Hunter Sallis scores 30 points, Wake Forest pulls away in the final minutes to beat Stanford 80-67

AP
Jan 15, 2025

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Hunter Sallis scored 30 points, Wake Forest pulled away with about five minutes left and the Demon Deacons beat Stanford 80-67 on Wednesday night.

Tre’Von Spillers' hook shot with 4:49 remaining stretched the Wake Forest lead to 66-63 and the Demon Deacons went on to finish with a 16-4 run.

Sallis was 12 of 17 from the floor and made each of the three Wake Forest 3-pointers for the game. Spillers scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Cameron Hildreth made all 10 of his free-throw attempts and finished with 12 points for Wake Forest (13-4, 5-1 ACC).

Oziyah Sellers scored 16 points and Jaylen Blakes added 15 to lead Stanford (11-6, 3-3). Maxime Raynaud had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ryan Agarwal also scored 14 points.

Sellers and Blakes each scored 13 points to help Stanford build a 35-33 halftime advantage. The Cardinal had its last lead, 54-53, with 9:31 to play and stayed within four points until Spillers started the final run.

The Demon Deacons shot 12 of 32 (37.5%) in the first half but 17 of 26 (65%) in the second.

It was just the second meeting between the teams. Stanford won the previous game, a 72-66 win at the NCAA Tournament in Tucson, Arizona on March 16, 1997.

Wake Forest will look to extend a four-game win streak with a road game at Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Stanford plays at North Carolina on Saturday.

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1st Half
STAN
Cardinal
35
WAKE
Demon Deacons
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Maxime Raynaud vs. Efton Reid III (Donavin Young gains possession)
19:38	+2	Maxime Raynaud makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:13		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
19:11		Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
19:01	+3	Ryan Agarwal makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists)	5-0
18:50		Ryan Agarwal shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
18:50	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-1
18:50	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-2
18:27	+3	Jaylen Blakes makes three point jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists)	8-2
18:08	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point floating jump shot	8-4
17:49		Maxime Raynaud turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
17:41		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
17:39		Ty-Laur Johnson offensive rebound
17:34		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
17:32		Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Jaylen Blakes makes three point jump shot	11-4
17:11		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
17:09		Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
17:05		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Jaylen Blakes draws the foul)
17:05	+1	Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-4
17:05	+1	Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-4
16:49	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	13-6
16:49		Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-7
16:27		Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot
16:25		Donavin Young offensive rebound
16:19		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Donavin Young's two point jump shot
16:17		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
16:04		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
16:02		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
15:57	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup	13-9
15:52	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists)	15-9
15:35	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point pullup jump shot	15-11
15:21		Donavin Young misses three point jump shot
15:19		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
15:06	+2	Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point driving layup	15-13
14:39		Jaylen Blakes misses two point jump shot
14:37		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
14:26		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
14:24		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
14:21		Efton Reid III misses two point layup
14:19		Donavin Young defensive rebound
14:11		Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot
14:09		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
13:47		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
13:45		Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
13:29		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Jaylen Blakes draws the foul)
13:29		TV timeout
13:29		Jaylen Blakes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:29	+1	Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-13
12:51		Tre'Von Spillers misses three point jump shot
12:49		Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
12:38		Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot
12:36		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
12:23		Benny Gealer personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
12:14		Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
12:14		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:14		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:14		Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound
11:46		Chisom Okpara turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
11:36		Hunter Sallis misses two point layup
11:34		Aidan Cammann defensive rebound
11:28		Chisom Okpara turnover (traveling)
11:28		TV timeout
11:05		Aidan Cammann blocks Efton Reid III's two point layup
11:03		Aidan Cammann defensive rebound
10:58		Aidan Cammann turnover (lost ball) (Juke Harris steals)
10:49		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
10:47		Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound
10:35		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
10:33		Cardinal offensive rebound
10:29		Ryan Agarwal misses two point jump shot
10:27		Juke Harris defensive rebound
9:58		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
9:56		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
9:52		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
9:50		Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound
9:37	+3	Ryan Agarwal makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists)	19-13
9:23		Benny Gealer personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
9:09		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Chisom Okpara steals)
9:07		Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Oziyah Sellers draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Oziyah Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-13
9:07	+1	Oziyah Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-13
8:44	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup	21-15
8:30		Jaylen Blakes offensive foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
8:30		Jaylen Blakes turnover (offensive foul)
8:06		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
8:04		Chisom Okpara defensive rebound
7:54		Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot
7:52		Aidan Cammann offensive rebound
7:49		Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot
7:46		Aidan Cammann personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:46		Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Jaylen Blakes makes two point driving hook shot	23-15
6:52	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point hook shot	23-17
6:22		Chisom Okpara misses two point jump shot
6:20		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
6:09		Ryan Agarwal personal foul
6:09	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-18
6:09	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-19
5:50		Oziyah Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
5:37	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	23-22
5:19	+3	Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Ryan Agarwal assists)	26-22
4:59		Cameron Hildreth misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:57		Ty-Laur Johnson offensive rebound
4:48	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	26-25
4:35		Efton Reid III personal foul
4:17		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
4:15		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
4:05		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
4:03		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
4:03		Jump ball. Tre'Von Spillers vs. Oziyah Sellers (Demon Deacons gains possession)
3:47		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
3:45		Cardinal defensive rebound
3:45		TV timeout
3:27		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Aidan Cammann draws the foul)
3:27		Aidan Cammann misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:27	+1	Aidan Cammann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-25
3:12	+2	Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot	27-27
2:49		Jaylen Blakes misses three point jump shot
2:47		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
2:43		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:41		Donavin Young defensive rebound
2:22		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Jaylen Blakes draws the foul)
2:05		Chisom Okpara offensive foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
2:05		Chisom Okpara turnover (offensive foul)
1:55		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (Aidan Cammann steals)
1:53		Juke Harris personal foul (Oziyah Sellers draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Oziyah Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-27
1:53	+1	Oziyah Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-27
1:39		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:37		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
1:37		Aidan Cammann shooting foul (Tre'Von Spillers draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-28
1:37	+1	Tre'Von Spillers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-29
1:32	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup	31-29
1:15	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	31-31
0:49	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup (Chisom Okpara assists)	33-31
0:49		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:33		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Chisom Okpara steals)
0:27	+2	Jaylen Blakes makes two point layup	35-31
0:10	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	35-33
0:01		Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Hunter Sallis scores 30 points, Wake Forest pulls away in the final minutes to beat Stanford 80-67

1st Half STANCardinal35WAKEDemon Deacons33

1st Half
STAN
Cardinal
35
WAKE
Demon Deacons
33