TOWSON

WAKE

Miller, Salas rally Wake Forest to 71-61 victory over Towson in Charleston Classic

AP
Nov 17, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Kevin Miller had 25 points, Hunter Salas scored 24 and Wake Forest Demon Deacons finished strong to beat Towson Tigers 71-61 in the consolation final of the Charleston Classic on Friday night.

Messiah Jones hit back-to-back baskets to give Towson (2-3) a 56-54 lead with 5:44 remaining. Salas hit a jumper to tie it and Miller took over from there, scoring 11 of the final 15 points for Wake Forest (2-2).

Miller sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor for the Demon Deacons. Salas made 8 of 12 shots, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

Freshman Tyler Tejada topped the Tigers with 17 points. Jones totaled 12 points and nine rebounds, while Charles Thompson pitched in with 11 points and nine boards.

Cameron Hildreth scored all nine of his points in the first half and Miller sank a jumper at the buzzer to give Wake Forest a 35-33 lead. Tejada scored 10 to keep Towson close. Both teams shot 45%, but the Demon Deacons made 6 of 13 from beyond the arc while the Tigers hit 1 of 3.

Towson went scoreless for 4:39 late, missing eight straight shots. A 3-pointer by Dylan Williamson with 25 seconds left ended the drought.

The Demon Deacons forced 10 turnovers and had just five of their own.

Sixth-ranked Houston beat Utah 76-66 in the championship game.

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1st Half
TOWS
Tigers
33
WAKE
Demon Deacons
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Charles Thompson vs. Andrew Carr (Cameron Hildreth gains possession)
19:48		Christian May blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point driving floating jump shot
19:46		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
19:31		Andrew Carr misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
19:29		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
19:23	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	0-3
18:58	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point hook shot	2-3
18:43		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
18:41		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Christian May makes two point driving layup (Charles Thompson assists)	4-3
18:21	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point driving layup	4-5
17:57		Andrew Carr blocks Messiah Jones's two point turnaround jump shot
17:55		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point putback layup	6-5
17:35		Tyler Tejada shooting foul (Zach Keller draws the foul)
17:35		Zach Keller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:35	+1	Zach Keller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
17:14		Charles Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Zach Keller steals)
17:00		Kevin Miller misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:58		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point driving floating jump shot	8-6
16:25		Tyler Tejada blocks Hunter Sallis's two point driving floating jump shot
16:23		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
16:10		Andrew Carr blocks Tomiwa Sulaiman's two point layup
16:08		Tomiwa Sulaiman offensive rebound
16:06		Charles Thompson misses two point jump shot
16:04		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
16:00	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	8-9
15:26	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	10-9
14:58	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	10-11
14:37		Zach Keller personal foul (Tyler Tejada draws the foul)
14:37		TV timeout
14:34	+2	Christian May makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Dylan Williamson assists)	12-11
14:20		Mekhi Lowery blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point driving layup
14:19		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
14:19		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Mekhi Lowery draws the foul)
13:51	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point pullup jump shot	14-11
13:19		Abramo Canka misses three point pullup jump shot
13:17		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	16-11
12:42		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
12:40		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point fadeaway jump shot	18-11
12:20		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
12:20		TV timeout
11:51		Dylan Williamson personal foul (Marqus Marion draws the foul)
11:38	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point driving finger roll layup	18-13
11:21		Dylan Williamson offensive foul (Parker Friedrichsen draws the foul)
11:21		Dylan Williamson turnover (offensive foul)
10:59		Andrew Carr misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:50		Tigers defensive rebound
10:27		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses three point jump shot
10:25		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
10:04		Tomiwa Sulaiman blocks Marqus Marion's two point layup
10:02		Marqus Marion offensive rebound
9:56		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
9:54		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
9:39		Charles Thompson misses two point turnaround hook shot
9:37		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
9:37		Tomiwa Sulaiman personal foul (Marqus Marion draws the foul)
9:14		Charles Thompson blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
9:14		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	18-15
8:53		Christian May misses two point pullup jump shot
8:51		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
8:45	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point putback dunk	20-15
8:33	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point driving finger roll layup	20-17
8:14		Tyler Tejada misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:12		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point putback layup	22-17
7:48		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
7:46		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
7:29		TV timeout
7:25		Christian May misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:23		Tyler Coleman offensive rebound
7:16		Zach Keller blocks Mekhi Lowery's two point driving layup
7:14		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
7:01	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	22-20
6:37		Charles Thompson misses two point hook shot
6:35		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
6:35		Zach Keller blocks Messiah Jones's two point layup
6:33		Tigers offensive rebound
6:27		Christian May misses two point jump shot
6:01		Tyler Coleman shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
6:01	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-21
6:01	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-22
5:34		Dylan Williamson misses three point stepback jump shot
5:32		Zach Keller defensive rebound
5:23		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Williamson steals)
5:13		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Tyler Tejada draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Tyler Tejada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-22
5:13	+1	Tyler Tejada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-22
4:54	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	24-24
4:37		Tyler Tejada misses two point stepback jump shot
4:35		Dylan Williamson offensive rebound
4:19		Dylan Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot
4:17		Tomiwa Sulaiman offensive rebound
4:16		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Tomiwa Sulaiman draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-24
4:16	+1	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-24
4:00		Andrew Carr misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:58		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
3:52		Zach Keller personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point jump shot	28-24
3:27	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	28-27
3:03		Tyler Tejada misses two point driving layup
3:00		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
2:49		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
2:47		Christian May defensive rebound
2:38		Tomiwa Sulaiman turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
2:20	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	28-30
2:16		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:47		Tyler Tejada misses two point pullup jump shot
1:45		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
1:32	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	28-33
1:06	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point turnaround hook shot	30-33
0:50		Kevin Miller misses three point stepback jump shot
0:48		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
0:20	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point pullup jump shot	33-33
0:02	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point fadeaway jump shot	33-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TOWS
Tigers
28
WAKE
Demon Deacons
36

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Charles Thompson misses two point turnaround hook shot
19:37		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
19:35		Zach Keller shooting foul (Charles Thompson draws the foul)
19:35	+1	Charles Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-35
19:35		Charles Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:35		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
19:17	+3	Zach Keller makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	34-38
18:55		Messiah Jones misses two point turnaround bank hook shot
18:53		Tigers offensive rebound
18:49		Christian May misses two point layup
18:47		Zach Keller defensive rebound
18:38		Kevin Miller misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:36		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
18:19		Andrew Carr shooting foul (Messiah Jones draws the foul)
18:19	+1	Messiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-38
18:19	+1	Messiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-38
18:00	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	36-40
18:00		Dylan Williamson shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
18:00		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:00		Christian May defensive rebound
17:43		Charles Thompson turnover (traveling)
17:26		Zach Keller misses two point layup
17:24		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
17:09		Tyler Tejada misses two point driving layup
17:07		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
16:57		Hunter Sallis misses two point driving floating jump shot
16:55		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
16:48		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
16:46		Christian May defensive rebound
16:34		Tomiwa Sulaiman turnover (traveling)
16:10		Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball)
15:49		Mekhi Lowery misses two point driving floating jump shot
15:47		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
15:47		Messiah Jones misses two point putback layup
15:45		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
15:43		Hunter Sallis shooting foul (Charles Thompson draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:43	+1	Charles Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-40
15:43	+1	Charles Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
15:26	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	38-43
15:12		Mekhi Lowery turnover (bad pass) (Marqus Marion steals)
15:04	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	38-45
15:02		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:02		TV timeout
14:34	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point driving layup	40-45
14:11	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving layup	40-47
13:50		Messiah Jones misses two point layup
13:48		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
13:46		Charles Thompson misses two point layup
13:44		Christian May offensive rebound
13:42	+2	Christian May makes two point putback layup	42-47
13:13		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
13:11		Marqus Marion offensive rebound
13:08		Jump ball. Marqus Marion vs. Messiah Jones (Demon Deacons gains possession)
12:58		Andrew Carr misses two point hook shot
12:56		Chase Paar defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Chase Paar makes two point layup (Tomiwa Sulaiman assists)	44-47
12:10	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point pullup jump shot	44-49
11:45		Christian May turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Carr steals)
11:37		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
11:35		Christian May defensive rebound
11:21		Dylan Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
11:15	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving dunk	44-51
10:58		TV timeout
10:48	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point turnaround hook shot (Tyler Tejada assists)	46-51
10:19		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
10:17		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
10:01		Tyler Tejada misses three point pullup jump shot
9:59		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
9:57		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Mekhi Lowery draws the foul)
9:57		Mekhi Lowery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57	+1	Mekhi Lowery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
9:35		Cameron Hildreth misses two point driving layup
9:33		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point driving layup	49-51
9:22		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Tyler Tejada draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Tyler Tejada makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-51
8:53		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point pullup jump shot
8:50		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving floating jump shot	50-53
8:14		Marqus Marion shooting foul (Messiah Jones draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Messiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-53
8:14	+1	Messiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-53
7:57		Christian May personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:55		Charles Thompson shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
7:55		Andrew Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:55	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
7:36		Dylan Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot
7:34		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
7:20		Andrew Carr turnover (traveling)
6:53		Hunter Sallis blocks Charles Thompson's two point hook shot
6:51		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
6:49	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point putback layup	54-54
6:30		Kevin Miller misses two point pullup jump shot
6:28		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
6:00		Charles Thompson misses two point jump shot
5:58		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
5:51		Christian May misses three point jump shot
5:49		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
5:44	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point layup	56-54
5:22	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point pullup jump shot	56-56
5:22		Messiah Jones shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
5:22		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:22		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point driving floating jump shot	58-56
4:50	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	58-58
4:48		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
4:22		Charles Thompson misses two point layup
4:20		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
4:16		Mekhi Lowery turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
4:10		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) (Tomiwa Sulaiman steals)
3:44		Dylan Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot
3:43		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
3:43		Charles Thompson personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:33		Tyler Tejada personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
3:30		Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball) (Messiah Jones steals)
3:10		Tyler Tejada turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
3:05	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	58-60
2:46		Andrew Carr personal foul (Messiah Jones draws the foul)
2:46		Messiah Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:46		Zach Keller defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	58-62
2:15		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:55		Charles Thompson misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:53		Zach Keller defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	58-64
1:17		Dylan Williamson misses two point driving layup
1:15		Zach Keller defensive rebound
1:10		Christian May shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-65
1:10	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
1:03		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
1:01		Christian May offensive rebound
0:57		Christian May misses two point jump shot
0:55		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
0:52		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
0:50		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:50		Christian May personal foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
0:50		Andrew Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:50		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
0:41		Christian May misses three point jump shot
0:36		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
0:35		Christian May personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-67
0:35	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
0:26	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point stepback jump shot	61-68
0:25		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:24		Christian May personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:24		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-69
0:14		Tyler Tejada misses three point pullup jump shot
0:12		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
0:10		Charles Thompson personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
0:10	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
0:06		Dylan Williamson misses three point pullup jump shot
0:04		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Andrew Carr defensive rebound