Wake Forest was led by junior 7-footer Olivier Sarr, who had 13 rebounds to go with his career-high-tying 21 points. Wake Forest (5-3) battled back to get within 66-61 on a layup by Torry Johnson with 2:17 to go. Wake Forest point guard Brandon Childress missed a contested 3-pointer before Smith’s free throws helped seal the win. The Wildcats, who entered the game leading the nation shooting 54.0 percent, made 43.1 percent (25 of 58) against Wake Forest. Wake Forest held out backup guards Jahcobi Neath and Michael Wynn.

Source: National Post December 02, 2019 05:03 UTC