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Appleby leads Wake Forest to 77-75 win over Virginia Tech

AP
Dec 31, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Tyree Appleby scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half and Wake Forest held on to beat Virginia Tech 77-75 on Saturday.

Appleby's two free throws put the Demon Deacons (10-4, 2-1 ACC) up 75-70 before Grant Basile responded with a 3-pointer off an inbounds pass with a minute to go. Wake Forest burned clock then got consecutive offensive rebounds from Andrew Carr after 3-point misses. Damari Monsanto made two free throws for Wake Forest with six seconds left before Darius Maddox sank a jumper as time ran out.

Appleby made four 3-pointers and had seven assists. Carr had 14 points, 11 in the second half, and seven rebounds. Daivien Williamson sank four 3-pointers, including two in the latter minutes, for his 12 points.

Pedulla and Mutts finished with 18 points each. Pedulla had seven assists and Mutts 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double this season.

The Hokies outshot Wake Forest but were 6 of 21 from the arc to Wake Forest's 11-of-28. The Demon Deacons were also plus-5 at the free-throw line and points off turnovers.

The Hokies (11-3, 1-2) played without Hunter Cattoor, who is game-to-game after an arm injury suffered in a Dec. 21 overtime loss to Boston College that snapped a six-game winning streak. Cattoor, last season's ACC tournament MVP, had started 49 straight games. He was tied for the team lead with 27 3-pointers before Basile's lone 3 on Saturday.

Carr and Appleby combined for the Demon Deacons' first 17 points in breaking a halftime tie to lead 55-44 - their largest of the game - while the Hokies started off 1 of 7.

Pedulla and Mutts, both playing with four fouls with eight-plus minutes to go, kept the Hokies close, combining for 21 second-half points. Four Hokies finished with four fouls.

The teams were statistically close in the first half, which ended tied 38-all. They traded runs with the Hokies having the largest lead of eight but the half ending with seven lead changes and six ties. Wake Forest didn't surrender the lead in the second half.

Virginia Tech had won the previous four matchups in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest is 8-0 at home this season.

On Wednesday, Virginia Tech is host to Clemson and Wake Forest is at North Carolina.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
38
WAKE
Demon Deacons
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lynn Kidd vs. Matthew Marsh (Sean Pedulla gains possession)
19:43		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
19:41		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
19:15	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	0-3
18:56		Grant Basile misses two point hook shot
18:54		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:17		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
18:15		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
18:07		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
18:05		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
17:45		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul)
17:45		Matthew Marsh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:45		Matthew Marsh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:45		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
17:35	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	3-5
17:09		Andrew Carr misses two point hook shot
17:07		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	5-5
16:37		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
16:35		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:23		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
16:21		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
16:12		Justyn Mutts blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
16:10		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
16:08		Damari Monsanto personal foul
15:56	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)	8-5
15:36		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:36	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 3	8-6
15:36	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-7
15:36	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-8
15:19		Davion Bradford personal foul
15:19	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	10-8
15:19		Daivien Williamson shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
15:19	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-8
15:01		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
14:59		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Justyn Mutts assists)	13-8
14:06		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
14:04		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
13:52		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
13:50		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
13:50		Darius Maddox personal foul
13:41		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
13:39		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
13:37		Andrew Carr personal foul
13:25		Michael Collins Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:23		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
13:10		Justyn Mutts blocks Andrew Carr's two point layup
13:08		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
13:05		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
13:05	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
12:50		Davion Bradford blocks Lynn Kidd's two point dunk
12:48		Hokies offensive rebound
12:44	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	15-10
12:44		Andrew Carr shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-10
12:29		Damari Monsanto misses two point jump shot
12:27		Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Grant Basile makes two point hook shot	18-10
12:11		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
12:11		TV timeout
12:04		Michael Collins Jr. personal foul
11:54		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
11:52		Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
11:33		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
11:27	+2	Bobi Klintman makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists)	18-12
11:17		Bobi Klintman shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
11:17	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-12
11:17	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-12
11:04		Bobi Klintman misses three point jump shot
11:02		Tyree Appleby offensive rebound
10:49	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	20-15
10:30		Grant Basile offensive foul
10:30		Grant Basile turnover (offensive foul)
10:15		Daivien Williamson misses two point jump shot
10:13		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
9:58		Grant Basile offensive foul
9:58		Grant Basile turnover (offensive foul)
9:41		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
9:39		Bobi Klintman offensive rebound
9:35		Bobi Klintman misses two point layup
9:33		Matthew Marsh offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point layup	20-17
9:17		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
9:15		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
9:11		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
9:09		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
8:53		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass)
8:47		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
8:45		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
8:34	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	20-20
8:17		Justyn Mutts turnover (out of bounds)
7:59		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Matthew Marsh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
7:59	+1	Matthew Marsh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
7:42		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
7:42	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 1 of 3	21-22
7:42	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 2 of 3	22-22
7:42	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-22
7:31		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
7:29		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
7:12		Matthew Marsh personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-22
7:12	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-22
6:49		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
6:47		Matthew Marsh offensive rebound
6:38		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
6:36		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	27-22
6:11	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	27-24
5:54		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
5:52		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
5:45		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
5:43		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	27-26
5:05		Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
5:03		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
4:44		Bobi Klintman misses two point jump shot
4:42		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	29-26
4:26		Sean Pedulla technical foul
4:26		Steve Forbes technical foul
4:16	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	29-29
3:55		Michael Collins Jr. offensive foul
3:55		Michael Collins Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:41		Bobi Klintman misses two point layup
3:39		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
3:24	+3	Michael Collins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	32-29
2:59		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
2:57		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
2:46		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
2:44		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
2:37		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-30
2:37	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-31
2:19		Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:17		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot	32-34
1:45		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
1:43		Hokies offensive rebound
1:43		Bobi Klintman personal foul
1:43	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-34
1:43		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:43		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
1:31		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
1:29		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
1:21		John Camden misses three point jump shot
1:19		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
1:19	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point dunk	35-34
1:19		Hokies 30 second timeout
1:09	+2	Damari Monsanto makes two point jump shot	35-36
0:46	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	38-36
0:27	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	38-38
0:03		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:01		Hokies offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
37
WAKE
Demon Deacons
39

