Wake Forest 66, Xavier 59: Travis McKie had 19 points and eight rebounds as the Demon Deacons pulled away late for a win over the Musketeers in the Skip Prosser Classic.
Wake Forest (7-5) went on a 21-7 run spanning the last four minutes of the first half and the first 4:38 of the second to go up 42-31. Xavier responded with an 18-6 run over the next 8:24, including 10 by Semaj Christon.
But the Deacons held the Musketeers scoreless over the next 4:38 to take a commanding 60-49 lead and closed it out from there.
Codi Miller-McIntyre added 16 points for Wake Forest, while Devin Thomas grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
Travis Taylor led the Musketeers (7-6) with 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor. He also grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Christon finished with 14.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brad Redford's 3-pointer with 47 seconds to play kept Xavier from going without a trey for the first time all season. It was the second straight game the Musketeers had one 3-pointer.β¦ Both teams shot 21-for-49 from the field. β¦The Musketeers have some time off before opening their Atlantic 10 season at home against Temple on Jan. 10. The Demon Deacons get to open their ACC schedule with a trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face No. 1 Duke on Saturday.
Xavier | Wake Forest | |
Travis Taylor 18 | Scoring | Travis McKie 19 |
Semaj Christon 2 | Assists | Codi Miller-McIntyre 3 |
Travis Taylor 10 | Rebounds | Devin Thomas 14 |
Semaj Christon 8 | Free Throws Made | Travis McKie 7 |
Semaj Christon 2 | Steals | Travis McKie 2 |
Erik Stenger 1 | Blocks | Travis McKie 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Xavier | 59 | 42.9 | 1-8 | 16-26 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
Wake Forest | 66 | 42.9 | 8-19 | 16-29 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 17 |