National Basketball Association
Presbyterian 66, Wake Forest 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Jerry Heater, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
9682
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Khalid Mutakabbir scored in the closing seconds to lift Presbyterian to a 66-64 victory over Wake Forrest in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday. Mutakabbir made a layup with eight seconds left to give Presbyterian (6-6) a 66-64 lead and Wake Forrest was unable to answer.
Al’Lonzo Coleman scored 20 points and Pierre Miller added 11 for the Blue Hose, who have won three in a row, including two straight over major conference schools. Presbyterian knocked off Auburn, 62-59, on Saturday and also own a victory over Ivy League favorite Princeton this season.
The Blue Hose led 36-26 at the half thanks to Coleman who scored 12 of his points. Gary clark scored 14 points and Travis McKie added 12 for the Demon Deacons (6-6), who have lost two straight and three of their last four games.
Long range shooting was a factor in this one as Presbyterian made 8-of-16 3-pointers while Wake Forrest was just 2-of-10 from the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Presbyterian |
|
Wake Forest |
|
Al'Lonzo Coleman 20 |
Scoring |
Gary Clark 14 |
|
Pierre Miller 5 |
Assists |
C.J. Harris 4 |
|
Walt Allen 6 |
Rebounds |
Travis McKie 9 |
|
Al'Lonzo Coleman 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Travis McKie 4 |
|
Khalid Mutakabbir 3 |
Steals |
Gary Clark 3 |
|
Jake Troyli 1 |
Blocks |
Travis McKie 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Presbyterian
|
66 |
50.0 |
8-16 |
10-10 |
13 |
23 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Wake Forest
|
64 |
45.6 |
2-10 |
10-13 |
7 |
31 |
3 |
8 |
|