LOUISVILLE, Ky. — V.J. King and Quentin Snider each scored 15 points, Deng Adel added 14 and Louisville overcame a slow start to shoot 51 percent and pull away for a 96-77 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday night.
Seeking to rebound from Wednesday's overtime loss at Miami, the Cardinals (16-5, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 17-8 before surging ahead with a 19-2 run that included 14 unanswered points. They followed with several runs to stretch a 42-33 halftime lead to 79-51 with 9½ minutes remaining and roll to their fifth win in six games and while handing the reeling Demon Deacons (8-13, 1-8) their seventh consecutive defeat.
Dwayne Sutton had a season-high 13 points for Louisville, which registered its second-highest scoring total this season and avenged last year's road loss.
Chaundee Brown had 20 points, Bryant Crawford 19 and Doral Moore 16 with 13 rebounds for Wake Forest, which shot 48 percent, outrebounded Louisville 39-32 and committed 20 turnovers for 28 Louisville points.
Florida State 103, Miami 94 (OT): In Tallahassee, Florida, Phil Cofer scored 21 points and was one of six Florida State players in double figures.
The game was tied at 83 at the end of regulation before the Seminoles (16-5, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) began the extra session by scoring the first seven points. Braian Angola, who had 18 points, scored six in the extra session and CJ Walker (17 points) added five.
Florida State, which has won three straight, led for most of regulation but Miami stayed in it by making a season-high 17 3-pointers. The Hurricanes missed six of their first seven from beyond the arc before going 16 of 27 the rest of the way.
A Dewan Huell dunk with 1:03 remaining in regulation tied things up at 83. Angola had a chance to win it for Florida State on the final trip but had his shot blocked.
Lonnie Walker led the Hurricanes (15-5, 4-4) with 23 points while Dejan Vasiljevic added 20, including seven 3-pointers, and Anthony Lawrence 19.
Florida State shot a season-best 60 percent from the field (33 of 55) in the win.
Syracuse 60, Pitt 55: In Pittsburgh, freshman forward Bourama Sidibe scored a career-high 18 points off the bench and grabbed 16 rebounds and Syracuse pulled away late.
Sidibe came in averaging just 2.8 points per game on the season and had scored 16 points total since Thanksgiving. He topped that total in 33 energetic minutes as the Orange (15-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Panthers for the second time in 11 days.
Tyus Battle chipped in 14 points for Syracuse, which held Pitt to 28 percent shooting (18 of 65) and never trailed after using a 12-3 surge to break a 40-40 tie. Oshae Brissett started the run with a tip-in and a 3-pointer, Sidibe hit a layup, Battle knocked down a 3-pointer of his own and when Sidibe made a layup, the Orange led 52-43 with 2:35 left.
Marcus Carr led Pitt (8-14, 0-9) with 16 points and 12 assists and Jarod Wilson-Frame added 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds but the Panthers dropped their ninth straight.
Virginia Tech 80, Notre Dame 75: In South Bend, Indiana, Chris Clarke scored six straight points in the final 23 seconds as Virginia Tech fought off a ferocious charge by the Fighting Irish.
Bibbs scored 20 points on 8-of-10 field-goal shooting with four 3-pointers, and Clarke added 12 points and 14 rebounds, as the Hokies (15-6, 4-4) backed up their 11-point victory over No. 10 North Carolina earlier in the week.
T.J. Gibbs poured in a career-high 27 points for the Irish (13-8, 3-5), who lost a fifth straight game for the first time in nine years. John Mooney added a career-high 15 points and 11 rebounds. Rex Pflueger also scored 15.
LOUISVILLE 95, WAKE FOREST 77
;;FG;FT;Reb
WAKE;Min;M-A;M-A;O-T;A;PF;PTS
Thompson;11;0-4;0-0;1-3;0;0;0
Moore;35;8-14;0-0;4-13;0;4;16
Brown;25;8-10;3-4;0-3;1;0;20
Childress;36;3-8;0-0;1-3;3;2;7
Crawford;35;5-11;6-7;0-4;6;3;19
Sarr;22;2-5;0-1;3-6;2;3;4
Woods;20;2-7;0-0;2-5;0;3;6
Mitchell;9;1-2;2-2;0-1;0;1;4
Okeke;3;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Eggleston;2;0-0;1-2;0-0;0;1;1
Spivey;1;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Anderson;1;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Rike;--;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Bilas;--;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Totals;200;29-61;12-16;11-38;12;17;77
Percentages: FG .475, FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Crawford 3-5, Woods 2-5, Brown 1-2, Childress 1-3, Mitchell 0-1, Sarr 0-1, Thompson 0-1). Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: 20 (8 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Sarr 2). Turnovers: 20 (Crawford 6, Brown 5, Childress 3, Sarr 3, Woods 3). Steals: 4 (Crawford 2, Spivey, Woods). Technical Fouls: None.
;;FG;FT;Reb
LOUISVILLE;Min;M-A;M-A;O-T;A;PF;PTS
Adel;24;6-13;0-0;1-4;4;0;14
King;25;7-9;0-0;0-2;4;2;15
Spalding;18;2-4;2-3;3-5;1;2;6
Williams;16;1-7;2-2;1-5;0;1;4
Snider;20;5-7;2-2;0-2;3;0;14
Mahmoud;24;4-11;1-2;0-4;1;2;9
Perry;22;3-4;0-0;0-3;2;2;9
McMahon;19;3-4;2-2;0-0;2;2;9
Sutton;17;4-8;5-6;3-3;0;0;13
Nwora;12;1-4;0-0;0-3;3;1;2
Thomas;2;0-0;0-0;1-1;0;1;0
Redding;1;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Griffin;1;0-0;0-0;0-0;0;0;0
Totals;200;36-71;14-17;9-32;20;13;95
Percentages: FG .507, FT .824. 3-Point Goals: 9-24, .375 (Perry 3-4, Adel 2-3, Snider 2-3, King 1-2, McMahon 1-2, Spalding 0-1, Nwora 0-2, Sutton 0-2, Williams 0-5). Team Rebounds: 0. Team Turnovers: 7 (28 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Mahmoud 2, Spalding 2, Williams). Turnovers: 7 (Adel 2, Nwora 2, King, Mahmoud, Spalding). Steals: 12 (Perry 3, King 2, Spalding 2, Sutton 2, McMahon, Nwora, Snider). Technical Fouls: None.
Wake Forest;;33;44—77
Louisville;;42;53—95