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Final: Wake Forest wins 71-59

Second Half, Under 4 (3:23): Wake Forest leads 56-51

High-fives and claps all around, with 45 seconds on the clock, Wake Forest goes to the line up 12
Bobi offensive rebound, kicks to Williamson for a three; absolutely massive play there for the Deacs, can run some clock up 11
Steal by Cam, a little sneaky foul drawn (seems like he's drawn a million today), and Wake Forest goes right to the line; 2-2 from line
Appleby tucked the ball and drove to the rim, what a play
Another big 2 points from the line for Appleby

Second Half, Under 8 (7:28): Wake Forest leads 48-42

What a dribble-drive by Cam Hildreth, simply willed his way to the bucket
This is when it pays off to be in the double bonus - close game, a foul on the other side of the court, and Wake gets to walk to the line
After a 9-2 Fairfield run, Forbes calls a timeout; Stags within 1 under 6
Big 2 FT's from Appleby following the Fairfield 3

Second Half, Under 12 (11:01): Wake Forest leads 42-34

Huge three from the top of the key by Keller; Joel got loud on that one
Wake leaving T.J. Long way too open outside the three-point line, he drains another
With that foul, Wake Forest is already in the double-bonus; good sign for the Deacs heading down the stretch, LOTS of FTs
Bad steal on Carr and Fairfield drains a three; only a 5-point lead for Wake now

Second Half, Under 16 (15:56): Wake Forest leads 37-29

Alley-oop Appleby to Klintman, came off a great steal by the former Gator
Deeeeep buzzer-beating three by Fairfield after some great defense by Wake
Bradford, who has played pretty solid D tonight, gets beat bad in the paint and commits his third foul of the night
Fairfield, down 11, calls a timeout
Beautiful move by Carr to evade two paint defenders, puts the ball in off the glass
Good D in the paint by Bradford, then grabs the rebound

Second Half, First 4 (20:00): Wake Forest leads 32-25

There's a Carr dunk off the offensive rebound
Fairfeld cannot hit their FTs right now; 6-13 on the night
Forbes rather displeased with the no foul call on Carr's drive, then a foul on the other end by Taylor
Beautiful no-look pass from Appleby to Bradford in paint, draws a foul; 2-2 from line
Davion Bradford strong in paint, gets off reb and draws a fouls; 1-2 from line

Halftime: Wake Forest leads Fairfield 32-25

First Half, Under 4 (3:58): Fairfield leads 25-22

With Fairfield able to take the shot to end the half, Wake Forest makes a key stop on the dribble drive; big swing at the end for the Deacs
That three marks a 10-0 run for Wake Forest; lead by 7
Bobi with a clean three from the top of the key; that's the loudest I've heard the Joel get all night
7-0 run here for the Deacs; they now lead by 4
What an offensive rebound by Hildreth, Wake Forest retakes the lead for the first time since the 11:29 mark
With their fouling, Wake is extremely fortunate that Fairfield is missing FTs
On that foul, Davion Bradford did not need to jump in the air; Klintman had his man rather locked up, and had backside help
Daivien Williamson with two swishes from the free-throw line; Deacs within 1

First Half, Under 8 (7:48): Fairfield leads 20-15

12 of Fairfield's 23 points have come from the bench; 4 of 20 on the other side for Wake
That's the third charge called on Wake; Forbes can't believe it
Two missed free throws by Fairfield's Supreme Cook; tough spot
Forbes calls in an inbound play and it works to perfection; Bobi Klintman gets his first NCAA points on a cut to the paint
Big three from Lucas Taylor after a defensive stand; Wake within three

First Half, Under 12 (11:26): Fairfield leads 9-7

Heading into the under-8, Deacs are 6-17 on FG; simply have to hit more shots
Tough charge called on Hildreth, was making another drive at the hoop; Forbes looks unhappy with call on bench
Some crazy three going in for Fairfield right now; not much the D can do
Cam Hildreth has looked strong driving to the hoop, snags a good layup
Daivien Williamson hits hit first bucket of the night, a three-pointer
Carr hits a three to kill WF's bad streak; he's 4-5
Fairfield enters segment on 7-0 run over the last minute

First Half, Under 16 (15:41): Wake Forest leads 5-2

Big stat: WF 0-6 on 3-pts
3-pt shot with a chance for an and-one for Fairfield, they take the lead; ugly stretch for Wake Forest, especially on offense
2nd time Marsh has been beat in the paint in his short time in the game
Damari Monsanto making an impact on the boards, now has 3 DR
Carr with another layup, he has all 7 of Wake's points
Huge defensive stop for the Deacs, forcing a shot clock violation
Neither team has scored in over 4 minutes
Wake Forest has been quick to double the picks up top

First Half, First 4 (20:00): 0-0

On offense, Fairfield is using up a lot of the shot clock, forcing Wake to grind out stops
Wake Forest currently 0-3 from behind the three-point line to start the game; offense has stalled a bit
Keller with really nice D in the paint against a veteran Supreme Cook
F Davion Bradford gets an early two fouls, in comes freshman Zach Keller
Something to note: G Tyree Appleby is playing the 1, thus being the primary ball carrier up the court
An alley-oop to Carr; he's establishing himself in the paint early
Nice inbound play to Andrew Carr, who finishes and gets the and-one

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