National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 59, NC-Greensboro 51
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2013
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Gary Maxwell, # Bryan Kersey, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 8467


Wake Forest 59, North Carolina-Greensboro 51: Devin Thomas paced the Demon Deacons with 12 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season in a win over the visiting Spartans.

Tyler Cavanaugh and Codi Miller-McIntyre finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Wake Forest (10-2), which has won eight consecutive games against North Carolina-Greensboro (6-7). Arnaud-William Adala Moto came off the bench to score seven points and grab seven boards.

Kyle Cain had a game-high 16 points and 15 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season as the Spartans fell to 0-3 in true road contests. Kayel Locke added 14 points and seven rebounds.

North Carolina-Greensboro had a rough first half shooting, going 8-of-31 and missing all eight of their attempts from 3-point range. The Demon Deacons also struggled from the start, but later rallied to take a 29-22 lead into the break behind Cavanaugh, who went 4-of-5 for 10 points.

The Spartans trailed by as many as 11 in the second half until they got hot with almost seven minutes remaining to pull within two. Cavanaugh and Thomas got into foul trouble late but Wake Forest was picked up by the second-half play of Miller-McIntyre, who scored all his points after the break to help put away the Spartans.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miller-McIntyre, who entered Saturday averaging a team-high 18.1 points, was held scoreless in the first half. ... The Spartans went 1-of-15 from behind the arc after shooting 39.3 percent on the season over their first 12 contests. ... The Demon Deacons extended their home winning streak to 10 games under coach Jeff Bzdelik.

Top Game Performances
 
NC-Greensboro   Wake Forest
Kyle Cain 16 Scoring Tyler Cavanaugh 12
Drew Parker 3 Assists Madison Jones 2
Kyle Cain 15 Rebounds Devin Thomas 13
Kayel Locke 4 Free Throws Made Travis McKie 3
Tyrone Outlaw 3 Steals Arnaud William Adala Moto 2
N/A Blocks Andre Washington 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
NC-Greensboro 51 31.7 1-15 12-21 6 39 0 9 12
Wake Forest 59 44.9 2-14 13-30 5 40 6 7 14