CLEM

WAKE

Wake Forest spoils No. 19 Clemson's perfect ACC start

AP
Jan 18, 2023

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest Demon Deacons ended No. 19 Clemson Tigers's unexpected perfect start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in a style that demands the Demon Deacons start getting more attention of their own.

Tyree Appleby scored 24 points to help Wake Forest beat Clemson 87-77 on Tuesday night, giving the Demon Deacons their fourth straight win while playing from in front nearly all night against a team that had won its first seven league games.

''As a team, we expect to win every time we step out on the floor and we do the right things,'' said Cameron Hildreth, who had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Wake Foerst.

Generally speaking, the Demon Deacons (14-5, 6-2 ACC) did that. They went to work aggressively in the paint and knocked down their open looks from behind the arc early on, and got to the foul line the entire way. The combination had them controlling play all night and kept the Tigers in catch-up mode, while their defense even came through late when their offense sputtered a bit.

''We don't always play smart, but we play hard and we play together,'' coach Steve Forbes said. ''We share that ball. And you know, this was a game we needed to play that way. We couldn't have won this game in November, December.''

Andrew Carr had 18 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for Wake Forest, which jumped to a double-digit lead by midway through the first half and had a quick start out of the break to push that margin to 15 points.

''I thought our guys were just a little bit behind the play in the first half especially,'' Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. ''It took us a while to to get into the game. I don't know if we had a little bit of heavy legs. And obviously some of it just Wake Forest playing so well quickly.''

The Tigers (15-4, 7-1) twice got as close as six in the second half, the last time coming on Hunter Tyson's putback dunk while drawing a foul for a three-point play with 2:07 left. But with the shot clock winding down on the ensuing possession, Hildreth took a kickout feed from Daivien Williamson and coolly knocked down a straightaway 3 for the 80-71 lead that kept Wake Forest in control.

''We didn't try to guard them as a team very well,,'' Brownell said. ''And we didn't have much success guarding them at all.''

PJ Hall had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Clemson, while Tyson had 19 points and 14 boards. The Tigers shot 42% while playing without second-leading scorer Chase Hunter due to an ankle injury. The Tigers also managed just two field goals over roughly 9 1/2 minutes during a critical stretch as the game pushed into its final stage with Wake Forest tenuously protecting its lead.

Wake Forest shot 46%, made nine 3-pointers and got to the foul line 33 times (making 22) while Clemson attempted just 14 free throws.

BIG PICTURE

Clemson: Along with that first-ever 7-0 start, the Tigers had set a program record with 11 straight regular-season wins in league play. And the weekend home win against then-ranked Duke was enough to push the Tigers in Monday's latest AP Top 25 poll for the first time this season. But the Tigers led this one for only 29 seconds after Brevin Galloway's layup off the opening tip.

Wake Forest: Forbes has the Demon Deacons making serious gains in Year 3. This marked the third straight win by double-digit margins for a team that already has a win against Duke and at Wisconsin on its resume. That has the Demon Deacons positioning themselves to be in the mix for the NCAA Tournament bid that barely eluded them last year - and it also attracted an energized home crowd for this one to provide a jolt after years of spotty showings during the program's long-term struggles.

UP NEXT

Clemson: Home against Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Wake Forest: Home against No. 10 Virginia on Saturday.

