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Branden Carlson scores career-high 31, Utah rallies from 12-point deficit to beat Wake Forest 77-70
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Branden Carlson scored a career-high 31 points and Utah rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Wake Forest 77-70 on Thursday night in the Charleston Classic.
Wake Forest led 45-33 early in the second half until a 17-3 run gave Utah (3-0) a 68-63 lead with 4:21 remaining. Lawson Lovering's three-point play sparked the surge. Cole Bajema made a pair of 3-pointers and Carlson added a 3 and a dunk.
Carlson was 12-of-20 shooting, hit four of Utah's eight shots from long range and blocked five shots. Bajema finished with 11 points and Lovering 10. Eight Utes grabbed at least three of its 38 rebounds.
Hunter Sallis scored 20 points to lead Wake Forest (1-2). Cameron Hildreth added 14 points, Andrew Carr had 13 and Zach Keller 10.
Wake Forest shot 53% in the first half and built a 41-31 halftime lead. Hildreth scored 14 first-half points but was 0 of 4 from the floor in the second half.
Utah made half its field goals (30 of 60) while the Demon Deacons finished 47% shooting (28 of 60) overall.
Wake Forest hosts Charleston Southern on Nov. 24.
Utah plays at Saint Mary's on Nov. 27.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Lawson Lovering vs. Andrew Carr (Rollie Worster gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 |  | Â | Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:43 | | Â | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:25 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:39 | | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists) | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | | +3 | Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:39 | | Â | Zach Keller defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Zach Keller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Cole Bajema defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Lawson Lovering offensive foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:52 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Andrew Carr turnover (bad pass) (Branden Carlson steals) | Â |
| 16:30 | | +2 | Cole Bajema makes two point layup | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | | Â | Zach Keller turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Madsen steals) | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup | 4-9 |
| 15:44 | | +2 | Cole Bajema makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists) | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | | Â | Hunter Sallis offensive foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:05 | | Â | Keba Keita offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:05 | | Â | Andrew Carr blocks Keba Keita's two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:03 | | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:46 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 8-9 |
| 14:21 | | Â | Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball) (Keba Keita steals) | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:59 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:57 | | Â | Hunter Erickson defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:45 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 10-9 |
| 13:19 | | Â | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:05 | | +2 | Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Keba Keita assists) | 12-9 |
| 12:40 | | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists) | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:06 | | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot | 12-15 |
| 11:41 | | +2 | Hunter Erickson makes two point jump shot | 14-15 |
| 11:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Marqus Marion personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Marqus Marion steals) | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Lawson Lovering blocks Andrew Carr's two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Lawson Lovering assists) | 16-15 |
| 9:49 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists) | 18-15 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 18-17 |
| 9:01 | | Â | Luka Tarlac turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â |
| 8:37 | | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Parker Friedrichsen assists) | 18-20 |
| 8:26 | | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:10 | | +3 | Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot | 18-23 |
| 7:57 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Utes turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:16 | | +3 | Zach Keller makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 18-26 |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists) | 20-26 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 20-28 |
| 6:17 | | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 23-28 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point jump shot | 23-30 |
| 5:33 | | Â | Hunter Sallis shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Parker Friedrichsen assists) | 24-32 |
| 4:56 | | Â | Zach Keller personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:44 | | +3 | Lawson Lovering makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 27-32 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Lawson Lovering turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 4:03 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Cole Bajema defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Zach Keller misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:36 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:24 | | Â | Lawson Lovering offensive foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:24 | | Â | Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Cole Bajema shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:12 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 3:12 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-34 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point layup | 29-34 |
| 2:24 | | Â | Hunter Erickson personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:15 | | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot | 29-36 |
| 2:01 | | Â | Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Parker Friedrichsen steals) | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | Zach Keller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists) | 31-36 |
| 1:26 | | +3 | Zach Keller makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists) | 31-39 |
| 1:11 | | Â | Keba Keita misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Cole Bajema personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:03 | | Â | Zach Keller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:01 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup | 31-41 |
| 0:26 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |