Men's Basketball By PATRICK SOUTHERN

Wake Forest Downs Western Carolina 71-64

Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Brandon Childress scored 20 points, Jaylen Hoard added 17, and Wake Forest beat Western Carolina 71-64 on Tuesday.

The Catamounts' upset bid was undone by poor foul shooting (16 of 32) and a trio of turnovers in the final minute. WCU led 63-62 with less than a minute remaining. But Hoard scored while being fouled, and Isaiah Mucius rebounded and put back the missed free throw to give the Demon Deacons a 66-63 lead.

After an exchange of free throws made it 67-64, Hoard stole an attempted inbound pass, was fouled, and made both of his foul shots. Mucius then stole the ensuing inbound pass, sealing the outcome.

Wake Forest (4-2) jumped out to an early 21-3 lead, with Childress scoring seven of his team's first 11 points. But WCU quickly ended any notion that the hosts would win comfortably, going on a 14-2 run of their own to pull back within 23-17.

The Catamounts (2-6) took their first lead at 43-41 with 14:05 to play on a Marcus Thomas 3-pointer, but their ineptitude at the free-throw line proved too much to overcome.

Matt Halvorsen scored 19 points for Western Carolina, while Carlos Dotson added 14 points and 16 rebounds.

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