It was right there. Wake Forest took a 4 point lead off of a pretty spectacular driving shot off the glass from Bryant Crawford with 2:26 remaining. What followed, unfortunately, was an exercise in “just that close”, with offensive rebounds, missed free throws, and ill-advised shots. Wake could have won the game with a three but it wasn’t to be as Keyshawn Woods took a frankly pretty terrible Curry-esque three with plenty of time left.
It wasn’t all bad. The Deacs forced 12 turnovers, shot over 50% in the second half, and were pretty darn good with first shot defense.