Travis McKie and Tyler Cavanaugh added 11 points and four rebounds each for Wake Forest (2-0), which beat Colgate in its season opener on Friday. Miller-McIntyre added six rebounds and seven assists for the Demon Deacons, who play host to Presbyterian on Friday.
QJ Peterson led four Keydets in double figures with 16 points. Rodney Glasgow had 15, DJ Covington added 13 and Julian Eleby finished with 11 for VMI (2-1), which was coming off an upset victory at Temple on Monday.
Thomas, whose layup with 24 seconds left gave Wake Forest its largest first-half lead at 44-31, had 18 points and 15 rebounds at the break. The Demon Deacons took that lead despite going 0-for-7 from three-point range over the game's first 20 minutes.
Miller-McIntyre had 17 points, three assists and three rebounds in a first half during which Wake Forest held the Keydets to 9-for-33 shooting from the floor. VMI was actually more accurate from 3-point range (4-for-13) than it was from inside the arc (5-for-20).
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wake Forest, which went 7-5 against non-conference foes last season, is already 2-0 against them this season. ... VMI went on to finish 20-of-70 from the floor, just 28.6 percent. ... Wake Forest outrebounded VMI, 57-37.
VMI | Wake Forest | |
QJ Peterson 16 | Scoring | Codi Miller-McIntyre 23 |
Rodney Glasgow 4 | Assists | Madison Jones 9 |
D.J. Covington 6 | Rebounds | Devin Thomas 17 |
QJ Peterson 7 | Free Throws Made | Devin Thomas 8 |
QJ Peterson 2 | Steals | Madison Jones 1 |
D.J. Covington 4 | Blocks | Devin Thomas 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
VMI | 71 | 28.6 | 9-30 | 22-32 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Wake Forest | 98 | 53.1 | 2-15 | 28-41 | 20 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 14 |