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Wake Forest seeks rebounding fix against Charleston Southern
Rebounding will be the top priority for Wake Forest Demon Deacons when it plays Charleston Southern Buccaneers on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Demon Deacons (1-1) have been outrebounded in both of their games this season, including by a 48-33 margin Thursday in a 74-51 road loss to then-No. 24 Vanderbilt.
Against Charleston Southern (1-1), of the Big South Conference, Wake Forest is eager to end the trend.
"They were manhandling us on the glass," Demon Deacons coach Steve Forbes said after the defeat to Vanderbilt.
Lackluster work on the boards quietly has become an issue for Wake Forest. In each of the previous two seasons, the Demon Deacons have ranked 15th in the 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference in rebounding margin.
Last season, the Demon Deacons were outrebounded by an average of 1.6 per game. In 2024-25, it was 2.2.
Wake Forest starts two 6-foot-11 players -- Gavin Placide, who averages 15 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and Xander Pintelon (2.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg). Kevair Kennedy leads the Demon Deacons in scoring (17 ppg) and is their second-leading rebounder (7 per game).
"We need to go home, watch this film and learn from it," Forbes said after the Vanderbilt game.
Charleston Southern last played on Thursday, taking down NAIA school Columbia International 86-49 as Anthony Ruffolo collected 31 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Despite getting 14 points and 16 rebounds from 6-foot-11 Lase Olalere, Buccaneers coach Saah Nimley -- like Forbes -- is looking for better work on the glass.
"We gave up too many offensive rebounds," Nimley said. "That's something as a team and a program we're going through right now."
In a preseason poll, coaches in the Big South predicted a seventh-place finish for Charleston Southern in the nine-team league.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 0:00 |  | End of period | ||
| 0:00 | | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Jamari McDowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 |  | Anthony Ruffolo turnover (lost ball) (Kevair Kennedy steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | Jump ball. Anthony Ruffolo vs. Kevair Kennedy (Kevair Kennedy gains possession) | ||
| 0:21 | | Gallagher Placide turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Ruffolo steals) | ||
| 0:27 | | Gavin Placide defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Anthony Ruffolo misses two point layup | ||
| 0:49 | | +3 | Gallagher Placide makes three point jump shot (Gavin Placide assists) | 22-38 |
| 0:51 | | Gavin Placide offensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Lukas Bojovic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Jefferson McLamb turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 1:28 | | Jacob Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Gavin Placide misses two point layup | ||
| 1:30 | | Gavin Placide offensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Isaac Carr misses two point layup | ||
| 1:46 | | Jamari McDowell offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Gallagher Placide misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:46 | | +1 | Gallagher Placide makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-35 |
| 1:46 | | Lase Olalere shooting foul (Gallagher Placide draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +3 | Anthony Ruffolo makes three point jump shot | 22-34 |
| 2:21 | | Buccaneers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Xander Pintelon blocks Lase Olalere's two point layup | ||
| 2:49 | | Jacob Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Gallagher Placide misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Gallagher Placide makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-34 |
| 2:49 | | Mathok Majok shooting foul (Gallagher Placide draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Anthony Ruffolo makes two point layup | 19-33 |
| 3:30 | | +3 | Gallagher Placide makes three point jump shot (Isaac Carr assists) | 17-33 |
| 3:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:48 | | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Jefferson McLamb misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Nicholas Errica defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Gavin Placide misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Gavin Placide defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | DJ Hubbard misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Jefferson McLamb defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Gavin Placide misses two point layup | ||
| 4:26 | | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Mathok Majok blocks Gallagher Placide's two point layup | ||
| 4:28 | | Gallagher Placide offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Lukas Bojovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Jackson Crawford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Jackson Crawford offensive foul | ||
| 4:52 | | Mathok Majok defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Isaac Carr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Gallagher Placide defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | DJ Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Buccaneers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Kevair Kennedy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Anthony Ruffolo turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Carr steals) | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Kevair Kennedy makes two point layup | 17-30 |
| 5:48 | | Anthony Ruffolo misses two point layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Jamari McDowell personal foul | ||
