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Wilbekin, Crawford taking on bigger role at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest will have a big hole in its lineup for a little while longer.

Leading scorer and top playmaking guard Codi Miller-McIntyre will miss a couple more weeks with a broken foot.

That means more playing time - and more pressure - for sophomore guards Mitchell Wilbekin and freshman Bryant Crawford to begin the season, after coach Danny Manning on Wednesday anointed them as the starters in the backcourt.

Their job is to keep the Demon Deacons' backcourt humming along until Miller-McIntyre returns.

''I wouldn't say pressure, but we definitely might be playing a little bit more,'' Wilbekin said.