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1st Half
CLEM
Tigers
38
WAKE
Demon Deacons
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		PJ Hall vs. Matthew Marsh (Tigers gains possession)
19:56	+2	Brevin Galloway makes two point layup	2-0
19:30		Cameron Hildreth misses two point hook shot
19:28		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
19:27	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point tip layup	2-2
19:11		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
19:09		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
19:02	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot	2-5
18:45		Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
18:43		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
18:27		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
18:25		PJ Hall defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Josh Beadle makes two point floating jump shot	4-5
17:42	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	4-8
17:26	+2	PJ Hall makes two point turnaround hook shot	6-8
17:06		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
17:04		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
16:58		Brevin Galloway offensive foul
16:58		Brevin Galloway turnover (offensive foul)
16:45		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
16:43		Josh Beadle defensive rebound
16:24		PJ Hall misses two point hook shot
16:22		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
16:06		Josh Beadle shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
16:06	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-9
16:06	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-10
16:06	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-11
15:56	+3	Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Hunter Tyson assists)	9-11
15:38		Andrew Carr misses two point layup
15:36		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	9-13
15:36		Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:36	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-14
15:26	+3	Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	12-14
15:04	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	12-16
14:41		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
14:39		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
14:32		Hunter Tyson misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:30		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point hook shot	12-18
13:50		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
13:48		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
13:41		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
13:39		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
13:40		PJ Hall personal foul
13:39		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
13:37		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
13:27		PJ Hall turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
13:25	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	12-20
13:25		Dillon Hunter shooting foul
13:25		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:25		PJ Hall defensive rebound
13:12		Davion Bradford personal foul
13:01		Davion Bradford shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
13:01	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-20
13:01	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-20
12:38	+2	Damari Monsanto makes two point stepback jump shot	14-22
12:23		Dillon Hunter misses two point layup
12:21		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
12:15		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Hunter steals)
12:11	+2	Brevin Galloway makes two point layup (Dillon Hunter assists)	16-22
11:44	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point reverse layup (Andrew Carr assists)	16-24
11:31		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
11:29		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
11:21		Tyree Appleby turnover (double dribble)
11:21		TV timeout
11:07		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
11:05		Tigers offensive rebound
10:51		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
10:49		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
10:46		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
10:44		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point driving layup	16-26
10:02	+2	Josh Beadle makes two point layup (Brevin Galloway assists)	18-26
9:43		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Chauncey Wiggins steals)
9:28		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
9:26		Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound
9:18		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
9:16		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
9:17		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
8:59		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
8:57		Bobi Klintman offensive rebound
8:53		Bobi Klintman misses two point layup
8:51		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
8:43	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	18-29
8:35		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:27		Damari Monsanto personal foul
8:21	+3	Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot (Chauncey Wiggins assists)	21-29
7:54		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
7:52		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:44		Josh Beadle personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
7:44	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-30
7:44	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-31
7:28		Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:26		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
7:02		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
7:00		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
6:54		Demon Deacons turnover (shot clock violation)
6:32	+2	PJ Hall makes two point turnaround jump shot	23-31
6:14		Andrew Carr misses two point turnaround hook shot
6:12		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
6:01	+2	PJ Hall makes two point turnaround jump shot	25-31
5:46	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	25-34
5:18		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
5:16		Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
5:13	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point jump shot	27-34
4:47		Bobi Klintman misses three point jump shot
4:45		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
4:37		PJ Hall misses two point hook shot
4:35		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
4:30		Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
4:30		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:30	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-35
4:10		Andrew Carr blocks Hunter Tyson's two point dunk
4:08		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
4:05		Cameron Hildreth turnover (lost ball) (Ian Schieffelin steals)
4:05		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
3:57	+3	PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists)	30-35
3:29	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	30-38
3:21		Andrew Carr personal foul
3:21		TV timeout
3:06		Ian Schieffelin misses two point hook shot
3:04		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
2:44		Dillon Hunter personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-39
2:44	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
2:33	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup (Chauncey Wiggins assists)	32-40
2:33		Matthew Marsh shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
2:33	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-40
2:13	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	33-43
1:57		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
1:55		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
1:31		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
1:29		Daivien Williamson offensive rebound
1:27		Daivien Williamson misses two point layup
1:25		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
1:26		Matthew Marsh personal foul
1:26	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
1:26	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
1:12	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists)	35-45
0:54		Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
0:52		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
0:49		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
0:47		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:47		Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
0:47		Andrew Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:47		PJ Hall defensive rebound
0:42	+3	Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Brevin Galloway assists)	38-46
0:38		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:14		RJ Godfrey personal foul (Damari Monsanto draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-47
0:14	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-48
0:04		Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
0:02		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CLEM
Tigers
39
WAKE
Demon Deacons
39

