CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – On the road for a second consecutive weekend, the Wake Forest men’s basketball team brought a buzz to Conte Forum on Saturday night (Jan. 14), routing Boston College (8-10, 2-5) in a 85-63 finish for its fifth Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) victory of the 2022-23 campaign.
The Demon Deacons (13-5, 5-2) have now won their last three games. Additionally, Saturday’s win over the Eagles marked the team’s third victory in the past four all-time meetings between the two teams. Wake Forest never trailed during the contest.
Andrew Carr went for a monster double-double, his second of the season, posting game highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds. The 6-11 forward made 10-of-14 field goal attempts. Carr has poured in 43 total points in his last two showings.
Cameron Hildreth was just as impressive, plugging in 20 points and handing out six assists in 37 minutes of court time. Likewise to Carr, it was the sophomore guard’s second straight performance of 20 or more points.
Making a handful of head-turning plays, Tyree Appleby pieced 17 points, seven assists, and three steals. His mark in assists led all individuals.
Bobi Klintman and Davion Bradford each gave a spark as reserves, chipping in nine and eight points, respectively. Klintman was on target from three-point territory, making all three of his attempts.
The Demon Deacons return to their home court Tuesday (Jan. 17) for the first of two home games next week. Tuesday, the Deacs host the Clemson Tigers at 9 p.m. ET and Saturday (Jan. 21) they’ll host No. 13 Virginia at 2 p.m. ET inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tickets for both games can be purchased here.
Standout Stats
- Wake Forest’s 85 points are the most the Eagles have allowed in Conte Forum this season and the second-most an ACC opponent has scored against Boston College this season.
- Andrew Carr and Cameron Hildreth each reached 20 points or more for the second straight contest.
- Andrew Carr’s double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds was his second of the year and first in conference play.
How It Happened
- Carr opened the scoring with a layup just 18 seconds into the contest.
- Hildreth worked his way to the rim for a driving layup for his first basket at the 17:45 mark.
- Appleby gave Wake Forest a 7-4 advantage with a pull-up three-pointer.
- The graduate guard found Marsh in the paint on the next possession as the sophomore extended the lead to five with a dunk.
- Bradford recorded back-to-back dunks over a 30-second span to continue the Deacs’ dominant presence inside.
- 10 of the first 13 Wake Forest points came inside the paint.
- A Carr jumper sent Wake Forest into the second media timeout with a 15-11 lead.
- Monsanto and Klintman knocked down three-pointers on back-to-back possessions with 9:14 to extend the advantage to six.
- Wake Forest capitalized on strong defensive play and built an 18-point lead following a 14-0 run.
- Klintman connected on another triple off an Appleby assist at the 7:38 mark as Wake Forest held a 24-17 lead at the under-eight media timeout.
- Hildreth made back-to-back layups and Appleby found Carr for an easy dunk which forced Boston College to call a timeout with 5:55 left.
- An Appleby steal out of the timeout led to a layup followed by a Carr three-pointer on the next possession to cap-off the run with 5:11 remaining in the half.
- Carr made his fifth and sixth-consecutive baskets off a pair of assists from Appleby to remain perfect from the floor.
- The junior forward made it seven-straight to open the contest with a dunk assisted by Hildreth with 1:53 left in the first half.
- Wake Forest took a 41-31 lead into the locker room.
- Carr led the way with 15 points, the most he has recorded in a single half this season. He also led the team with five rebounds.
- Appleby tallied a game-high six assists in addition to five points in the first half.
- Hildreth got the Deacs going in the second half as he worked his way into the paint before converting a three-point play.
- Appleby made a tough jumper and Marsh slammed home a Hildreth lob on the next possession to give Wake Forest a 48-35 lead with 17:42 remaining.
- Carr continued his strong performance as he scored his first basket of the second half with a jumper in the paint right out of the first media timeout.
- Wake Forest used a 12-0 run to build a 64-41 lead with 12:18 remaining.
- Hildreth knocked down a contested stepback three to start the run.
- A Bradford hookshot and an Appleby three-point play preceded a Hildreth four-point play to cap off the run.
- Hildreth found Williamson for an open three as the graduate guard knocked down his first basket of the contest.
- An Appleby layup gave Wake Forest a 69-45 lead with 10:42 to go.
- Hildreth found Appleby cutting to the basket for an open layup to reinstate the 20-point lead with 6:28 left.
- Carr completed his double-double with a pair of offensive rebounds and a putback layup at the 5:02 mark.
- A pair of steals led to Appleby and Klintman three-pointers on consecutive possessions to give Wake Forest its largest lead of the contest (26).
- Carr joined Hildreth in the 20-points club with a turnaround jumper in the paint.
- Wake Forest held on for a 22-point road win.
Coach’s Comments
“This was our best all-around game of the year, especially for being on the road. We played really well from the get-go. We had a lot of energy. We were really good on offense and shared the ball. Defensively, we also were really good. We got off to a great start, but we didn’t really finish the first half the way that we wanted to, credit to them. We turned it over and they got a three, as we were up double digits. I talked to them about the LSU game at halftime, right before we went out – this was the same type of scenario. We really came out focused in the second half. The 1-3-1 kind of flipped the game open in the second half. They struggled a little bit with it. We ended up getting stops and getting some buckets, and then we just had great guard play. Andrew was as good as he’s been all year. He had a great double-double. Ty ran the team and Cam scored. It wasn’t a big night for Damari, but Bobi was awesome off the bench. The fives, Davion and Matt, played a good game. They guarded, made some baskets and rebounded it. It was just a really good all-around game in a place that it’s really hard to win. There’s been some teams that come in here and struggle, so I’m really proud of my team.” – head coach Steve Forbes
Upcoming
- Tuesday, Jan. 17 – vs Clemson – 9 p.m. ET // regional Bally Sports networks
- Saturday, January 21 – vs No. 13 Virginia – 2 p.m. ET // ESPN2/U
- Wednesday, Jan. 25 – at Pitt – 7 p.m. ET // ACC Network
