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Appleby scores 35 as Wake Forest holds off Tar Heels 92-85

AP
Feb 07, 2023

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Tyree Appleby scored a season-high 35 points, 23 coming at the free-throw line, and Wake Forest built a big lead early then held on for a 92-85 victory over North Carolina on Tuesday night.

Appleby was just two points short of his career high while tying his best of 11 assists and sharing the team lead with seven rebounds. Though only 6 of 20 from the floor, he made a career-best 23 of 28 free throws including 13 straight in the final two minutes when the Tar Heels got as close as seven after trailing by 26 early in the second half.

Damari Monsanto had three 3-pointers and 16 points with seven rebounds and Matthew Marsh came off the bench to score 10 points for the Demon Deacons (16-9, 8-6 ACC), who won their second straight after losing four in a row.

Caleb Love made all four of North Carolina's 3-pointers, including three in the final minute, and finished with 24 points for the Tar Heels (15-9, 7-6), who have lost three straight. Armando Bacot, who played only eight minutes of the second half before fouling out, had 17 points and 11 rebounds. RJ Davis added 16 points and Pete Nance had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

When these teams met on Jan. 4, an 88-79 win for North Carolina, there were 20 lead changes. Tuesday night, there was a lone lead change two minutes into the game as Wake Forest quickly took control and led 47-25 at halftime.

The Tar Heels trailed by 10 with 3 1/2 minutes left in the game not long after Bacot fouled out. They got as close as seven in the final minute thanks to Love but no closer because of Appleby.

Still, it took two from the line by Daivien Williamson with 12 seconds left for a 10-point lead that finally ensured the win before Love hit his final 3-pointer.

In their Jan. 4 game, North Carolina scored 32 points off 15 turnovers. Tuesday, the Deacons committed just five. They finished 33 of 42 at the line to 21 of 26 for the Heels.

North Carolina is home against Clemson and Wake Forest is host to Georgia Tech, both games on Saturday.

RECORD NIGHT

Appleby passed 2,000 career points while also breaking the program for free throws made and attempted that had been held by Dickie Hemric, who made 20 of 26 versus Duke in 1955.

