Miller, Salas rally Wake Forest to 71-61 victory over Towson in Charleston Classic
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Kevin Miller had 25 points, Hunter Salas scored 24 and Wake Forest finished strong to beat Towson 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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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 |