Overview
- Widely in control from the opening minutes, Wake led by as many as 20 before halftime and shot 67% in the first half, finishing at 55% overall.
- Juke Harris scored 20 points to lead five Demon Deacons in double figures, with Sebastian Akins adding 16 and Myles Colvin 14.
- Clemson cut the deficit to five early in the second half, but Wake responded to each push and kept the Tigers at arm’s length.
- Jake Wahlin paced Clemson with a career-best 17 points, while Carter Welling and Ace Buckner contributed 13 apiece.
- The outcome moved Wake to 14-12 (5-8 ACC) and sent Clemson to 20-7 (10-4), with Clemson hosting Florida State on Saturday and Wake visiting Virginia Tech.