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	38-50
19:35		Josh Beadle turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
19:19	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	38-52
19:09		PJ Hall shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-53
19:07		Brevin Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Tyree Appleby steals)
19:02		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
19:00		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
19:00		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
18:45		Brevin Galloway misses two point jump shot
18:43		PJ Hall offensive rebound
18:43	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup	40-53
18:26		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
18:24		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
18:17		Matthew Marsh personal foul
18:14		Josh Beadle turnover (bad pass) (Tyree Appleby steals)
18:14	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point dunk	40-55
17:47	+2	Josh Beadle makes two point jump shot	42-55
17:30		Josh Beadle personal foul
17:09		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
17:07		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
16:59		PJ Hall turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
16:49	+2	Damari Monsanto makes two point layup	42-57
16:49	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup	44-57
16:12		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Josh Beadle steals)
15:56	+2	Brevin Galloway makes two point layup	46-57
15:45		Tyree Appleby misses two point layup
15:43		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
15:39		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
15:37		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
15:38		Josh Beadle personal foul
15:37		TV timeout
15:30		Brevin Galloway personal foul
15:19		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
15:17		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
14:59	+3	Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot	49-57
14:37	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	49-60
14:16		Brevin Galloway offensive foul
14:16		Brevin Galloway turnover (offensive foul)
13:50		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
13:48		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point layup (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	51-60
13:23	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	51-62
13:10		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
13:06	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point layup (Brevin Galloway assists)	53-62
13:06		Daivien Williamson personal foul
13:06		Hunter Tyson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:06		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
12:42		Davion Bradford misses two point layup
12:40		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Brevin Galloway makes two point layup	55-62
12:19		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
12:19		RJ Godfrey blocks Andrew Carr's two point jump shot
12:07		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
12:03		Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot
12:01		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
11:23		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
11:21		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
11:11		Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
11:09		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Damari Monsanto makes two point jump shot	55-64
10:23		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
10:21		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
10:15		Dillon Hunter personal foul
10:07		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
10:05		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
10:07		Hunter Tyson personal foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
10:07		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:07		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:51		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
9:51		Brevin Galloway misses two point jump shot
9:49		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
9:43		PJ Hall personal foul
9:43		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:43	+1	Davion Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-65
9:33	+3	Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Hunter Tyson assists)	58-65
9:33		Daivien Williamson personal foul (Chauncey Wiggins draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Chauncey Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-65
9:09	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	59-67
8:49		Chauncey Wiggins misses two point layup
8:47		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
8:37		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
8:35		PJ Hall defensive rebound
8:29		PJ Hall turnover (Tyree Appleby steals)
8:19	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	59-70
8:06		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
8:04		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
7:58		Tyree Appleby personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:49		Andrew Carr blocks PJ Hall's two point jump shot
7:47		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
7:28		Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
7:28		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:28		PJ Hall defensive rebound
7:10		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
7:08		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	59-72
6:43		Ian Schieffelin offensive foul
6:43		Ian Schieffelin turnover (offensive foul)
6:29		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
6:27		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
6:16		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
6:14		PJ Hall defensive rebound
6:02		Andrew Carr personal foul
6:02		PJ Hall turnover (lane violation)
5:37		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
5:35		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point jump shot	61-72
4:56		PJ Hall blocks Davion Bradford's two point layup
4:54		Brevin Galloway defensive rebound
4:42		Andrew Carr blocks Brevin Galloway's two point layup
4:40		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
4:26		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
4:24		PJ Hall defensive rebound
4:20		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Josh Beadle draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Josh Beadle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
4:25	+1	Josh Beadle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-72
4:05		Josh Beadle shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
4:05		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 3
4:05		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 2 of 3
4:05	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 3 of 3	63-73
3:55		Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
3:53		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
3:31	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	63-75
3:21		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:21		TV timeout
3:05	+3	Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Chauncey Wiggins assists)	66-75
2:47		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
2:45		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
2:35		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
2:33		Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
2:32		Matthew Marsh personal foul
2:32	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
2:32	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-75
2:19		RJ Godfrey personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
2:19	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
2:09		PJ Hall misses two point layup
2:07		Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
2:04	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point dunk	70-77
2:04		Andrew Carr personal foul (Hunter Tyson draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-77
1:40	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Daivien Williamson assists)	71-80
1:25		Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
1:25		Davion Bradford personal foul
1:25	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-80
1:26	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
1:04		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
1:02		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
0:54		Chauncey Wiggins personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-81
0:54	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-82
0:47		Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
0:45		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
0:41		Hunter Tyson personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-83
0:41	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-84
0:34	+2	PJ Hall makes two point dunk (Brevin Galloway assists)	75-84
0:33		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:32		Hunter Tyson personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-85
0:32		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		PJ Hall defensive rebound
0:32		RJ Godfrey turnover (Cameron Hildreth steals)
0:26	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point dunk (Damari Monsanto assists)	75-87
0:17	+2	Brevin Galloway makes two point layup	77-87
0:00		End of period

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Brevin Galloway makes two point layup