GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Wake Forest

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WF on 10-2 run to start second half

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Yi─ƒito─ƒlu misses layup — he was clobbered and got away with a blatant elbow — but then got the rebound and followed his own miss, closing the WF lead to 42-38

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Ty-Laur Johnson the first player on either team with 3 fouls

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Wake's Juke Harris saves the ball from going out of bounds, finds Sallis for a 3

47-40, Wake

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15-4 Wake Forest scoring run stretches lead to 51-40

[Hop Sing]

Wilting under the pressure

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Demon Deacons shooting 63.6% (7/11) in second half

[EastStang]

We miss Boopie.

[PonyPride]

A.J. George in the game — scores layup when his defender (Friedrichson) gets strangled while trying to get around a pick ... then drives for a bucket on the next possession

51-44, WF

[Hop Sing]

Crowd is finally getting into it

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BJ Edwards with a great steal — giving him 56 this season, tied for ACC lead — and feeds A.J. George, who gets clobbered on his way to the rim. George hits 2 FTs to make it 52-48

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In 3 minutes of playing time, George has 6 points — more than Yi─ƒito─ƒlu, Cross, G├╢rener, Ambrose-Hylton or Colbert

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Friedrichsen can't believe he picked up his first foul ... and he's right. Great steal.

Say what you want about players having an off game, but the officials are having one tonight, too. At least their bad calls have been fairly even between the teams ... but they have really struggled.

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Another terrible call: Oquendo gets a blocked shot — a clean block — and as has been a pattern tonight, doesn't get whistled for a foul until after the officials see whether the subsequent shot goes in or not.
Amateur performance from the officials.

[EastStang]

Taking bad shots, giving up offensive rebounds. Just being outplayed.