Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Cleveland State Vikings
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 1ST ROUND AT MIAMI FL
84
26-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CLE | 39 | 45 | 84 |
WAKE | 30 | 39 | 69 |
69
24-7
Cleveland State Vikings
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 38 | 21 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | 22 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | 19 | 8-14 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 5 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
84 | 31-65 | 6-15 | 16-22 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 17 | |
48% | 40% | 73% |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 17 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | 22 | 8-13 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 17 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
69 | 26-50 | 5-13 | 12-17 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 20 | |
52% | 38% | 71% |
Game Information
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Horizon League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
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