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1st Half
UNC
Tar Heels
25
WAKE
Demon Deacons
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Pete Nance vs. Andrew Carr (Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:49		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
19:47		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
19:30		Armando Bacot misses two point hook shot
19:28		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
19:04		Davion Bradford turnover (3-second violation)
18:41		Davion Bradford blocks RJ Davis's two point jump shot
18:39		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
18:30		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Leaky Black steals)
18:20	+2	Leaky Black makes two point dunk	2-0
18:12	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:54		Davion Bradford shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
17:54		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:54	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
17:44	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot	3-5
17:22	+2	Pete Nance makes two point jump shot	5-5
16:54	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point hook shot	5-7
16:54		Armando Bacot shooting foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Davion Bradford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-8
16:45		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
16:38		Leaky Black blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
16:36		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
16:28		Pete Nance blocks Andrew Carr's two point layup
16:26		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
16:14		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
16:12		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
16:06		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
16:04		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	5-10
15:44	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	7-10
15:24		Davion Bradford misses two point hook shot
15:22		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
15:09		Leaky Black misses two point jump shot
15:07		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
15:09		TV timeout
14:54		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
14:52		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point jump shot	9-10
14:22	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	9-12
14:02		Armando Bacot misses three point jump shot
14:00		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
13:50		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Leaky Black steals)
13:48		Tyree Appleby shooting foul (Leaky Black draws the foul)
13:48		Leaky Black misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:48		Leaky Black misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:48		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	9-14
13:13		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
13:11		Leaky Black offensive rebound
12:57		Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
12:55		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
12:49		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
12:47		Tyree Appleby offensive rebound
12:42	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	9-17
12:27		Jalen Washington offensive foul
12:27		Jalen Washington turnover (offensive foul)
12:12	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point jump shot	9-19
11:54		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
11:52		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
11:52		TV timeout
11:37	+3	Bobi Klintman makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	9-22
11:25		Caleb Love misses two point layup
11:23		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	9-24
11:04		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
11:02		Leaky Black offensive rebound
10:47	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point jump shot	11-24
10:30		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
10:28		Leaky Black defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	13-24
9:51	+2	Daivien Williamson makes two point jump shot	13-26
9:32		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass)
9:26		Tyree Appleby misses two point layup
9:24		RJ Davis defensive rebound
9:17		Davion Bradford shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-26
9:17	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-26
8:58	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	15-28
8:47		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
8:45		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	15-30
8:20	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	17-30
7:56	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point layup	17-32
7:42		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
7:40		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Daivien Williamson makes two point jump shot	17-34
7:30		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
7:30		TV timeout
7:20	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup	19-34
6:59		Cameron Hildreth misses two point hook shot
6:57		Caleb Love defensive rebound
6:42		Bobi Klintman blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
6:40		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
6:32	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup	21-34
6:23		Cameron Hildreth misses two point hook shot
6:21		Pete Nance defensive rebound
6:14		Caleb Love misses two point layup
6:12		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
6:01		Daivien Williamson misses two point layup
5:59		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
5:53	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	23-34
5:51		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
5:23		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
5:21		Pete Nance defensive rebound
5:09		Armando Bacot turnover (traveling)
4:46	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot	23-37
4:26		Caleb Love misses two point layup
4:24		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
4:18		Puff Johnson personal foul
4:11	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Davion Bradford assists)	23-40
3:46		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Damari Monsanto steals)
3:35		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
3:33		Pete Nance defensive rebound
3:24	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Pete Nance assists)	25-40
2:59	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	25-42
2:39		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
2:37		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
2:36		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
2:34		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
2:34		TV timeout
2:25		Armando Bacot shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-43
2:25	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-44
2:13		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
2:11		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
2:11		Jump ball. Armando Bacot vs. Andrew Carr (Tar Heels gains possession)
2:05		Armando Bacot misses two point hook shot
2:03		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
1:56		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
1:54		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
1:52		Caleb Love blocks Tyree Appleby's two point layup
1:50		Tar Heels defensive rebound
1:44		Jalen Washington turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Carr steals)
1:14		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
1:12		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
1:04		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
1:02		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
0:54		D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Damari Monsanto draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 1 of 3	25-45
0:54	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-46
0:54	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-47
0:46		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Carr steals)
0:31		Damari Monsanto misses two point jump shot
0:29		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
0:09		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
0:06		Daivien Williamson personal foul
0:03		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
0:01		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNC
Tar Heels
60
WAKE
Demon Deacons
45

