Hildreth, Sallis power Wake Forest in 88-78 win over Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Cameron Hildreth scored 31 points, Hunter Sallis added 22 points, half of them in a key stretch of the second half, and Wake Forest defeated Miami 88-78 on Saturday.
The Demon Deacons held a double-digit lead for most of the second half, but a three-point play by Matthew Cleveland got Miami within 75-68 with about four minutes remaining. Sallis responded with a jumper on Wake Forest's next possession and added two free throws on the following possession.
When Sallis finished in the paint for an 84-73 lead with 1:31 remaining it capped a 3 1/2-minute stretch in which he scored all 11 of Wake Forest's points.
Hildreth reached his season high on 11-for-16 shooting with 6 of 8 3-pointers. Sallis, who has five consecutive 20-point games, made 8 of 15 shots. Tre'Von Spillers scored 17 points and Efton Reid added 10 for the Demon Deacons (12-4, 4-1 ACC), who got 85 points from their starters.
Cleveland led Miami (4-12, 0-5) with 22 points, Jalil Bethea added 13 and Austin Swartz 12. Backup guards Paul Djobet and A.J. Staton-McCray scored 11 and 10, respectively.
There were eight lead changes in the first half, the last on Hildreth's 3-pointer for a 26-24 lead with seven minutes remaining. Later, he scored the last five points of the half on a 3-pointer and a layup and Wake Forest led 39-31 at halftime. Hildreth made 4 of 5 3s and scored 16 points in the half.
It was Wake Forest's third win in 14 games at Miami's Watsco Center, the last in January 2007.
Miami, which has lost five in a row, plays at No. 4 Duke on Tuesday.
Wake Forest, now on a three-game winning streak, hosts Stanford on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Efton Reid III vs. Lynn Kidd (Omaha Biliew gains possession) | |||
19:45 | Matthew Cleveland blocks Hunter Sallis's three point jump shot | |||
19:43 | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | |||
19:39 | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 3-0 | |
19:06 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | |||
19:04 | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | |||
19:02 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup | 3-2 | |
18:48 | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot | |||
18:46 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
18:36 | +3 | Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists) | 3-5 | |
18:21 | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | |||
18:19 | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | |||
18:08 | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | |||
18:06 | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | |||
17:44 | Lynn Kidd turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals) | |||
17:18 | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 5-5 | |
16:44 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | |||
16:42 | Brandon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
16:38 | Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot | |||
16:36 | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | |||
16:27 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 7-5 | |
16:10 | Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot | |||
16:08 | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | |||
16:04 | +3 | Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot | 7-8 | |
15:42 | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | |||
15:40 | Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound | |||
15:34 | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk | 9-8 | |
15:27 | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
15:25 | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | |||
15:23 | Lynn Kidd personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | |||
15:23 | TV timeout | |||
15:04 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup | 11-8 | |
14:48 | +3 | Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 11-11 | |
14:31 | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Efton Reid III assists) | 13-11 | |
14:31 | Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul) | |||
14:31 | +1 | Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-11 | |
14:17 | Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot | |||
14:15 | Paul Djobet offensive rebound | |||
14:03 | Paul Djobet turnover (traveling) | |||
13:49 | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
13:47 | Austin Swartz defensive rebound | |||
13:30 | Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot | |||
13:28 | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | |||
13:11 | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | |||
13:09 | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | |||
13:01 | Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot | |||
12:59 | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | |||
12:39 | Lynn Kidd personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | |||
12:29 | Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | |||
12:29 | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-11 | |
12:29 | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-11 | |
12:23 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup | 16-13 | |
11:55 | Efton Reid III turnover (Jalen Blackmon steals) | |||
11:51 | Jalen Blackmon turnover (Juke Harris steals) | |||
11:48 | Paul Djobet personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | |||
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:32 | Austin Swartz blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup | |||
11:30 | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | |||
11:28 | Matthew Cleveland blocks Efton Reid III's two point layup | |||
11:26 | Paul Djobet defensive rebound | |||
11:19 | +3 | Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 16-16 | |
11:09 | Juke Harris turnover (bad pass) (Paul Djobet steals) | |||
11:00 | +2 | Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 16-18 | |
10:48 | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | |||
10:46 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Hunter Sallis personal foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul) | |||
10:31 | +2 | Paul Djobet makes two point layup | 16-20 | |
10:18 | +2 | Juke Harris makes two point layup | 18-20 | |
10:04 | Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul (Austin Swartz draws the foul) | |||
10:00 | Austin Swartz turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals) | |||
9:52 | Tre'Von Spillers turnover (out of bounds) | |||
9:43 | A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (Tre'Von Spillers steals) | |||
9:36 | Efton Reid III misses three point jump shot | |||
9:34 | Paul Djobet defensive rebound | |||
9:18 | Efton Reid III blocks Paul Djobet's two point layup | |||
9:16 | Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound | |||
9:04 | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point jump shot | 20-20 | |
9:01 | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | |||
8:45 | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
8:43 | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | |||
8:19 | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
8:17 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
8:05 | Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
8:03 | Paul Djobet offensive rebound | |||
8:01 | Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul) | |||
8:01 | TV timeout | |||
8:01 | Paul Djobet misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:01 | +1 | Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-21 | |
7:43 | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup | |||
7:41 | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
7:37 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup | |||
7:35 | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 23-21 | |
7:18 | Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | |||
7:13 | +3 | Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists) | 23-24 | |
6:51 | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists) | 26-24 | |
6:42 | Austin Swartz turnover (bad pass) | |||
6:21 | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | |||
6:19 | A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound | |||
6:08 | Paul Djobet turnover (bad pass) | |||
5:51 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point dunk | 28-24 | |
5:28 | +2 | Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot | 28-26 | |
5:00 | A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 | |
5:00 | +1 | Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-26 | |
4:49 | Juke Harris personal foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul) | |||
4:36 | +3 | A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists) | 30-29 | |
4:14 | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | |||
4:12 | Parker Friedrichsen offensive rebound | |||
4:07 | Jalil Bethea blocks Tre'Von Spillers's two point dunk | |||
4:05 | Juke Harris offensive rebound | |||
4:05 | Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul) | |||
4:05 | +1 | Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-29 | |
4:05 | Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:05 | Jalil Bethea defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | Austin Swartz misses two point layup | |||
3:51 | Juke Harris defensive rebound | |||
3:45 | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot | 34-29 | |
3:25 | TV timeout | |||
3:15 | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:13 | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | |||
2:58 | Juke Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
2:56 | A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | Jalen Blackmon misses two point layup | |||
2:44 | Brandon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
2:36 | Paul Djobet turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | |||
2:16 | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | |||
2:14 | Jalil Bethea defensive rebound | |||
2:07 | Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals) | |||
2:02 | Jalen Blackmon blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup | |||
2:00 | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | |||
1:53 | Jalil Bethea personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | |||
1:53 | Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:53 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
1:37 | Juke Harris personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul) | |||
1:29 | Hunter Sallis shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul) | |||
1:29 | +1 | A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-30 | |
1:29 | +1 | A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-31 | |
1:16 | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | |||
1:14 | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | |||
1:11 | Efton Reid III turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Johnson steals) | |||
1:04 | Jalen Blackmon turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals) | |||
0:58 | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 37-31 | |
0:40 | Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot | |||
0:38 | A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound | |||
0:28 | Paul Djobet misses two point layup | |||
0:26 | Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup | 39-31 | |
0:01 | Ty-Laur Johnson blocks Austin Swartz's three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |