Wake Forest tops Virginia Tech 72-63 as Sallis scores 24 and Hildreth adds 18
AP
Jan 18, 2025
BLACKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) Hunter Sallis scored 24 points, Cameron Hildreth added 21 and Wake Forest Demon Deacons turned back Virginia Tech Hokies 72-63 on Saturday.
The Demon Deacons never trailed after Sallis hit a 3-pointer, part of his eight points in a 12-3 run that made it 48-43 with 12:25 left. The Hokies hung tough until Hildreth and Juke Harris made a pair of free throws around Sallis' layup for a 71-61 lead with 18 seconds left.
Wake Forest (14-4, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), off to its best league start since the 1996-97 team led by Tim Duncan opened 9-1, turned 14 turnovers into 14 points and six offensive rebounds into 16 second-chance points. Wake Forest's five-game ACC win streak is its first since 2004-05. Sallis reached 20 points for his seventh-straight game.
Jaden Schutt scored 12 points for the Hokies (8-10, 3-4). Mylyjael Poteat added 11, Tobi Lawl had 10 with 12 rebounds and Brandon Rechsteiner had 10. Tyler Johnson grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Hokies only forced seven turnovers and only got eight points from nine offensive rebounds.
Sallis had 10 points and the Demon Deacons led by as many as 10 points in the first half.
Wake Forest never trailed in the first half but only led 31-29 at the break.
Schutt started the second half with a four-point play for a 33-31 lead but the lead never got above Virginia Tech's last lead, not quite five minutes into the second half, came on a 3-pointer by Lawal to make it 43-41 but Sallis hit is key 3 at 14:47 for Wake Forest.
North Carolina plays at Wake Forest on Tuesday and the Demon Deacons host No. 3 Duke next Saturday. Virginia Tech plays at Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
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1st Half
WAKE
Demon Deacons
31
VT
Hokies
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:38
Efton Reid III turnover (Tyler Johnson steals)
19:24
Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
19:22
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
19:03
Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
19:01
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:37
Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
18:35
Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
18:23
+3
Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)
3-0
17:58
Tobi Lawal turnover
17:36
Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
17:34
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
17:05
Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
17:03
Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
17:03
Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
16:47
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot
16:45
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:31
+3
Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)
3-3
16:10
+2
Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot
5-3
15:40
Ben Hammond turnover (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
15:35
Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
15:35
Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
15:13
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
15:11
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
14:52
Tyler Johnson blocks Cameron Hildreth's three point jump shot
14:50
Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
14:47
+2
Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot
7-3
14:32
Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:30
Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
14:18
+2
Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot
9-3
13:52
Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul
13:52
Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul)
13:52
TV timeout
13:22
Patrick Wessler blocks Tre'Von Spillers's two point dunk
13:20
Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
13:18
+3
Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)
9-6
12:51
+2
Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot
11-6
12:30
Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
12:27
Jaden Schutt personal foul
12:21
Omaha Biliew misses three point jump shot
12:19
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
11:59
Jaden Schutt turnover
11:59
TV timeout
11:53
Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
11:51
Demon Deacons offensive rebound
11:42
+3
Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)
14-6
11:28
Omaha Biliew personal foul
11:14
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists)
14-8
11:14
Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
11:14
+1
Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-9
10:55
Cameron Hildreth turnover
10:48
+3
Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot
14-12
10:34
+2
Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot
16-12
10:11
Tobi Lawal turnover
9:57
Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
9:55
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
9:46
Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Juke Harris steals)
9:46
Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul
9:34
Hunter Sallis turnover
9:24
Jaden Schutt turnover (Hunter Sallis steals)
9:18
+2
Parker Friedrichsen makes two point layup (Efton Reid III assists)
18-12
8:59
Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
8:57
Efton Reid III defensive rebound
8:47
Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
8:45
Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
8:34
Parker Friedrichsen personal foul
8:30
Ben Hammond misses two point layup
8:28
Demon Deacons defensive rebound
8:14
+3
Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
21-12
8:02
Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
7:47
Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
7:45
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
7:38
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point layup
21-14
7:17
Tre'Von Spillers misses three point jump shot
7:15
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
7:02
Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
7:00
Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
6:50
+3
Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Tre'Von Spillers assists)
24-14
6:26
+2
Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point jump shot
24-16
6:02
Efton Reid III turnover (Tobi Lawal steals)
6:02
TV timeout
5:28
Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:26
Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
5:25
Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
5:23
Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
5:23
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point layup
24-18
4:56
Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:54
Hokies defensive rebound
4:39
Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
4:37
Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
4:25
Ben Hammond shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
4:25
+1
Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-18
4:25
+1
Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-18
4:11
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
4:09
Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
3:57
Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
3:55
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
3:55
Juke Harris personal foul
3:55
TV timeout
3:43
Efton Reid III shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
3:43
+1
Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-19
3:43
+1
Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-20
3:25
Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:23
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
3:07
Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot
3:05
Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
3:03
Mylyjael Poteat personal foul
2:47
Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
2:45
Ben Hammond defensive rebound
2:34
Efton Reid III personal foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
2:34
Ben Burnham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:34
Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
2:18
Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
2:16
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
1:50
+3
Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
26-23
1:50
Tyler Johnson personal foul
1:50
Mike Young technical foul
1:50
+1
Hunter Sallis makes technical free throw 1 of 2
27-23
1:50
Hunter Sallis misses technical free throw 2 of 2
1:22
+2
Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot
29-23
1:05
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
29-25
1:04
Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:46
Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
0:44
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:26
+2
Ben Burnham makes two point jump shot
29-27
0:05
Tobi Lawal personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
0:05
+1
Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-27
0:05
+1
Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-27
0:02
Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
0:02
+1
Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-28
0:02
+1
Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-29
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WAKE
Demon Deacons
41
VT
Hokies
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:47
+3
Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)
31-32
19:47
Efton Reid III shooting foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
19:47
+1
Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 1
31-33
19:28
+2
Tre'Von Spillers makes two point jump shot
33-33
19:28
Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul)
19:28
+1
Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-33
19:13
Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
19:11
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
19:09
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point jump shot
34-35
18:58
Hunter Sallis misses two point layup
18:56
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
18:54
Hunter Sallis shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
18:54
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-36
18:54
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-37
18:40
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
18:38
Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
18:28
Mylyjael Poteat turnover
18:07
+2
Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
36-37
17:37
Efton Reid III shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
17:37
+1
Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-38
17:37
+1
Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-39
17:08
Omaha Biliew misses two point jump shot
17:06
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:54
Omaha Biliew shooting foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
16:54
Ben Burnham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:54
+1
Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-40
16:41
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point hook shot
16:39
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:26
Omaha Biliew personal foul
16:18
Tyler Johnson turnover
16:14
+3
Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot
39-40
15:55
Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
15:53
Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
15:48
+2
Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup
41-40
15:12
+3
Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)
41-43
14:54
Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
14:52
Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
14:47
+3
Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
44-43
14:36
TV timeout
14:15
Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
14:13
Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
13:51
Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
13:49
Jaydon Young defensive rebound
13:39
Cameron Hildreth blocks Ben Burnham's two point jump shot
13:37
Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
13:27
Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
13:23
Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:21
Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
13:08
Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
13:06
Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
12:58
+2
Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot
46-43
12:36
Mylyjael Poteat turnover (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
12:32
Jaydon Young personal foul
12:25
+2
Hunter Sallis makes two point layup
48-43
12:03
Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
12:01
Juke Harris defensive rebound
11:36
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
11:34
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
11:18
+2
Jaydon Young makes two point layup
48-45
10:59
Ty-Laur Johnson turnover
10:52
Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
10:50
Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
10:44
Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul
10:44
TV timeout
10:44
Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:44
+1
Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-45
10:20
Ben Burnham misses two point hook shot
10:18
Juke Harris defensive rebound
9:58
Parker Friedrichsen misses two point layup
9:56
Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
9:41
+2
Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot
49-47
9:11
+2
Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot
51-47
8:48
Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
8:46
Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
8:37
Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
8:37
+1
Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-47
8:37
+1
Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-47
8:26
Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
8:26
+1
Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-48
8:26
+1
Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-49
8:26
Hokies 30 second timeout
8:26
TV timeout
8:14
+2
Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists)
55-49
7:59
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists)
55-51
7:52
Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
7:50
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
7:37
Ben Hammond misses two point layup
7:35
Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
7:16
Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
7:14
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
7:06
Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
7:04
Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
6:52
+2
Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup
57-51
6:36
Tyler Johnson misses two point layup
6:34
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
6:31
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
6:29
Demon Deacons defensive rebound
6:29
TV timeout
6:07
+2
Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup
59-51
5:50
+2
Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot
59-53
5:28
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point hook shot
5:26
Demon Deacons offensive rebound
5:22
+2
Juke Harris makes two point layup
61-53
4:56
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point layup
61-55
4:36
+2
Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot
63-55
4:18
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point layup
63-57
4:18
Juke Harris shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
4:18
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
63-58
3:58
Hunter Sallis turnover
3:58
TV timeout
3:42
Hunter Sallis personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
3:42
Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:42
Efton Reid III defensive rebound
3:25
Hunter Sallis turnover
2:59
Ben Hammond misses two point layup
2:57
Hokies offensive rebound
2:55
Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
2:55
Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
2:27
Juke Harris misses two point hook shot
2:25
Juke Harris offensive rebound
2:24
+2
Juke Harris makes two point jump shot
65-58
2:18
Juke Harris shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
2:18
Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:18
+1
Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-59
2:02
Ben Hammond personal foul
1:44
Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
1:42
Ben Hammond defensive rebound
1:24
Tre'Von Spillers blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup
1:22
Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
1:20
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot
65-61
1:20
Hokies 30 second timeout
1:03
Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
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