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Xavier's 2nd-half rally enough to hold off Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – It took a jaw-dropping second-half rally, but No. 6 Xavier retained its rank among the country’s dwindling unbeatens by defeating Wake Forest 78-70 in Tuesday’s Skip Prosser Classic at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

After playing their worst first half of the season, trailing by as many as 18 points and heading to the locker room with a deficit, the Musketeers executed a wild comeback and staved off a late Demon Deacons rally.

Myles Davis and James Farr combined for a 7-0 run that put the Musketeers up by eight points with 30 seconds to play, and XU held on to stay perfect.