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Sallis has 20, Harris 17, Wake Forest pulls away from NC State 77-59

AP
Jan 04, 2025

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Hunter Sallis scored 20 points, Juke Harris added 17 off the bench and Wake Forest pulled away in the second half for a 77-59 win over N.C. State on Saturday.

Up four points about five minutes into the second half, Sallis scored six points, Efton Reid had a three-point play and Ty-Laur Johnson hit a 3-pointer in a 12-2 run that put the Demon Deacons on top 57-43. The Wolfpack never got back within single digits and Sallis hit a jumper with five minutes remain for the biggest lead at 73-51.

Tre'Von Spillers scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting for Wake Forest (11-4, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 58% in the second half and 55% for the game. Harris was 6-of-8 shooting.

Marcus Hill led N.C. State (8-6, 1-2) with 14 points. Dontgrez Styles added 11 points and Michael O'Connell had 10. The Wolfpack shot 48% in the first half and 33% in the second.

Wake Forest got off to a quick start with Harris and Sallis hitting back-to-back 3-pointers in a 9-0 run that made it 19-4. The Wolfpack climbed back into it with a 9-0 run, making it 30-28. Harris and Cameron Hildreth scored the last two baskets of the half to give the Demon Deacons a 38-32 lead.

Hill and Taylor opened the second half with layups to pull N.C. State back within two but a Spillers layup and Sallis 3 started the surge that had Wake Forest on top by 12 when Sallis made two free throws with 12:11 left in the game.

N.C. State is home against Notre Dame on Wednesday. Wake Forest goes to Miami on Saturday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
32
WAKE
Demon Deacons
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield vs. Efton Reid III (Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:44	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	0-2
19:22	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	3-2
19:00	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	3-4
18:35		Marcus Hill turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
18:30	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	3-6
18:04		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (3-second violation)
17:42		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
17:42	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
17:42	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-8
17:16		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
17:14		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point floating jump shot	3-10
16:44		Cameron Hildreth blocks Jayden Taylor's three point jump shot
16:42		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
16:35		Michael O'Connell personal foul
16:32		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
16:30		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
16:07		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (traveling)
15:50		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
15:48		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
15:44		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
15:42		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
15:37		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:37		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:37	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
15:10		Trey Parker shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
15:10	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-11
15:10	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-12
14:54		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass)
14:37	+3	Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	4-15
14:34		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
14:07		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
14:05		Juke Harris defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot	4-18
13:36		Breon Pass misses two point jump shot
13:34		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
13:22		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
13:22	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-19
13:22		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:22		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot	6-19
12:33		Marcus Hill personal foul
12:27		Efton Reid III turnover (bad pass)
12:27		Efton Reid III personal foul
12:22		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
12:22	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-19
12:22	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-19
12:05		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
12:03		Wolfpack defensive rebound
11:46		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
11:44		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
11:35		Juke Harris shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:35	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-19
11:35	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-19
11:14		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
11:12		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Juke Harris makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	10-21
10:45		Hunter Sallis shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
10:45		Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:45	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-21
10:41		Tre'Von Spillers turnover (bad pass)
10:38	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	13-21
10:16		Tre'Von Spillers turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
9:57		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
9:55		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
9:46	+2	Juke Harris makes two point layup	13-23
9:34		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
9:31		Hunter Sallis personal foul
9:14	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	15-23
8:54		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:52		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	17-23
8:20		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
8:20	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
8:04		Paul McNeil misses two point jump shot
8:02		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
7:54	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Juke Harris assists)	17-28
7:38		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
7:37		TV timeout
7:12		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:10		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
6:59	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	20-28
6:47		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul)
6:47		Tre'Von Spillers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:47		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
6:19		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
6:17		Juke Harris defensive rebound
6:01		Juke Harris turnover (lost ball) (Dontrez Styles steals)
5:56	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	22-28
5:56		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
5:50		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
5:48		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	24-28
5:09		Parker Friedrichsen turnover (traveling)
4:53	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	26-28
4:40	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	26-30
4:24		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
4:22		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
4:15		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
4:13		Ty-Laur Johnson offensive rebound
4:07		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
4:05		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
4:01	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	28-30
3:41	+2	Juke Harris makes two point layup	28-32
3:22		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
3:20		Juke Harris defensive rebound
3:07		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:05		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
3:03		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
3:03		TV timeout
3:03	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
3:03		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:03		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	29-34
2:17	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	32-34
1:47		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
1:45		Ty-Laur Johnson offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Juke Harris makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists)	32-36
1:03		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
1:01		Juke Harris defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	32-38
0:19		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
0:02		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
27
WAKE
Demon Deacons
39

