Myles Colvin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 49 seconds to play and Wake Forest went on to fend off Longwood for a 71-68 nonconference victory on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Juke Harris finished with 19 points, Nate Calmese had 12 points and Colvin finished with 11 points for Wake Forest (9-3), which made only five of 24 attempts from 3-point range.
Redd Thompson Jr.’s 22 points off the bench led Longwood (6-7) while Elijah Tucker and Johan Nziemi each racked up 13 points. The Lancers were 8-for-31 on 3-point attempts, but Thompson accounted for 6-of-12 shooting from long range.
Colvin, who made seven 3-pointers on Sunday against Queens, went just 1-for-4 on 3-point attempts against Longwood.
After Colvin’s shot snapped a 67-67 tie, Omaha Biliew made a free throw for Wake Forest. Nziemi’s foul shot with 12 seconds left gave Longwood a chance. After Harris missed a pair of free-throw attempts, Thompson’s 3-point launch at the buzzer was off the mark.
The Demon Deacons shot 41% from the floor, but benefited from making 22 of 30 free-throw tries.
Calmese had six early points as Wake Forest took a 15-11 lead, but the lead changed hands seven times in the first half before Longwood claimed a 34-30 lead at the break. Thompson provided eight points and half of the Lancers’ four 3-point baskets.
Wake Forest shot 10-for-30 and was charged with seven turnovers in the first half. The Demon Deacons made four 3-pointers, but they missed their last eight attempts from beyond the arc.
Wake Forest began the second half on a 9-2 run, but Longwood pulled within 46-45. The Demon Deacons finally got a little space on Colvin’s basket for a 53-47 edge.
Longwood went without a field goal for almost six minutes while Wake Forest’s lead grew to 64-54 on a pair of Harris free throws with 3:51 to play.
But Thompson’s long 3-pointer with 3:41 left drew the Lancers within 64-57. Another Thompson 3-pointer tied the game with 1:49 remaining.
Wake Forest went ahead on two Harris free throws before Jacoi Hutchinson’s two foul shots forced the game’s ninth and final tie. That set up Colvin for his big shot.
–Field Level Media
