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Hunter Sallis scores a season-high 31 as Wake Forest holds off Detroit Mercy 67-57
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Hunter Sallis scored a season-high 31 points and put up seven of Wake Forest's final nine points to earn a 67-57 win over Detroit Mercy in the first meeting between the schools on Saturday night.
Sallis drilled a 3-pointer just under the five-minute mark to push the Wake Forest lead to 12, 61-49 and Davin Cosby added a layup to make it 14-point advantage, but the Titans answered with a pair of Jared Lary free throws and an Orlando Lovejoy trey to get within single digits at 63-54. Sallis hit a jumper with. two minutes left but Lary answered with a three-point play to get within eight, 65-57. Sallis hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to set the final margin.
Sallis topped 1,000 points in his Wake Forest career, the 60th player to top that mark. Against the Titans Sallis knocked down 5 of 9 from beyond the arc and was 12 of 18 from the field, adding four assists and three steals. Cosby knocked down 3 of 11 from long range and finished with 11 points for the Deacons (6-1).
Lovejoy finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead Detroit Mercy (3-3). TJ Nadeau added 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Lary contributed 10 points.
Wake Forest takes on No. 21 Florida at Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Thanksgiving Day.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Titans gains possession) | ||
| 19:38 |  | +3 | Emmanuel Kuac makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | | +3 | Davin Cosby makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | | Tre'Von Spillers blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:47 | | Stephen Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 18:39 | | Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 18:30 | | +3 | Davin Cosby makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 3-6 |
| 18:14 | | Jared Lary turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | ||
| 18:01 | | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists) | 3-9 |
| 17:48 | | Churchill Abass personal foul | ||
| 17:48 | | Emmanuel Kuac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:46 | | Stephen Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 17:37 | | Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:35 | | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | ||
| 17:17 | | +3 | Davin Cosby makes three point jump shot (Churchill Abass assists) | 3-12 |
| 16:55 | | Jared Lary misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:53 | | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | ||
| 16:32 | | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:30 | | TJ Nadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 16:18 | | Emmanuel Kuac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:16 | | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | ||
| 16:08 | | Hunter Sallis misses two point layup | ||
| 16:06 | | TJ Nadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 15:58 | | Tre'Von Spillers personal foul | ||
| 15:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:43 | | Hunter Sallis blocks Orlando Lovejoy's two point layup | ||
| 15:41 | | Titans offensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | Davin Cosby shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | ||
| 15:41 | | Orlando Lovejoy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 15:41 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-12 |
| 15:25 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup (Davin Cosby assists) | 4-14 |
| 15:03 | | +2 | Miles Mitchell makes two point dunk (Nate Johnson assists) | 6-14 |
| 14:39 | | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Davin Cosby assists) | 6-17 |
| 14:25 | | Orlando Lovejoy misses two point layup | ||
| 14:23 | | Legend Geeter offensive rebound | ||
| 14:22 | | +2 | Legend Geeter makes two point layup | 8-17 |
| 14:10 | | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:08 | | Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound | ||
| 13:57 | | Parker Friedrichsen personal foul (TJ Nadeau draws the foul) | ||
| 13:55 | | +3 | TJ Nadeau makes three point jump shot (Grant Gondrezick II assists) | 11-17 |
| 13:34 | | +3 | Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 11-20 |
| 13:06 | | Miles Mitchell offensive foul | ||
| 13:06 | | Miles Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:47 | | +2 | Churchill Abass makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists) | 11-22 |
| 12:47 | | Ryan Kalambay shooting foul (Churchill Abass draws the foul) | ||
| 12:47 | | Churchill Abass misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:47 | | Jared Lary defensive rebound | ||
| 12:39 | | Emmanuel Kuac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:37 | | Churchill Abass defensive rebound | ||
| 12:25 | | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:23 | | Ryan Kalambay defensive rebound | ||
| 12:18 | | Jared Lary offensive foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | ||
| 12:18 | | Jared Lary turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:01 | | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | ||
| 11:59 | | Titans defensive rebound | ||
| 11:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:50 | | Grant Gondrezick II misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:48 | | Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Ryan Kalambay defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Churchill Abass blocks Jared Lary's two point layup | ||
| 11:19 | | Titans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Grant Gondrezick II makes two point jump shot (Stephen Okoro assists) | 13-22 |
| 10:39 | | Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Jared Lary misses two point layup | ||
| 10:21 | | TJ Nadeau offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Juke Harris shooting foul (TJ Nadeau draws the foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | +1 | TJ Nadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-22 |
| 10:18 | | +1 | TJ Nadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 9:53 | | Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Orlando Lovejoy steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | Hunter Sallis blocks Orlando Lovejoy's two point layup | ||
| 9:46 | | Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 15-24 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Emmanuel Kuac makes two point jump shot | 17-24 |
| 9:20 | | Official timeout | ||
| 9:02 | | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Grant Gondrezick II shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +1 | Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 8:59 | | Tre'Von Spillers misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:59 | | Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Churchill Abass personal foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | TJ Nadeau misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Emmanuel Kuac personal foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | Juke Harris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | TJ Nadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | TJ Nadeau makes two point jump shot | 19-25 |
| 7:45 | | Stephen Okoro shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 7:45 | | Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:45 | | TJ Nadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | TJ Nadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Nate Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Nate Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 7:13 | | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup | 19-28 |
| 6:47 | | Orlando Lovejoy misses two point layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Juke Harris misses two point layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tre'Von Spillers steals) | ||
| 6:01 | | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Juke Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Tre'Von Spillers blocks Legend Geeter's two point hook shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Titans offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Miles Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Sallis steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk | 19-30 |
| 5:06 | | Cameron Hildreth blocks TJ Nadeau's two point layup | ||
| 5:04 | | Davin Cosby defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | TJ Nadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Hunter Sallis personal foul (Legend Geeter draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | Legend Geeter misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:39 | | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Miles Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | TJ Nadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Titans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:44 | | TJ Nadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Titans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Cameron Hildreth blocks Jared Lary's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 19-32 |
| 2:50 | | Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Legend Geeter misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Orlando Lovejoy offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | TJ Nadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jared Lary offensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Jared Lary misses two point layup | ||
| 2:10 | | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | TJ Nadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Titans 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:46 | | Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 19-34 |
| 1:15 | | Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | Orlando Lovejoy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:15 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-34 |
| 1:03 | | Stephen Okoro shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-35 |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-36 |
| 1:00 | | Hunter Sallis personal foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 |
| 1:00 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 0:32 | | Ryan Kalambay blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Ryan Kalambay defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul (Ryan Kalambay draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | Ryan Kalambay misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:11 | | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:11 | | +1 | Ryan Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-36 |
| 0:04 | | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Ryan Kalambay defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |