Hunter Sallis fired in bursts for 30 points as Wake Forest defeated visiting Stanford for an 80-67 victory on Wednesday night within the Atlantic Coast Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Tre’von Spillers had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Demon Deacons (13-4, 5-1 ACC) won for the fourth straight yr.
Sallis, who made three 3-pointers, shot 12 of 17 from the sphere and Spillers shot 8 of 10. Sallis, who had 10 straight points for Wake Forest at one point within the second half, eclipsed the 20-point mark for the sixth straight time .
Cameron Hildreth, boosted by a 10-of-10 free throw performance, finished the sport with 12 points.
Oziyah Sellers led Stanford (11-6, 3-3) with 16 points, while ACC scoring and rebounding leader Maxime Raynaud contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Raynaud was nearly seven points below his season scoring average, hitting 6 of 11 from the sphere and a pair of three-pointers. Still, he secured his 14th double-double in his 14th national game.
Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes added 15 points and Ryan Agarwal 14, however the Cardinal made just 8 of 24 attempts from 3-point range.
Wake Forest won despite shooting 3 of 11 from three-point range.
Stanford, which had its two-game winning streak snapped, had 13 turnovers in comparison with just six by the Demon Deacons.
With lower than five minutes left, Stanford led 64-63. Then, with the rating at 68-65, Sallis made a three-point shot, and on the following possession, he converted a three-point play to extend the Demon Deacons’ result in 74-65.
While Sallis and Spillers had good shooting moments, Hildreth was 1 of 12 from the sphere after scoring 31 points Saturday in Miami. As a team, the Demon Deacons shot 50 percent from the sphere and grabbed nine offensive rebounds.
Stanford led 13-4 through the primary three minutes of the sport, however the Cardinal led 35-33 at halftime. Shots by 17 of Wake Forest’s 26 players within the second half modified the sport.
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