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	25-49
19:17		Armando Bacot turnover (traveling)
18:48		Andrew Carr turnover (bad pass) (Armando Bacot steals)
18:40	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	27-49
18:22	+2	Damari Monsanto makes two point jump shot	27-51
18:07		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
18:05		Pete Nance offensive rebound
17:56		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
17:54		Leaky Black offensive rebound
17:50		Leaky Black turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
17:45	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	27-53
17:36		Armando Bacot offensive foul
17:36		Armando Bacot turnover (offensive foul)
17:23		Armando Bacot personal foul
17:17		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
17:15		Tar Heels defensive rebound
16:57	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Pete Nance assists)	30-53
16:41	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	30-55
16:30		RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
16:21		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
16:19		Leaky Black defensive rebound
16:15	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	32-55
16:04		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
16:02		Pete Nance defensive rebound
15:55		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
15:53		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
15:52		TV timeout
15:45		Pete Nance shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
15:45	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-56
15:45	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-57
15:24		Leaky Black misses two point jump shot
15:22		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
15:22		Puff Johnson personal foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul)
14:56		Pete Nance blocks Tyree Appleby's two point layup
14:54		Pete Nance defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	34-57
14:43	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	34-59
14:43		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul)
14:43		Matthew Marsh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:43		Leaky Black defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Pete Nance makes two point jump shot	36-59
14:21		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
14:19		Leaky Black defensive rebound
14:05		Matthew Marsh shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-59
14:05	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-59
13:58		Bobi Klintman misses two point dunk
13:56		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
13:53		Bobi Klintman shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-59
13:53	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-59
13:45		Caleb Love personal foul
13:30		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
13:28		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Pete Nance makes two point hook shot	42-59
12:58		Puff Johnson personal foul (Bobi Klintman draws the foul)
12:58		Bobi Klintman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:58		Leaky Black defensive rebound
12:47		Puff Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
12:45		Pete Nance personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-60
12:45	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-61
12:27	+2	Pete Nance makes two point layup (Tyler Nickel assists)	44-61
12:05		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
12:03		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
11:55		Andrew Carr blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup
11:55		Tar Heels offensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:50		Pete Nance misses two point layup
11:48		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
11:49		Pete Nance personal foul (Damari Monsanto draws the foul)
11:49	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-62
11:49	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-63
11:39		Pete Nance misses three point jump shot
11:37		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
11:28		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
11:26		Pete Nance defensive rebound
11:20		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
11:18		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
10:47		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
10:45		Pete Nance defensive rebound
10:30		Andrew Carr personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
10:24		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
10:22		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Bobi Klintman makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	44-65
10:00		Andrew Carr blocks Caleb Love's two point layup
9:58		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point jump shot	44-67
9:32	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	46-67
9:13		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
9:11		RJ Davis defensive rebound
9:04	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	48-67
8:51		RJ Davis personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
8:51		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:51	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-68
8:33		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
8:33	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-68
8:33	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-68
8:19		Seth Trimble blocks Tyree Appleby's two point layup
8:17		Tyree Appleby offensive rebound
8:17		Seth Trimble shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
8:17		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:17	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-69
8:06	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot	52-69
7:50		Tyree Appleby misses two point layup
7:48		Caleb Love defensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:36		Armando Bacot misses two point hook shot
7:34		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
7:14		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
7:12		Leaky Black defensive rebound
6:59		Leaky Black misses two point jump shot
6:57		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
6:49		Davion Bradford shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-69
6:49	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-69
6:42		RJ Davis shooting foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
6:42		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:42	+1	Davion Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-70
6:32		Puff Johnson misses two point layup
6:30		Leaky Black offensive rebound
6:22		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
6:20		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	54-72
5:33	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	56-72
5:07		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
5:05		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
4:54		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
4:52		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
4:47		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
4:45		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
4:37		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
4:35		RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Puff Johnson assists)	58-72
4:18		Andrew Carr shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
4:18		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:18		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
4:06		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
4:04		RJ Davis defensive rebound
3:57		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-72
3:57	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-72
3:34		Armando Bacot shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
3:34		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:34		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:34		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	62-72
3:25		Tar Heels 60 second timeout
3:25		TV timeout
2:57		Caleb Love blocks Andrew Carr's two point layup
2:55		Caleb Love defensive rebound
2:48		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
2:46		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	62-74
2:16		Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot
2:14		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
2:08	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup	64-74
1:59		Caleb Love personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
1:59	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-76
1:49		Bobi Klintman blocks Puff Johnson's two point hook shot
1:47		Pete Nance offensive rebound
1:47		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Pete Nance draws the foul)
1:47		Pete Nance misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:47	+1	Pete Nance makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
1:44		Seth Trimble personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-77
1:44	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-78
1:44		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
1:35		Damari Monsanto shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 3	66-78
1:35	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 3	67-78
1:35	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 3 of 3	68-78
1:32		Seth Trimble personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
1:32		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:32	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-79
1:27		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
1:27	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
1:27	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-79
1:24		Seth Trimble personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-80
1:24	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-81
1:19		Damari Monsanto personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
1:19	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-81
1:19	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-81
1:17		Damari Monsanto turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
1:08		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:06		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
1:01		RJ Davis personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-82
1:01	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-83
0:54	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot	75-83
0:54		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:52		Caleb Love personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-84
0:52	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-85
0:45	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	78-85
0:45		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:45		Caleb Love personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-86
0:45	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-87
0:38		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
0:36		RJ Davis offensive rebound
0:34	+2	Pete Nance makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	80-87
0:34		Seth Trimble personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-88
0:34	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-89
0:26	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	82-89
0:25		Tyler Nickel personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-90
0:25		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:25		Pete Nance defensive rebound
0:17		Andrew Carr blocks Pete Nance's three point jump shot
0:15		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:12		Puff Johnson personal foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-91
0:12	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-92
0:09	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot	85-92
0:00		End of period

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Caleb Love makes three point jump shot