2nd Ranked Duke, Wake Forest Are Shifting To The Hardwood In Durham Monday Night As They're Facing, Opposing Each Other For Second Time During 2024-2025 Regular Season
On Saturday January 25, 2025 2nd ranked Duke, Wake Forest opposed each other on the hardwood at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the inaugural time in the 2024-2025 regular season.
Where?
Winston-Salem!
In that game what was a 35-22 halftime lead for 2nd ranked Saturday turned into deficits Duke had to comeback from in 2nd half to win at Wake Forest 63-56.
The first deficit Duke had to comeback from was 37-36!
The second deficit Duke had to comeback from was 39-36!
The third deficit Duke had to comeback from was 43-39!
As Duke came from deficits in 2nd half to win at Wake Forest 63-56 as a team Duke shot 36.8 on field goals , 28.1 % on 3 pointers three players scored in double figures Cooper Flagg was 8-16 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds , 6 assists, 24 points. Kon Knueppel was 5-12 on field goals , 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 3 assists , 15 points . Mason Gillis was 4-7 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 11 points..
With the win Duke extended their winning streak to 13 games!
Following Duke coming back from 2nd half deficits to win at Wake Forest 63-56 Duke freshman Cooper Flagg who was 8-16 on field goals , 1-6 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds, 6, assists, had this to say!
I think the response for us was huge . It was great for us to kind of feel it . We haven’t been in a ton of those positions throughout this year so I thought it was a big opportunity for us to kind of show that we can stay composed and even when they make a run , stay level headed.
Following Duke coming back from 2nd half deficits to win at Wake Forest 63-56 Duke graduate transfer Mason Gillis from Purdue who was 4-7 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 11 points had this to say!
At first I don’t think we showed our poise but we got there and that’s all that matters. You know throughout the course of a game you just got to stick to details play to our standard and through the course of a game averages play out. And so , you know , if we keep doing what we’re doing what we’re supposed to do , help each other out , doing our jobs, good things happen. I think everything we’re doing right now we’re getting ready for March and that was a March style game right there just being able to make adjustments see how the game is playing out . What we needed to do to get the W and that’s all that matters.
Following Duke coming back from 2nd half deficits to win at Wake Forest 63-56 Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say! I think when you’re up big, somewhat big and then the team takes the lead you have to claw your way back . So I think that speaks to just the toughness of the team the character . I have such trust in these guys with their toughness down the stretch.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article298843948.html
In that game Wake Forest lost to 2nd ranked Duke 63-56 where as a team Wake Forest shot 37.3 % on free throws , 16.7 on 3 pointers, 65.2 % on free throws.
Two players scored in double figures. Hunter Sallis was 5-11 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 1-3 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 12 points. Juke Harris was 5-13 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 3-6 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 steal, 14 points.
Following Wake Forest 63-56 loss to 2nd ranked Duke Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say!
Really proud of the way that we played in the second half. We didn't play well in the first half. Credit to them because they had us down by 13 at the half. We didn't finish really well, but I felt okay because I knew we just had some things to fix offensively that weren't that hard to fix. We fixed those things and came out in the second half and played really well. We had five kills in the second half. We went on a 17-4 run to start the second half and had the building pretty loud. Credit to Jon [Scheyer] and his team for staying composed. We had a couple of times where we could have taken our lead up to eight or more and we couldn't do it. They jumped into a zone like they did last year and we just didn't execute very well against it. They got stops and they converted on those stops. They were having a hard time getting stops in man, so credit to them. They continued to get stops and score. Mason [Gillis] was a big factor in the game. He plays really hard, he's a good rebounder, and he made a couple big threes that were huge. I was very impressed with him. Obviously they have [Cooper] Flagg and [Kon] Knueppel. They have a really good team and Jon has done a really good job with them. Everybody gets caught up in talent, but you still have to coach the talent, and he's doing a really good job at coaching that talented team. They come at you in so many different ways, but we were good defensively throughout the game. We're talking about a team that shoots 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from three, which is just off the charts, and we guarded them well. It caused them a lot of trouble. We just didn't execute offensively when we needed to in that stretch where we had that six-point lead, and that cost us."
According to https://godeacs.com/news/2025/1/25/mens-basketball-demon-deacons-battle-no-2-duke-in-saturday-thriller
2nd ranked Duke, Wake Forest are shifting, to the hardwood in Durham Monday night.
