Wake Forest Demon Deacons players and fans storm the court after defeating the Duke Blue Devils in double overtime 113-101 during their game at LJVM Coliseum Complex Tuesday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (AFP)
It was the second road loss for the Blue Devils to an unranked team this week, getting beaten by the North Carolina State Wolfpack last February week 88-66.
The Demon Deacons were trailing in the final minute of regulation, but Brandon Childress capped off his 17-point performance with a clutch three to tie the game at 79 and send it into overtime.
The two teams went head to head in the first extension but it was the defense of the Wake Forest in the second OT that brought them to victory. Duke was held to only four points in the 2OT — all earned from the free throw line — while Wake Forest scored 16.
Olivier Sarr led Wake Forest (12-15 record) with 25 points while Chaundee Brown had 24.
Duke (23-5) had five players in double figures led by Wendell Moore’s 25 and Tre Jones’ 24 in a lost cause.
Meanwhile, No. 2 Baylor Bears bounced back from a home loss with an 85-66 win over the Kansas State Wildcats.
Baylor dominated the game from the get go, posted a 50-24 advantage at the end of the first half and never looked back.
The win enabled the Bears (24-2) to bring themselves closer to, and possibly take back the leadership from, top ranked Kansas University Jayhawks (24-3) who beat them last Sunday.
In other games, No. 24 Michigan State Spartans prevailed over No. 18 Iowa Hawkeyes 78-70; No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats defeated Texas A&M Aggies 69-60; No. 4 Dayton Flyers demolished George Mason Patriots 62-55; No. 15 Auburn Tigers pounced on Mississippi Rebels 67-58; Oklahoma Sooners shocked No. 22 Texas Tech Red Raiders 65-51; and No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs routed Colorado State Rams 66-60.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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