Can the Wake Forest Demon Deacons Bounce Back After Clemson Setback?
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons, with a rank of 0, faced off against the Clemson Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum. The game concluded with a score of 73-59 in favor of the home team. The Demon Deacons now stand with an additional loss to their record.
The Wake Forest team started the game by putting up 12 points in the first quarter but trailed as Clemson secured 21 points. In subsequent quarters, they scored 13, 14, and finally rallied with 20 points in the fourth quarter; however, it was not enough to close the gap created by Clemson's strong start which included scoring an impressive 29 points in the second quarter alone.
Wake Forest demonstrated resilience on defense with a total of four blocks and nine steals during the game. Offensively, they managed to accumulate a total of fifteen assists. Despite these efforts, their field goal percentage was just thirty-five percent compared to forty-four percent from Clemson. From beyond the arc, they struggled significantly only hitting three out of twenty-five attempts resulting in a twelve percent success rate from three-point range.
In terms of rebounding, Wake Forest collected thirty-one rebounds including six offensive boards which contributed to eleven second-chance points. However, this was overshadowed by Clemson's dominant forty-four rebounds that led them to eighteen second-chance points.
A key aspect where Wake Forest excelled was at free throw shooting where they achieved seventy-one percent accuracy making ten out of fourteen attempts. Points in paint were another strong area for them as they scored thirty-two compared to twenty-six by their opponents.
Despite these individual statistical successes for Wake Forest players and some tactical maneuvers that kept them competitive throughout periods of play – such as maintaining an assist-to-turnover ratio higher than that of their opponents (1.25) – turnovers were costly for both teams; twelve for Wake Forest and twenty for Clemson.
As fans look ahead after this tough encounter on enemy territory at Littlejohn Coliseum against an unranked opponent like themselves but coming away without victory is surely disappointing yet there are positive takeaways upon which they can build moving forward into future games this season.
Looking forward towards their next challenge on February 1st at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum located in Winston-Salem NC USA zip code:27105; fans can catch all action live when Miami (FL) Hurricanes visit town scheduled tip-off time is set for six o'clock PM Eastern Time Zone broadcast details will be available closer date ensuring supporters won't miss moment upcoming contest between these two teams conference play continues unfold throughout year ahead.