National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 79, South Carolina Upstate 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Raymie Styons, # Chance Moore
Attendance: 4296

Alondes Williams, who turned in a triple-double, and Carter Whitt each scored 16 points as host Wake Forest defeated cold-shooting South Carolina Upstate 79-53 on Saturday night at Winston-Salem, N.C.

Williams, a transfer from Oklahoma, also had 14 rebounds and 10 assists. He shot 5-for-11 from the field, though made just one of five attempts from 3-point range. The Demon Deacons were 9-for-30 on 3s.

Dallas Walton tacked on 14 points as Wake Forest (9-1) improved to 7-0 in home games.

Whitt, a reserve, shot 6-for-9 from the field, making four of his seven attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.

Jordan Gainey and Nick Alves scored 10 points apiece for USC Upstate (2-7), which shot 32.8 percent from the field. The Spartans were 6-for-25 on 3-pointers and were charged with 15 turnovers. Their starters combined for just three free-throw attempts.

USC Upstate has lost four games in a row, though the other three in the skid came at home.

Wake Forest held a 29-18 lead at halftime and built that advantage steadily in the opening minutes of the second half.

Then a 12-0 run that included seven points from Williams stretched the margin to 60-30 before the midway mark of the second half. Whitt had the other five points in the spurt, which began with his 3-point basket.

USC Upstate with a stretch of more than six minutes with Quentin Hodge accounting for seven of the team's nine points.

Earlier, Wake Forest didn't hold a double-digit lead until the final four minutes of the first half. Isaiah Mucius drained a 3-point shot to extend the lead to 24-13.

Eleven different players scored for the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest finished with a 47-34 rebounding edge.

This was Wake Forest's third victory of the season against a member of the Big South Conference.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
South Carolina Upstate   Wake Forest
Nick Alves 10 Scoring Carter Whitt 16
Dalvin White 3 Assists Alondes Williams 10
Jalen Breazeale 6 Rebounds Alondes Williams 14
Quentin Hodge 4 Free Throws Made Alondes Williams 5
Jalen Breazeale 2 Steals Alondes Williams 2
Josh Aldrich 2 Blocks Dallas Walton 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina Upstate 53 32.8 6-25 7-11 8 31 2 9 15
Wake Forest 79 45.2 9-30 14-18 18 45 6 8 15