Wake Forest University moved to 20-10 after an 80-73 result over the California Golden Bears, who left Winston-Salem at 13-17 from a 4:00 PM EDT tip at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
First half
Wake Forest University scored 29 first-half points while the California Golden Bears scored 37 first-half points.
Wake hit 41 percent from the field on 23-of-56 shooting in the game data while the Bears finished at 36 percent on 21-of-59.
The Golden Bears produced 16 points off turnovers in the team statistics while Wake logged 12 turnovers in the same line.
California got to 28 free throw attempts in the box score while Wake drew 35 trips.
Second half
Wake Forest University put up 51 second-half points while the California Golden Bears scored 36 after the break.
Wake went 27-of-35 at the line for 77 percent while California went 23-of-28 for 82 percent in the final totals.
Wake’s bench contributed 26 points while the Bears’ bench totaled 8 points in the team breakdown.
The Deacons collected 45 total rebounds while the Bears pulled 29 in the official count.
Wake generated 15 second-chance points while California recorded 2 second-chance points in the same category.
Wake finished with 14 assists while the Bears ended with 7 assists in the passing numbers.
Team and player notes
The Deacons recorded 4 blocks and 4 steals while the Golden Bears posted 0 blocks and 4 steals in the defensive stats.
Wake logged 28 points in the paint while California scored 22 points in the paint on the interior line.
Wake’s fast-break line showed 5 points while California produced 3 fast-break points.
Juke Harris finished the previous game with 31 points and 15 rebounds in the player log, and that production framed the post-game report
Wake Forest Demon Deacons around lead creation.
Tre'Von Spillers posted 3 blocks in the previous game box, and Wake’s 4-team-block night fit that rim-protection note.
Mekhi Mason delivered 3 assists in the previous game stats, and Wake’s 14 assists in this game anchored the Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs California Golden Bears match summary.
What it meant on the floor
Wake’s plus-7 margin matched an 80-73 final in the official game record.
California’s biggest lead reached 15 while Wake’s biggest lead reached 13 in the game flow markers.
The Golden Bears committed 7 turnovers while Wake committed 12 turnovers, and that contrast shaped what went wrong for Wake Forest Demon Deacons early.
Wake’s 10 offensive rebounds drove the second-chance scoring line, and the Bears’ 7 offensive rebounds did not move that category.
This Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs California Golden Bears review also tracked 3 lead changes with 0 ties in the game notes.
Next up
The broadcast log listed ACC Network on channel 612, and the next Wake outing will be one to catch on the schedule grid.
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