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	34-38
19:27		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
19:25		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
19:21		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
19:19		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
19:13	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	36-38
18:58	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists)	36-40
18:39		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
18:37		Wolfpack offensive rebound
18:30		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Michael O'Connell's two point layup
18:28		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
18:17		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
18:15		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
18:09		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
18:07		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
17:53	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	36-43
17:30	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	39-43
17:00		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
16:58		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
16:56		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
16:54		Demon Deacons turnover (shot clock violation)
16:39		Marcus Hill turnover (bad pass)
16:08		Demon Deacons turnover (shot clock violation)
15:53		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Tre'Von Spillers steals)
15:45		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-44
15:45	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-45
15:31	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot	41-45
15:08	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	41-47
14:50		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
14:48		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
14:43		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Marcus Hill's two point jump shot
14:41		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
14:37		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Dontrez Styles's two point layup
14:35		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
14:13	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup (Hunter Sallis assists)	41-49
14:13		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
14:13	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-50
13:46		Breon Pass misses two point layup
13:44		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
13:40		Tre'Von Spillers turnover (bad pass)
13:14		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
13:12		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
13:07	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot	43-50
12:48	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	43-52
12:34		Juke Harris personal foul
12:31		Juke Harris personal foul
12:25		Efton Reid III blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point jump shot
12:23		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
12:16		Hunter Sallis misses two point dunk
12:14		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
12:11	+3	Ty-Laur Johnson makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists)	43-55
12:11		Wolfpack technical foul
12:11		Wolfpack turnover
12:11		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
12:11		TV timeout
12:11	+1	Hunter Sallis makes technical free throw 1 of 2	43-56
12:11	+1	Hunter Sallis makes technical free throw 2 of 2	43-57
11:53		Dontrez Styles turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
11:29		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (traveling)
11:29		TV timeout
11:02		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:00		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
11:00		Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
11:00	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-57
11:00	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-57
10:36	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	45-59
10:11		Efton Reid III personal foul
10:06		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-59
10:06		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:06		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
9:45		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass)
9:29		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
9:12		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
9:10		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
9:02		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
9:02		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-60
8:44	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	48-60
8:23	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup	48-62
8:07		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
8:05		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
7:49	+2	Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point layup	48-64
7:32		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:32		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:32	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-64
7:21	+2	Juke Harris makes two point dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists)	49-66
7:01		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
6:59		Juke Harris defensive rebound
6:33		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
6:16	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point hook shot	49-68
6:02		Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball)
5:55		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Michael O'Connell steals)
5:49	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	51-68
5:32	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	51-71
5:09		Hunter Sallis blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
5:07		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	51-73
4:59		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
4:40		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-73
4:40	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-73
4:15		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
4:13		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
4:03		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-73
4:03		Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:03		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
4:00		Dontrez Styles turnover (out of bounds)
3:35		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:33		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
3:24		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
3:22		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
3:16		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
3:16		TV timeout
3:16	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-74
3:16	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-75
2:59		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
2:57		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
2:52		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) (Efton Reid III steals)
2:22		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
2:20		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
2:17		Marcus Hill personal foul
2:17		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:17		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
1:56	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot	56-75
1:38		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
1:36		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
1:25		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
1:23		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point dunk (Marcus Hill assists)	58-75
0:59		Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-75
0:36	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	59-77
0:23		Ismaël Diouf misses two point hook shot
0:21		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Hunter Sallis defensive rebound