| 6:05 | | Jacob Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Kevair Kennedy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | +3 | Jacob Taylor makes three point jump shot (Lase Olalere assists) | 17-28 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Gavin Placide makes two point layup | 14-28 |
| 6:40 | | Gavin Placide offensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Jamari McDowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Jackson Crawford personal foul (Antonio Dorn draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | DJ Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Kevair Kennedy steals) | ||
| 7:14 | | Antonio Dorn turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Taylor steals) | ||
| 7:26 | | Kevair Kennedy defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Jackson Crawford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Kevair Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-26 |
| 7:45 | | +1 | Kevair Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-25 |
| 7:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | Lase Olalere shooting foul (Kevair Kennedy draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | DJ Hubbard turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Jamari McDowell makes two point layup (Gavin Placide assists) | 14-24 |
| 8:26 | | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jackson Crawford misses two point layup | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Jamari McDowell makes three point jump shot (Justin Ray assists) | 14-22 |
| 8:52 | | Gavin Placide defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Anthony Ruffolo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Mathok Majok defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Gavin Placide misses two point layup | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Jefferson McLamb makes three point jump shot (Mathok Majok assists) | 14-19 |
| 9:47 | | +3 | Gavin Placide makes three point jump shot (Justin Ray assists) | 11-19 |
| 10:13 | | +1 | Jacob Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 |
| 10:13 | | Jacob Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:13 | | Justin Ray shooting foul (Jacob Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | Gavin Placide personal foul (Jackson Crawford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | Jackson Crawford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Gavin Placide misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | DJ Hubbard personal foul | ||
| 10:42 | | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Gavin Placide misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | +3 | Jefferson McLamb makes three point jump shot (Jackson Crawford assists) | 10-16 |
| 11:15 | | Jackson Crawford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Justin Ray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Lase Olalere turnover (bad pass) (Gavin Placide steals) | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Justin Ray makes two point jump shot | 7-16 |
| 11:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:56 | | Nicholas Errica turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 12:02 | | Xander Pintelon personal foul | ||
| 12:02 | | +3 | Jefferson McLamb makes three point jump shot (Jackson Crawford assists) | 7-14 |
| 12:16 | | Buccaneers defensive rebound | ||
| 12:18 | | Justin Abson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:44 | | Jefferson McLamb turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:07 | | Buccaneers 30 second timeout | ||
| 13:09 | | +2 | Isaac Carr makes two point jump shot | 4-14 |
| 13:16 | | Isaac Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 13:18 | | Nicholas Errica misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:49 | | +3 | Kevair Kennedy makes three point jump shot | 4-12 |
| 13:58 | | Anthony Ruffolo turnover (bad pass) (Justin Abson steals) | ||
| 14:14 | | +3 | Isaac Carr makes three point jump shot (Gallagher Placide assists) | 4-9 |
| 14:27 | | Jacob Taylor turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 14:32 | | Lase Olalere defensive rebound | ||
| 14:34 | | Gavin Placide misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:45 | | Isaac Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 14:47 | | Gavin Placide blocks Jackson Crawford's two point layup | ||
| 14:58 | | Justin Abson turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Ruffolo steals) | ||
| 14:59 | | Justin Abson offensive rebound | ||
| 15:01 | | Jamari McDowell misses two point layup | ||
| 15:20 | | Kevair Kennedy defensive rebound | ||
| 15:22 | | Lase Olalere misses two point layup | ||
| 15:34 | | Lase Olalere offensive rebound | ||
| 15:36 | | Anthony Ruffolo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:45 | | Anthony Ruffolo defensive rebound | ||
| 15:45 | | Jamari McDowell misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 15:45 | | +1 | Jamari McDowell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-6 |
| 15:45 | | +1 | Jamari McDowell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 4-5 |
| 15:45 | | Jefferson McLamb shooting foul (Jamari McDowell draws the foul) | ||
| 15:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:58 | | DJ Hubbard turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:21 | | +2 | Jamari McDowell makes two point jump shot (Antonio Dorn assists) | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | | Nicholas Errica turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:51 | | DJ Hubbard defensive rebound | ||
| 16:53 | | Mathok Majok blocks Gavin Placide's two point layup | ||
| 17:05 | | Mathok Majok personal foul | ||
| 17:05 | | Buccaneers defensive rebound | ||
| 17:07 | | Justin Ray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:07 | | Gavin Placide offensive rebound | ||
| 17:09 | | Antonio Dorn misses two point layup | ||
