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Wake Forest rolls past Georgia Tech
In his final regular season home game, Cameron Hildreth scored 14 points to lead a balanced attack as Wake Forest rolled past Georgia Tech, 69-43, Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Efton Reid III, who also was honored on Senior Day, added 12 points and 13 rebounds as the Demon Deacons (21-10, 13-7 Atl...
DePaul's hot shooting too much for Georgetown
Isaiah Rivera had 21 points to lead five players in double figures as DePaul defeated visiting Georgetown 83-77 on Saturday in Chicago, winning back-to-back Big East games for the first time in three years., ,Rivera also had nine rebounds with six assists, while CJ Gunn recorded 17 points and Layden...
Wake Forest desperate for wins, faces hot Georgia Tech squad
With four losses in its last six games, Wake Forest has faded to the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble, likely requiring the Demon Deacons to make a significant run in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament next week.,But first Wake Forest (20-12, 12-7 ACC) takes on Georgia Tech (16-14, 10-...
Providence tries to end on high note in home finale vs. DePaul
Providence looks to close down its home floor for the season on a high note when DePaul pays a visit to Rhode Island's capital city on Wednesday night.,It has been a struggle of late for the Friars (12-17, 6-12 Big East), who suffered their third straight loss and seventh in eight games Saturday in ...
Wake Forest desperate for victory vs. Notre Dame as March nears
Now that it's March, there are a lot of teams across America that need a win this weekend to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes.,Wake Forest is certainly among the most needy.,With losses to second-tier Atlantic Coast Conference teams Florida State, North Carolina State and Virginia staining their Fe...
Creighton goes for 22nd straight win over DePaul
Creighton looks to keep its faint Big East title hopes alive Wednesday night when it hosts DePaul in Omaha, Neb.,The Bluejays (19-8, 12-4 Big East) reside 2 1/2 games behind first-place St. John's in conference play with four games left for Creighton and three for the Red Storm.,While that's a steep...
Wake Forest's sliding NCAA hopes on the line vs. Virginia
Wake Forest had avoided the pitfalls of what might be considered "bad losses" for most of the season.,After absorbing a couple of them recently, the Demon Deacons can ill afford another when Virginia visits for an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest (19-...
NC State avenges earlier loss to Wake Forest
Freshman Paul McNeil racked up 24 points and Dontrez Styles pumped in 22 points as North Carolina State pulled off an 85-73 victory against Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Ben Middlebrooks added 10 points, Michael O'Connell delivered 13 assists a...
Butler brings Big East road woes to DePaul
Butler aims to earn a rare road win Saturday night when it visits DePaul for a Big East battle in Chicago.,The Bulldogs (12-14, 5-10 Big East) are coming off a 76-63 loss Tuesday at Xavier, which dropped them to 1-7 in road games this season.,It was a rare off-night for Patrick McCaffery, who has em...
Wake Forest on rise as NC State out to 'stay in the moment'
North Carolina State and visiting Wake Forest hold vastly different short-term goals heading into Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference meeting in Raleigh, N.C.,The postseason status for both teams sits at opposite levels.,Wake Forest (19-7, 11-4) is tied for fourth place in the ACC and hol...
Upstart SMU, Wake Forest battle for fourth in ACC
SMU will go for its sixth consecutive win and try to maintain fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference when it hosts Wake Forest on Saturday in Dallas.,The Mustangs (19-5, 10-3 ACC) have won eight of their past nine games and their past three games at home, including an 83-63 win over Pitt on T...
Xavier and red-hot Dante Maddox Jr. look to sweep DePaul
Dante Maddox Jr. will look to continue his hot hand on Saturday as Xavier hosts DePaul in a Big East Conference contest in Cincinnati.,The shooting guard matched career highs in points (26) and 3-point field goals (six) to lead the Musketeers (15-10, 7-7) past Providence in a pivotal 91-82 road win ...
Florida State rallies from 16 down to clip Wake Forest
Taylor Bol Bowen drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer and Justin Thomas added an insurance dunk to help Florida State complete its 72-70 comeback win at Wake Forest on Wednesday night at Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Seminoles, who trailed 35-21 at halftime, went up 70-69 on Bol Bowen's triple with 15 seconds lef...
No. 18 Marquette downs DePaul to halt three-game skid
Kam Jones had 19 points and Stevie Mitchell added 17 as 18th-ranked Marquette snapped a three-game skid with a 68-58 Big East victory over DePaul on Tuesday in Milwaukee.,David Joplin pulled down 10 rebounds and Mitchell added seven to pace the Golden Eagles to a 44-36 edge on the boards and a 15-2 ...
Wake Forest returns from long trek to face Florida State
Wake Forest has done much of the groundwork to stay in contention in the Atlantic Coast Conference and boost its credentials for postseason consideration.,The Demon Deacons will try to take another crucial step when they host Florida State on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest (18-6,...
No. 18 Marquette hope to halt skid as lowly DePaul visits
No. 18 Marquette will be out to snap a season-high losing streak when the Golden Eagles host DePaul in a Big East matchup on Tuesday in Milwaukee.,Marquette (18-6, 9-4 Big East) suffered its third consecutive loss, falling 77-67 at Creighton on Saturday despite a 27-point effort from Kam Jones. Comb...
Wake Forest puts away Cal to sweep West Coast trip
Cameron Hildreth completed a productive California swing with a game-high 23 points and Wake Forest tightened the defensive screws on host Cal in the second half en route to a 76-66 ACC victory Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Efton Reid III hit eight of his nine shots en route to 19 points an...
Wake Forest eyes Bay Area sweep on visit to Cal
Wake Forest gets an opportunity to record an Atlantic Coast Conference first -- a road sweep of the league's new California schools -- when it travels to Berkeley to take on Cal on Saturday afternoon.,The Demon Deacons (17-6, 9-3) became the first ACC team to win a conference game at Stanford when t...
Villanova seeks rise in Big East standings, takes on DePaul
Two struggling Big East squads will battle Wednesday in Chicago as Villanova looks to its formidable one-two punch of Eric Dixon and Wooga Poplar when it faces DePaul.,Dixon is the NCAA's leading scorer through Monday at 24.2 points per game. Miami transfer Poplar is fresh off a 24-point performance...
Riding hot shooting, DePaul delivers Seton Hall 7th straight loss
N.J. Benson notched a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds and CJ Gunn scored 16 points to guide host DePaul to a 74-57 win against skidding Seton Hall on Sunday in Chicago.,Seton Hall (6-16, 1-10 Big East) lost for the seventh straight game, shooting 35 percent compared to 55.3 percent for De...