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02/11 22:42 CST Harris' double-double catapults Wake Forest past Georgi to end
five-game skid
Harris' double-double catapults Wake Forest past Georgi to end five-game skid
ATLANTA (AP) --- Juke Harris scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Mekhi
Mason scored 17 points off the bench and Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech 83-67 on
Wednesday night to end a five-game losing streak.
Cooper Schwieger and Tre'von Spillers each scored 13 points for Wake Forest
(12-12, 3-8 ACC), which shot 53% (28 of 53), including 46% (13 of 28) from
3-point range.
Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 18 points, and Baye Ndongo scored 14 points for
Georgia Tech (11-14, 2-10).
Wake Forest opened the second half with an 11-0 run, turning a 37-33 lead at
the break into a 15-point advantage. The Demon Deacons stayed ahead by double
digits the rest of the way.
With 11:32 left before halftime, Reeves broke a 15-all tie with a 3-pointer and
followed that with a second-chance dunk. Wake Forest countered with a 3 from
Isaac Carr, and Tre'von Spillers followed with another with 9:47 before the
break for a 21-20 lead as the Demon Deacons led the rest of the way.
Up Next Wake Forest: Hosts Stanford Saturday. Georgia Tech: Will try to end its six-game losing streak at Notre Dame on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up Next Wake Forest: Hosts Stanford Saturday. Georgia Tech: Will try to end its six-game losing streak at Notre Dame on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