| 17:11 | | Antonio Dorn offensive rebound | ||
| 17:13 | | Gavin Placide misses two point layup | ||
| 17:26 | | +1 | Jacob Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | | +1 | Jacob Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | | Antonio Dorn shooting foul (Jacob Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 17:48 | | Kevair Kennedy turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 18:10 | | Jacob Taylor turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 18:20 | | Gavin Placide turnover (bad pass) (Lase Olalere steals) | ||
| 18:31 | | Gavin Placide defensive rebound | ||
| 18:33 | | Anthony Ruffolo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:53 | | Anthony Ruffolo offensive rebound | ||
| 18:55 | | Jefferson McLamb misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:25 | | +2 | Gavin Placide makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 19:45 | | +2 | Lase Olalere makes two point layup (Anthony Ruffolo assists) | 2-0 |
| 20:00 | | (Buccaneers gains possession) |
Key Players
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Demon Deacons offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Jamari McDowell misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | 0:02 |
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Anthony Ruffolo turnover (lost ball) (Kevair Kennedy steals) | 0:02 |
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Gallagher Placide turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Ruffolo steals) | 0:21 |
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Gavin Placide defensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Anthony Ruffolo misses two point layup | 0:29 |
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+ 3 | Gallagher Placide makes three point jump shot (Gavin Placide assists) | 0:49 |
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Gavin Placide offensive rebound | 0:51 |
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Lukas Bojovic misses two point jump shot | 0:53 |
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Jefferson McLamb turnover (lost ball) | 1:20 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 22 | 38 |
| Field Goals | 7-22 (31.8%) | 13-36 (36.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 5-13 (38.5%) | 6-13 (46.2%) |
| Free Throws | 3-4 (75.0%) | 6-9 (66.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 18 | 22 |
| Offensive | 2 | 8 |
| Defensive | 12 | 9 |
| Team | 4 | 5 |
| Assists | 5 | 7 |
| Steals | 4 | 5 |
| Blocks | 2 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 5 |
| Fouls | 8 | 5 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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78.5 PPG | 54.5 RPG | 16.5 APG |
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67.0 PPG | 35.5 RPG | 11.5 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. McLamb G | 7.5 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 0.5 APG | 30.0 FG% |
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. McDowell G | 8.0 PPG | 1.5 RPG | 1.5 APG | 35.3 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| J. McLamb G | 9 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
| J. McDowell G | 9 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. McLamb | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Taylor | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Ruffolo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Olalere | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Crawford | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. McLamb | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Taylor | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Ruffolo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Olalere | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Crawford | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Majok | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Errica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Hubbard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Deng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Brafford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Leslie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Brooks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Harper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 5 | 7/22 | 5/13 | 3/4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. McDowell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Placide | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3/12 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| K. Kennedy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Ray | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dorn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. McDowell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Placide | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3/12 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| K. Kennedy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Ray | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dorn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Placide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Carr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Abson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Pintelon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Bojovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Ricchiuti | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Underwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Nyeri | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Beard Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Chaudhri | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Watson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 38 | 17 | 7 | 13/36 | 6/13 | 6/9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 |