Radford at Wake Forest
(Tuesday, December 30th) Final Score: (6) Wake Forest 83, Radford 61
Winston-Salem, NC (Sports Network) - Jeff Teague posted 19 points as sixth- ranked Wake Forest continued to roll, 83-61, over Radford.
Al-Farouq Aminu recorded 18 points for the Demon Deacons (12-0), who go for their 13th straight win on Saturday at BYU. James Johnson contributed a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
Artsiom Parakhouski scored 15 points with a game-best 16 boards for the Highlanders (4-9), who have lost five of six. Joey Lynch-Flohr and Kenny Thomas each posted 14 points in defeat.
Wake Forest didn't pull away until the early stages of the second half.
Radford's Martell McDuffy hit a three-pointer to tie the game, 39-39, just over a minute in to touch off an 8-2 run with 16:42 to play.
Though Radford led 48-47 after a deuce by Parakhouski, Teague's layup keyed a 23-7 run ending on his lay-in with 6:10 to play for a 70-55 Demon Deacons advantage.
Gary Clark and Aminu both scored five points down the stretch as Wake Forest cruised from there.
Radford led by as many as five on two occasions in the first half, the last coming as Lynch-Flohr buried a jumper for a 22-17 game just after the midway point.
The Demon Deacons reeled off seven in a row from there, then after Parakhouski's slam gave the Highlanders a 26-24 lead with 5:34 to play, Wake Forest ended the half on a 15-6 run to hit the break up by seven.
Game Notes
Wake Forest has won all four matchups...The home team shot 52.9 percent (18- of-34) from the floor in the second half but just 44.1 percent (30-of-68) for the game.
12/30 23:39:55 ET