National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 78, Wake Forest 70
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 11, 2018
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # Jeffrey Anderson, # Doug Shows, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance: 24018
Tyus Battle made up for perhaps his worst game of the season as host Syracuse held off Wake Forest 78-70 Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before 24,018 fans at the Carrier Dome.

Battle scored a game-high 34 points on 10-for-18 shooting (3-for-4 from beyond the arc and 11 of 13 from the foul line) as the Orange overcame awful foul shooting down the stretch. In Syracuse's 73-67 loss at Wake Forest on Jan. 3, Battle scored just 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting (1-for-7 from 3-point range) with five turnovers and no assists.

Leading 65-63, Syracuse (17-8, 6-6 ACC) slowly built its lead to 70-65 despite missing six out of nine free throws. Oshae Brissett finally converted a pair of foul shots to make it 72-65, and the Orange held on despite making just 9 of 17 free throws in the final four minutes. Battle sealed the win with a pair of foul shots and a dunk in the closing seconds.

Brissett scored 15 points with a team-high 10 rebounds, and Frank Howard added 12 points for Syracuse.

Bryant Crawford led Wake Forest with 24 points, while Doral Moore had 16 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. The Demon Deacons (9-16, 2-11) have lost 10 of their last 11 games.

Battle scored six points in a 9-2 run that gave the Orange a 40-26 lead early in the second half. Wake Forest responded with a 6-0 run, but Battle completed a 4-point play and then made a steal and drove for a thunderous dunk as Syracuse maintained a 46-34 advantage.

After missing 11 of their first 14 3-pointers, the Demon Deacons sank six consecutive treys, including four by Mitchell Wilbekin. On his fourth 3-pointer, Wilbekin was fouled and made the free throw to nudge Wake Forest within six, 61-55. An 8-0 spurt cut Wake Forest's deficit to 65-63 with about four minutes remaining.

Syracuse outscored Wake Forest 15-8 over the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first half to build a 31-21 lead at the break. Howard and Battle ignited that run with 3-pointers, and Brissett also sank a 3-pointer during that stretch.

The Demon Deacons shot just 28 percent (7-for-25) in the first half and they missed their first nine 3-point attempts before Crawford's deep trey with 2 seconds left in the half. Crawford (10 points) and Moore (eight) shot a combined 6-for-11 in the first half while their teammates made only 1 of 14 shots.

-- Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Syracuse
Bryant Crawford 24 Scoring Tyus Battle 34
Bryant Crawford 7 Assists Frank Howard 9
Doral Moore 16 Rebounds Paschal Chukwu 11
Bryant Crawford 6 Free Throws Made Tyus Battle 11
Brandon Childress 2 Steals Frank Howard 5
Doral Moore 2 Blocks Paschal Chukwu 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 70 43.6 10-23 12-14 19 28 2 5 14
Syracuse 78 46.0 6-12 26-39 16 35 4 8 8