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Live Updates: Wake Forest Basketball vs Utah Valley

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Wake Forest wins 68-65

  • Tyree Appleby: 23 pts, 6 ast, 7 reb, 12-14 FT
  • Andrew Carr: 15 pts, 14 reb
  • Daivien Williamson: 10 pts

Overtime (5:00): Game tied 59-59

  • The pass to Marsh in the middle and Appleby hits the buzzer-beater three; Wake Forest wins in overtime
  • Woodbury knocks down the two and the game is tied; Deacs will have the ball with just over 3 seconds remaining
  • Appleby with the roll on the rim and the Deacs take the lead, timeout Steve Forbes; with 25.5 left on the clock, Utah Valley trails by 2 with the ball
  • Timeout Utah Valley with 58 left on game clock, 15 on shot; game is tied at 63
  • Carr with the bucket and the game is tied, the Joel is LOUD
  • Wake forces the turnover
  • Appleby goes 2/2 from line, Wake within 2
  • Utah Valley 2/2 from line, Wake trails by 4
  • Wake forces a turnover, gets the ball back
  • Utah Valley gets the opening two on a nice jumper

Second Half, Under 4 (3:51): Utah Valley leads 55-51

  • Utah Valley misses the shot, Wake Forest can't get the bucket; we are going to overtime
  • Utah Valley will have the ball out of the timeout with 23 seconds left on shot clock, 25 on game; game tied at 59
  • Utah Valley evens it up
  • The Joel erupts; Carr three-pointer and the Deacs have the lead
  • Big charge drawn by Appleby, Wake Forest ball with an opportunity to take the lead
  • Offensive rebound and three-pointer for Hildreth, Forbes timeout; Deacs within one
  • Easy layup for Utah Valley
  • Appleby 2/2 from line

Second Half, Under 8 (7:51): Utah Valley 48-43

  • Appleby will go to line for one-and-one after break
  • Wake Forest can't hit the three, then commits a defensive foul; 1/2 from line, Deacs trail by 4
  • Cam Hildreth gets to the line on a nifty spin in the paint; 2/2 from the line, immediate Forbes timeout
  • Utah Valley 2/2 from line
  • Williamson three after a big defensive stop, loudest the Joel has gotten all night; Deacs within one
  • And-one opportunity for Andrew Carr, good eyes on the pass from Appleby; converts and-one, Deacs within 4

Second Half, Under 12 (11:34): Utah Valley leads 42-40

  • Klintman airball on a three the Deacs really needed
  • Utah Valley offensive rebound and two
  • Appleby misses both shots from the line
  • Keller turnover and an easy two
  • Nice jump stop shot by Hildreth for two; Deacs back in the lead
  • Wake gets a defensive stand with a shot-clock violation
  • Appleby hits the free throw portion of the and-one; Deacs within one

Second Half, Under 16 (15:52): Utah Valley leads 38-34

  • Appleby will shoot the free throw after the break
  • And-one for Appleby; really nice fake and re-cut back to the basket
  • Tip-in on the offensive rebound for Utah Valley; Deacs struggling to hit shots on offense
  • Immediate turnover from a double-team on the inbound
  • Second tech of the night assessed to Utah Valley; Appleby 2-2 from line, and Wake gets the ball back
  • Appleby puts an end to the scoring drought with a nice layup
  • Big lack of movement for Wake Forest on offense

Second Half, First 4 (20:00): Wake Forest leads 30-29

  • Beautiful alley-oop for Utah Valley; Deacs fans wanted a tech for hanging off the rim
  • Wolverines knock down a three from the right wing on a nice passing set
  • Technical foul for a flop on the Bradford basket
  • Good back down and score by Bradford
  • Offensive rebound for Utah Valley and put-back dunk; Carr shaken up on play
  • Bradford goes 1/2 from line

Halftime: Wake Forest leads 30-29

  • Daivien Williamson: 7pts
  • Tyree Appleby: 6 pts, 4 ast
  • Andrew Carr: 7 pts, 8 reb
  • Damari Monsanto: 6 pts, 2-4 3PT

First Half, Under 4 (2:30): Wake Forest leads 28-27

  • Williamson 2/2
  • Wake races down and draws blocking foul
  • Posterizing dunk from Utah Valley with second left

First Half, Under 8 (4:07): Utah Valley leads 23-22

  • Good find from Appleby, Williamson hits a nice three; showing how fast the Deacs can put up points when they hit their shots
  • Monsanto hits another three, heating up
  • Utah Valley 1/2 on free throws out of timeout, but hits three on second possession

First Half, Under 12 (11:34): Game tied 11-11

  • Really nice transition layup by Williamson, lots of speed and decisiveness
  • Dunk by Marsh
  • Utah Valley retakes the lead on a three-pointer
  • Monsanto pulled after a turnover
  • And-one opportunity for Utah Valley after a late slide by Marsh; converts
  • Damari hits his first three-pointer of the season and Utah Valley calls a timeout
  • Carr fakes the three-pointer and drives for a big dunk
  • Wake Forest takes first lead of game off Appleby's free throws

First Half, Under 16 (14:53): Utah Valley leads 11-2

  • Appleby will go to the line after the timeout
  • Damari Monsanto enters the game for the first time
  • Appleby ties game on nice layup off the roll
  • Wake Forest defense forces a shot-clock violation, has chance to take lead
  • Appleby hits both shots, 11-9 Utah Valley
  • Appleby steals the inbound and draws a foul; good fight from the Deacs
  • Carr with a three-pointer on a nice kick
  • Carr with the tip-in finish on an offensive rebound

First Half, First Four (20:00): 0-0

  • Cam Hildreth gets an offensive rebound and put back; Deacs are on the board
  • Keller is down with a leg injury
  • Keller and Hildreth come in after the timeout
  • Utah Valley gets two offensive rebounds and puts home the dunk; takes a 9-0 lead and Steve Forbes calls a timeout
  • Make that a 7-0 run
  • Utah Valley opens on a 4-0 run

Pregame Notes:

  • Wake Forest Starting Lineup
    • G Lucas Taylor
    • G Tyree Appleby
    • G Daivien Williamson
    • F Andrew Carr
    • C Davion Bradford
  • Utah Valley Starting Lineup
    • G Justin Harmon
    • G Le'Tre Darthard
    • G Trey Woodbury
    • F Tim Ceaser
    • C Aziz Bandaogo
  • Jao Ituka will be out until after Wake Forest's upcoming trip to Jamaica.
  • Rob McCray will redshirt this year, per Steve Forbes.
  • Utah Valley is 2-1 this year, coming off back to back wins over Western Colorado and Northern Arizona.

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