National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 86, Wake Forest 80
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 19, 2023
Where: TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials:
# Tyler Kumpf, # John Hampton, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance:
2753
By Field Level Media
Will Baker scored a game-high 23 points to help lead LSU to an 86-80 overtime win against Wake Forest in the fifth-place game of the Charleston Classic, in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday. Jordan Wright added 15 points and 9 rebounds for the Tigers, who held off a Demon Deacon rally in each team's first overtime game of the season.
Gonzaga transfer Hunter Sallis paced Wake Forest with 22 points, 16 after halftime, on 9-for-16 shooting. Kevin Miller poured in 19 for the Demon Deacons, whose first lead came with 4:02 remaining in overtime on a Miller layup that made it 76-74.
LSU's Tyrell Ward hit a 3-pointer on the next possession to give the lead back to LSU, and the Tigers wouldn't trail again as Jalen Reed would connect on two free throws and then a layup with 41 seconds left that gave LSU an 83-80 advantage, and eventually the victory.
In regulation, Wake Forest freshman Marquis Marion dunked with 2:09 remaining to cut the LSU lead to 69-68.
Reed then connected on two free throws to extend the Tiger lead to three with 61 seconds left.
After Wright made 1-of-2 free throws on the next Tiger possession, Wake Forest's Andrew Carr rolled in a layup that made the score LSU 72-70 with 26 seconds left.
Wright then missed a pair of free throws, and Carr, who finished with 17 points, dunked the game-tying basket with 16 seconds left.
Reed missed a contested layup at the buzzer, which sent the game to overtime.
Wake Forest shot 46.7% from the field and outshot LSU, who shot just 40.8% from the field. Despite the poor shooting, LSU held an advantage in offensive rebounding, at 18-9.
Baker led LSU with 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field in the first half en route to a 46-36 lead at halftime. The Tigers led by as many as 14, after a pair of free throws from Derek Fountain with 6:30 remaining.
Cameron Hildreth paced the Demon Deacons with 16 of his 18 points in the first, including the final 8 Wake Forest points of the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Louisiana State |
|
Wake Forest |
Will Baker 23 |
Scoring |
Hunter Sallis 22 |
Tyrell Ward 3 |
Assists |
Kevin Miller 8 |
Jordan Wright 9 |
Rebounds |
Andrew Carr 9 |
Jalen Reed 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Miller 8 |
Jordan Wright 4 |
Steals |
Cameron Hildreth 2 |
Jalen Reed 4 |
Blocks |
Andrew Carr 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Louisiana State
|
86 |
40.8 |
7-18 |
21-31 |
7 |
40 |
7 |
13 |
11 |
Wake Forest
|
80 |
46.7 |
8-23 |
16-20 |
15 |
34 |
8 |
6 |
18 |