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Tyree Appleby turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals)
19:34		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
19:32		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists)	38-40
19:18		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-41
19:17	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	40-41
19:17		Damari Monsanto shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
19:17		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:17		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
19:13		Tyree Appleby turnover (bad pass)
19:00		Damari Monsanto personal foul
18:59		Grant Basile offensive foul
18:59		Grant Basile turnover (offensive foul)
18:39		Justyn Mutts personal foul
18:26		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
18:24		Hokies defensive rebound
18:14		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
18:12		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
18:01	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	40-44
17:45		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
17:40		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
17:38		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
17:36		Tyree Appleby personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
17:36	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-44
17:36	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-44
17:16		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
17:14		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
17:09	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	42-47
16:49		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
16:47		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
16:38		Bobi Klintman misses three point jump shot
16:36		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
16:25		Justyn Mutts turnover (Tyree Appleby steals)
15:59		Justyn Mutts personal foul
15:59		John Camden blocks Andrew Carr's two point layup
15:57		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
15:59		John Camden misses three point jump shot
15:57		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point jump shot	42-49
15:37		Hokies 30 second timeout
15:37		TV timeout
15:30		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
15:25		Justyn Mutts blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
15:23		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
15:25	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	42-51
15:25		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
15:25		TV timeout
15:25	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-52
15:11		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Carr steals)
14:58		Tyree Appleby misses two point layup
14:56		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
14:49		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
14:43		Andrew Carr misses two point layup
14:41		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
14:34		Justyn Mutts offensive foul
14:34		Justyn Mutts turnover (offensive foul)
14:06		Bobi Klintman misses two point layup
14:04		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
13:49		Grant Basile misses two point layup
13:47		Grant Basile offensive rebound
13:44	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup	44-52
13:33	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot	44-55
13:13	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Michael Collins Jr. assists)	47-55
12:53		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
12:51		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
12:40		Andrew Carr turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
12:32	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	49-55
12:20		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
12:18		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
12:07		Michael Collins Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:05		Bobi Klintman defensive rebound
11:42		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
11:33		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
11:31		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
11:24	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	49-57
11:10	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	51-57
10:36		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
10:36		TV timeout
10:40	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
10:40		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:40		John Camden defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	53-58
10:03		John Camden personal foul (Damari Monsanto draws the foul)
10:03	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
10:03	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
9:52		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
9:50		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
9:47		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul)
9:47		Matthew Marsh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:47		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	55-60
9:09		Tyree Appleby turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
8:54	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	57-60
8:53		Matthew Marsh shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-60
8:31		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
8:31		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:31	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
8:18		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass)
7:57		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
7:55		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
7:48		Tyree Appleby shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48		John Camden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:48		John Camden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:48		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
7:48	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	60-61
7:28	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	60-64
7:07	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point jump shot	62-64
6:39		Andrew Carr misses two point layup
6:37		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
6:35	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	62-66
6:19		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
5:52	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	62-69
5:48		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
5:44	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	64-69
5:16		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
5:14		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
5:13		Andrew Carr misses two point layup
5:11		Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
4:55		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
4:53		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
4:31		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
4:29		Matthew Marsh offensive rebound
4:24	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot	64-72
4:07		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-72
4:01	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-72
3:36		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
3:34		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
3:17		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
3:15		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
3:15		TV timeout
3:02		Tyree Appleby turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals)
2:49	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	68-72
2:31		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
2:29		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
2:17	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	70-72
2:16		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
2:00		Michael Collins Jr. personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
2:00		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:00		Grant Basile defensive rebound
1:45		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
1:43		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
1:16		Grant Basile personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
1:16	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-75
1:05		Andrew Carr blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup
1:03		Hokies offensive rebound
1:00	+3	Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	73-75
0:55		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:34		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
0:32		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
0:13		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
0:11		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
0:06		Michael Collins Jr. personal foul (Damari Monsanto draws the foul)
0:06		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:06	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-76
0:06	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-77
0:03		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:01		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	75-77
0:00		End of period

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Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)