National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 67, Gardner-Webb 59
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Bill Humes, # Raymond Styons
Attendance: 6717

C.J. Harris scored 18 points, Travis McKie chipped in 15 and Wake Forest held on for a 67-59 victory over instate foe Gardner-Webb on Sunday.

Ty Walker added 12 points and freshman Chase Fischer had 11 for Wake Forest (7-4), which is one win shy of matching its win total from all of last season.

The Demon Deacons have won 52 straight home games against instate, non-conference foes. This was only the second meeting with the Runnin’ Bulldogs, however.

Tashan Newsome scored 24 points for Gardner-Webb (6-7), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 0-15 against teams from the ACC. They were trying to beat a team from a BCS conference for the first time since 2007.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs held a slim 33-30 halftime lead, but trailed the entire second half after Wake Forest pulled away with a 12-2 run.

The Demon Deacons led by as many as 11 points before Gardner-Webb made a late push. A 9-2 spurt made it 56-53 with 3:53 left, but Walker answered with a layup and Wake Forest salted it away at the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
 
Gardner-Webb   Wake Forest
Tashan Newsome 24 Scoring C.J. Harris 18
Kevin Hartley 4 Assists Tony Chennault 3
Tashan Newsome 9 Rebounds Ty Walker 9
Tashan Newsome 3 Free Throws Made Chase Fischer 5
Stefon Johnson 3 Steals Tony Chennault 2
Michael Byron 1 Blocks Carson Desrosiers 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Gardner-Webb 59 36.8 6-23 11-17 8 32 2 11
Wake Forest 67 49.1 5-12 10-15 14 32 2 6