2nd ranked Duke comes into the second game with Wake Forest with record of 26-3 overall 17-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is leading the way in the standings because they’ve won six straight games including their Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday in Durham 100-65 On Tuesday in 2nd ranked Duke’s 97-60 win at Miami Tyrese Proctor sustained, suffered a bone bruise on left knee.
On Saturday another injury for 2nd ranked Duke following Tyrese Proctor sustaining bone bruise Tuesday at Miami? Cooper Flagg got in the eye , face returned as Duke went on to rout Florida State 100-65 Saturday.
Where?
On the hardwood in Durham!
As Duke went on to rout Florida State 100-65 Saturday as a team Duke shot 43.8 % on field goals , 26 .7 % on 3 pointers, 82.4 % on free throws.
Four players scored in double figures Khaman Maluach was 4-5 on field goals , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 14 points. Isaiah Evans was 6-17 on free throws, 4-13 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 19 points. Kon Knueppel was 4-10 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 5 assists , 14 points. Cooper Flagg was 5-9 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists , 16 points.
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Following Cooper Flagg getting in eye, face, returning as Duke went on to rout Florida State 100-65 Saturday Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say!
We have an amazing set up. Our medical team did a great job. Our eye doctor who handles everything for the team, was here and saw him right away. Fortunately it wasn’t anything with his eye itself it was his eyelid he got bruised basically. I was really relieved when the medical team shared the news because I was really nervous about him.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article301253039.html
Wake Forest comes into the second game with 2nd ranked Duke with record of 20-9 overall 12-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the standings because like Duke Wake Forest won their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday as it knocked Notre Dame 74-71 in Winston-Salem where as a team Wake Forest shot 44.1 % , 23.1 % on 3 pointers , 100 % on free throws. Two players scored in double figures. Cameron Hildreth was 10-14 on field goals , 1-2 on on 3 pointers , 7-7 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals , 28 points . Hunter Sallis was 5-17 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers , 7-7 on free throws to go along with four rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal, 2 blocks, 17 points.
Following Wake Forest knocking-off Notre Dame Saturday in Winston- Salem Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say!
Today's game was a culmination of what was a wonderful weekend here on campus. Yesterday was a very emotional day for our Hall of Fame ceremony. I spent a lot of time with Skip Prosser's wife, Nancy, and have a picture of Skip in my office. That was very meaningful to me, and I'm sure to her. To go to the ceremony last night was one of the best things I've ever been a part of. Listening to everybody speak about their experience at Wake Forest and what it meant to them made me very proud. We had Lynne Heflin, who ran the basketball program here for [35] years, Ish Smith and obviously Coach Prosser.
Today is indicative of our fanbase – how wonderful and supportive they are. What a great environment to play in today. Our players and staff surely noticed it. I'm very proud to be the coach.
We don't make a lot of threes, so we have to get points in different ways off of turnovers and free throws. In the first half, we only got two free throws but then went 17-for-17 in the second half by being aggressive at the rim. We did a better job of spacing to get Cameron (Hildreth) and Hunter (Sallis) opportunities in there. We were only 7-for-15 at the rim in the first half but then 11-for-18 in the second. Ty-Laur Johnson set the tone defensively early for what was going to be a defensive battle. He was very aggressive and we turned Markus Burton over six times. Then, about seven minutes left in the game, Cameron decided he wanted to guard (Burton). He did an unbelievable job and willed us to win on both ends of the floor. He's just an incredible competitor and a really good player. I'm really happy for our team. It's our 20th overall win and 12th in the league, and we still have two more great opportunities."
According to https://godeacs.com/news/2025/3/1/mens-basketball-wake-forest-reaches-20-win-mark-in-victory-over-notre-dame
Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Cory Alexander, Dave O’ Brien commentating!
Dave O’Brien, a Syracuse alumnus, returns to ESPN and joins ACCN with over 30 years of experience in tow.
O’Brien, who has been in the industry since 1987, including 15 years at ESPN, will call play-by-play alongside former NFL Live studio analyst Hasselbeck and former NBA sideline reporter Katie George for ACC Network Primetime Football.
The Massachusetts native worked for ESPN from 2002-17, handling play-by-play for a variety of sports, including MLB, NBA, college basketball and soccer. He became the voice of the Red Sox on the Boston Red Sox Radio Network in 2007 and has been with NESN since 2016 as the primary play-by-play announcer for Red Sox telecasts.
Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.
Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.
His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.
A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).
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