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The Wake Forest men’s basketball team (6-2, 0-0 ACC) picked up its third-straight win on Friday afternoon, defeating Northeastern (3-4, 0-0 CAA) inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 86-73.
Black Friday W 🎩 pic.twitter.com/wQVAlOfnna
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) November 28, 2025
Senior forward Tre’Von Spillers recorded his second double-double of the season to lead the way for the Demon Deacons, finishing the afternoon with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Charleston, S.C., native also recorded three steals, two blocks, and two assists against the Huskies.
Stellar day, Seb 👌 pic.twitter.com/1YEBUATgnc
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) November 28, 2025
Sophomore guard Juke Harris also added 17 points as he went 10-of-11 from the free throw line. The Salisbury, N.C., native also totaled three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Absolute cinema 🙌 pic.twitter.com/i2EtWQRo2u
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) November 29, 2025
Junior Myles Colvin and sophomore Sebastian Akins gave the Deacs a spark off the bench as the duo combined for 24 of the team’s 35 bench points. Akins notched 13 points while going 6-of-8 from the field, along with three assists, three steals and a rebound. Meanwhile, Colvin added 11 points, three rebounds, and three steals.
Somebody start the theme music 🎶 pic.twitter.com/I7em08OL00
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) November 28, 2025
Overall, Wake Forest recorded one of its best shooting games of the season as they went 32-of-58 (55.2 percent) from the field. Additionally, the Demon Deacons totaled 14 steals on 22 forced turnovers, leading to 26 points on the offensive end.
Everywhere you look 💨 pic.twitter.com/lHAQtzyZNY
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) November 29, 2025
Stat of the Game
Wake Forest outscored Northeastern in bench points, 35-21.
Junior Myles Colvin and sophomore Sebastian Akins combined for 24 of the Deacs’ 35 bench points.
5-0 at The Joel 🏠 pic.twitter.com/wYFIqqPlex
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) November 29, 2025
Key Moment
After Northeastern took the lead on the opening possession of the second half, the Demon Deacons outscored the Huskies 25-9 over a 7:40 span to take the lead for good.
During the extended run, the Deacs recorded back-to-back 8-0 runs, as well as a 7-0 run.
Coach’s Comments
“First, I’d like to thank the crowd that came out today. I thought it was a really nice crowd for a noon game on Black Friday. Really encouraged by that and we appreciate that. I thought Northeastern ran their offense with great tempo, especially in the first half. We just couldn’t disrupt that. I thought we were constantly behind the play defensively. They did a very good job of taking on the trap. A lot of guards don’t want to come off the ball. That’s why it’s successful or effective. They came off the ball, they crossed, courted it and then they either threw the rocket pass to the roller or they skipped it. Our low man was doing a poor job of getting out on the skip, either for three or didn’t get driven. I was not very pleased with our defensive effort in the first half. I thought a lot of that credit should go to Coach Coen and his team by the way they ran their offense with tempo and physicality.
“I thought in the second half, we got going a little bit defensively and turned them over 13 times in the second half. I thought we did a much better job. Their guard, Miles Newton, had 19 in the first half and only had three points in the second half. We only gave up six offensive rebounds for the whole game. I think from about the 16-minute mark to the nine-minute mark, we stopped them 12 out of 14 times. We had six kills in the second half. We just played a lot better. I didn’t like the way we ended the game. We gave up a couple threes defensively, took a quick shot and turned it over. That’s something that’s just got to get fixed. I thought their guards did a really good job of handling the Blitz for the most part, so credit to them for coming off the ball. I thought in the second half our blitzes were a lot more effective, the court stayed a lot more compact, and we had more chances to turn defense into offense, which kind of got us going.” – head coach Steve Forbes
Up Next
Wake Forest will conclude a three-game homestand hosting Oklahoma in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
This first-ever meeting between the Deacs and Sooners tips-off at 7 p.m. and will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
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