job of sharing the ball. We always try to set a goal of 18 or more assists, and I think we had around 23 at the end. We had a bunch. Myles [Colvin] was unbelievable. The ball looked great coming out of his hand. He was in a rhythm. Omaha [Biliew] also had great rhythm. I thought our guys did a great job of finding them when they were open.
"Queens was switching one through five, so it was a little harder to get in there early. We had to loosen them up, but we made shots to loosen them up. I thought in the second half that our defense got a lot better. We had four straight stops at the start of the half. They had 32 possessions in the second half, and we stopped them 19 times and allowed just 34 points. Truthfully, the whole thing goes back to how they handled this past week with finals and practice. I thought they did it in a very mature manner and I thought we would play well today. Happy with the win." - head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will remain at home for a midweek showdown with Longwood, as the Demon Deacons and Lancers face off at LJVM Coliseum on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip.
Team Stats
Queens
WF
FG%
.439
.621
3FG%
.316
.515
FT%
.733
.917
RB
19
33
TO
13
10
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Pts
33
FGM
11
3FGM
7
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
7
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