Wake Forest Earns 16-Point Victory at Georgia Tech Behind Complete Team Effort

Wednesday, February 11

Atlanta, Ga.

9 p.m.

Wake Forest University

12-12,3-8ACC

Georgia Tech

11-14,2-10ACC

Wake Forest

Georgia Tech

Wake Forest Earns 16-Point Victory at Georgia Tech Behind Complete Team Effort

2/11/2026 11:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Wake Forest hit 13 threes on the night as four players reached double figures led by Juke Harris’ 23 points.

By: Stephen Czarda, Keion Robinson and KJ Smith

ATLANTA – Fueled by a team-wide effort with 13 threes on 46 percent shooting from behind the three-point arc, Wake Forest men's basketball (12-12, 3-8 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (11-14, 2-10 ACC) by a final of 83-67 on Wednesday evening at McCamish Pavilion.

Four Demon Deacons reached double figures against the Yellow Jackets, led by sophomore guard Juke Harris' 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting. The Salisbury, N.C., native also recorded a career-high 13 rebounds to give him his second-consecutive double-double, as well as three assists.

Senior guard Mekhi Mason had one of his best offensive performances of the season, finishing the game with 17 points off the bench while going 5-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. The Gilbert, Ariz., native also logged four assists, two rebounds, a block and a steal.

Senior forward Tre'Von Spillers added 13 points on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting performance, while also recording four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. Meanwhile, junior forward Cooper Schwieger totaled a season-best 13 points to go along with three rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block.

Elsewhere, junior guard Myles Colvin tallied seven points, nine rebounds and a team-high three blocks, while freshman guard Isaac Carr added three points and a career-best four assists.

Overall, the Deacs shot the ball at a 52.8 percent clip, including going 17-for-27 (63.0 percent) from the floor during the second half.

Wake Forest also played well defensively, holding Georgia Tech to 26-of-66 (39.4 percent) from the field.

With the victory, Steve Forbes earned his 400th career win as head coach (Division I and Junior College levels).

How It Happened

Junior guard Myles Colvin grabbed the first points of the game for the Demon Deacons with a deep three.
- Sophomore guard Sebastian Akins gave the Deacs a two-point lead on the next possession as he knocked down two of his three free throw attempts.
- Junior forward Cooper Schwieger finished at the rim with an easy slam to make it 7-5 the next trip down the court.
- The Deacs extended their lead to four points after a layup by senior forward Tre'Von Spillers.
The Deacs ended an 8-0 run by the Yellow Jackets after senior guard Mekhi Mason buried a three at the 13:18 mark.
- The Gilbert, Ariz., native knocked down another three on the next possession to give the Deacs the 15-13 advantage.
Freshman Isaac Carr connected on a three-pointer with 10:40 left in the first half to end a 7-0 run by Georgia Tech.
- It was the second three-point make on the season for the Oregon native (UMass Lowell on Nov. 16).
Spillers gave Wake Forest the lead once again as he hit a three of his own on the next possession.
After a block on the defensive end, Colvin knocked down a jumper in the paint to extend the lead to 23-20.
Sophomore guard Juke Harris then recorded his first points of the game on a straightaway three to make it a four-point game.
The Deacs continued their hot start from beyond the arc as Schwieger hit a three to extend the lead to 29-24.
Harris converted on two out of three attempts from the line to make it a seven-point game at the 5:02 mark.
- The Salisbury, N.C., native gave Wake Forest a 33-26 advantage on a second-chance layup moments later.
After the Yellow Jackets cut it to a one-point game, Schwieger connected on a pair from the line to move the Deacs up by three.
- Mason added two more from the charity stripe to make it 37-32 with 39 seconds remaining in the half.
Wake Forest headed into halftime leading Georgia Tech, 37-33.
- Mason led the Demon Deacons with eight points in the first half.
The Deacs opened the second half with an 11-0 run to take a 48-33 lead.
- Harris opened the second half by draining his second three of the evening as the Demon Deacons retook a seven-point advantage.
- Harris added a layup on the next possession to give the Deacs a 42-33 lead.
- Colvin logged his first points of the second half from the line as Wake Forest extended their lead to double digits.
- Spillers added a putback layup on the next possession to take a 13-point advantage.
- Schwieger finished with an easy layup off an assist by Harris to put the Deacs up by 15 and force a Georgia Tech timeout.
Spillers connected on a hook shot on the left side of the paint to make it a 50-35 game with 14:34 left to play.
After a short spurt by the Yellow Jackets, Harris gave the Demon Deacons a 12-point lead with a jumper in the paint off an assist by Carr.
- Mason sank his third triple of the game to extend the advantage back to 15 points at the 11:51 mark.
Junior forward Omaha Biliew recorded his first points of the game as he rattled in a three-pointer to make it a 13-point game.
- Mason connected on his fourth three of the game to make it 61-47 on the ensuing Demon Deacon possession.
Spillers moved into double figures as he sank a pair from the line to make it a 15-point game.
Harris gave the Demon Deacons their largest lead of the evening with a three-pointer at the 7:56 mark.
- Akins added a floater in the lane to give the Deacs a 20-point lead and force a Yellow Jacket timeout.
Schwieger knocked down his second three-pointer of the evening to end a short run by Georgia Tech and make it 72-54.
Harris finished a tough layup at the rim to give Wake Forest an 18-point lead with 4:41 remaining in the game.
Spillers found Mason underneath the basket for an easy layup to give the Deacs a 77-60 lead.
Harris eclipsed the 20-point mark with a layup off the find from Spillers coming out of the final media timeout.
- Spillers threw down a putback slam on the next possession to extend the lead to 81-64.
- Harris added a putback layup of his own to give the Deacs a 19-point lead.
The Demon Deacons defeated the Yellow Jackets by a final score of 83-67.

Stats of the Game

As a unit, the Demon Deacons tallied an impressive 46.4 three-point percentage (13-of-28) on Wednesday night. The mark resulted as the team's highest since Feb. 4, 2023 - when Wake Forest notched a 46.7 clip at Notre Dame.
- The Demon Deacons did most of their damage in the second half as they went 6-for-12 (50 percent) from beyond the arc in the period.

Key Moment

The Demon Deacons came out of the halftime locker room on fire as they began the second half on an 11-0 run to give them a 48-33 lead.
- Sophomore guard Juke Harris added five of his 23 points during the span while the Wake Forest defense held Georgia Tech without a point for the first 4:38 of the half.

Coach's Comments
"I knew we had to play with great energy today because I knew that Georgia Tech would be a little tired after traveling to play both Cal and Stanford. I thought they did a good job of battling in the first half. I thought we turned the game in the second half. We started the second half with seven consecutive stops on defense. That kind of opened up the lead, and then we never looked back. I thought we had great ball movement on offense. We had 19 assists on 28 baskets. The ball was moving. Mekhi Mason had a big game for us off the bench. He was a starter earlier in the year and he's struggled a little bit, but he's had great resilience and he's been a great teammate. Good things happen to good people, and he played well today. Juke Harris is going to be Juke. He had 23 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and no turnovers. He's a pretty good player. I understand the fatigue factor of coming off that trip to California, and they looked tired. We had to take advantage of that and we did."- head coach Steve Forbes

Up Next
Wake Forest will return home for a Saturday showdown with Stanford at LJVM Coliseum.

Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the matchup will air nationally on the ACC Network.