No. 1 Wake Forest Stops Providence 79-67
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Justin Gray refused to let a shot to his face upset his game, and his second-half shooting protected Wake Forest's No. 1 status Wednesday night. The top-ranked Demon Deacons survived some hot shooting by Providence's Ryan Gomes at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Friars 79-67 in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.
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NEW YORK CITY -- Arizona came very close to pulling the huge upset over No. 1 Wake Forest. The Cats had a dominating first half performance but a 21-5 second half run by the Demon Deacons was too much for the Cats to overcome.
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Wake Forest&#39;s first game in nine days may have been tougher than a final exam. The sixth-ranked Demon Deacons were coaxed and cajoled all night by a feisty Temple team.
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It was a sunny day in December, with a mood to match inside Joel Coliseum yesterday during and after sixth-ranked Wake Forest&#39;s 89-88 victory over No.
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Justin Gray scored 21 for the second straight game as No.1 Wake Forest beat No.18 Arizona 63-60 for the Preseason NIT title Friday.
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Roy Hibbert had 18 points inside, Jonathan Wallace added 14 from the outside and No. 12 Georgetown beat Providence 68-58 on Monday.
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PHILADELPHIA - As sophomore Dustin Salisberyâs desperation three-point attempt with two seconds remaining sailed awry, so did the hopes of a Temple upset over #6/5 Wake Forest , who escaped with a 67-64 win on Monday night at the Liacouras Center .
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Chris Paul had 23 points and a career-high 12 assists and Eric Williams added 19 points, helping No. 6 Wake Forest hold off No. 14 Texas 89-88 Saturday.
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Providence scores just five second-half field goals on 19 percent shooting to allow Winthrop to rally and defeat the Friars, 60-54, on Tuesday night.
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Justin Gray sets the pace for No. 1 Wake Forest as it overcomes a sluggish first half to defeat No. 18 Arizona, 63-60, in the Preseason NIT championship game.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored a  team-high 23 points and dished out six assists as No. 7 Wake  Forest escaped with a 92-89 win over fourth-ranked Duke at  Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
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Wake Forest completed the finest road performance in Atlantic Coast Conference history against a team it had trouble beating anywhere.
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Justin Gray scored 21 points for the second straight game and No. 1 Wake Forest beat No. 18 Arizona 63-60 Friday night in the championship game of the 16-team Preseason NIT, a game that had a March feel to it in late November.
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Defense -- a foreign concept to Wake Forest last season -- was the key in the Deacons&#39; raucous, season-opening 97-76 men&#39;s basketball victory Monday against George Washington at Joel Coliseum.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Eric Williams scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field to lead sixth-ranked Wake Forest to a 67-64 win over Temple at the Liacouras Center.
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George Washington hangs with No. 2 Wake Forest for most of the game, but the Demon Deacons pull away in the final minutes for a 97-76 in the opening round of the Preseason NIT.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Chris Paul racked up  26 points and Wake Forest shot 32-of-32 from the free-throw  line as the fourth-ranked Demon Deacons posted an impressive  95-82 victory over No. 3 North Carolina in a battle between two  Atlantic Coast Conference powers at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.