While it was likely not the scoreline that was expected by many Wake Forest fans (although we did warn about this game earlier in the week) the Deacs got it’s first victory of the year (which doesn’t count), holding off a furious rally from Queens University of Charlotte to win 76-74 on Friday night.
Queens is the No. 2 ranked Division II team in the preseason polls, and managed to fight back from a 52-36 second half deficit to pull within a single possession multiple times in the final minute.
I did think that this game would be closer than most would want to see, but I thought that it would be because Queens was better than we thought, not because Wake Forest looked underwhelming.