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Friedrichsen leads Wake Forest over NJIT 83-59 for fourth straight victory

AP
Dec 10, 2023

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Freshman Parker Friedrichsen came off the bench to hit five 3-pointers, scoring 19 as Wake Forest notched its fourth straight victory by beating NJIT 83-59 on Saturday night.

Friedrichsen made 6 of 7 shots and missed just one 3-pointer in his best effort of the season for the Demon Deacons (6-3). Kevin Miller finished with 15 points, six assists and five rebounds. Hunter Sallis had 14 points, while Cameron Hildreth and Andrew Carr scored 12 apiece. Hildreth grabbed six rebounds.

Adam Hess had 15 points to lead the Highlanders (2-7) in the first meeting between the schools. Elijah Buchanan scored 11 but made just 1 of 7 from distance.

Friedrichsen came off the bench to hit both of his 3-pointers, scoring 10 to lead Wake Forest to a 38-32 lead at halftime. Hess had 12 points for NJIT, which fell behind by 15 before going on an 18-9 run in the final eight minutes.

NJIT got within three points early in the second half. Friedrichsen's 3-pointer pushed the Demon Deacons' lead to double digits at 65-53 with 6:06 left to play.

Wake Forest has won 26 straight home games against nonconference opponents, dating to December 2018.

Wake Forest was coming off a 76-57 home win over Rutgers on Wednesday. The 19-point margin of victory is the Demon Deacons’ largest over a Power 5 opponent since beating LSU 110-76 in December of 2016.

NJIT’s roster consists of nine freshmen, one junior, one senior and five post-graduates - with four of them in their sixth collegiate season.

Wake Forest returns to action on Dec. 18 when it hosts Delaware State. NJIT travels to play Buffalo on Saturday.

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1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
32
WAKE
Demon Deacons
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kjell de Graaf vs. Andrew Carr (Kevin Miller gains possession)
19:39	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point pullup jump shot	0-2
19:19		Elijah Buchanan turnover (lost ball)
18:57		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
18:55		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
18:41		Elijah Buchanan turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
18:36	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point driving layup	0-4
18:21		Mekhi Gray turnover (lost ball)
18:01		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
17:59		Adam Hess defensive rebound
17:40		Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
17:38		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
17:34		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass)
17:13		Zach Keller personal foul (Mekhi Gray draws the foul)
17:02		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
17:00		Kjell de Graaf offensive rebound
16:50	+2	Adam Hess makes two point driving layup	2-4
16:18	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	2-7
15:55		Kjell de Graaf turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
15:49		Mekhi Gray blocks Hunter Sallis's two point layup
15:47		Kjell de Graaf shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:47	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-8
15:47	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-9
15:31		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
15:29		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
15:22		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
15:20		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
15:09		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Mekhi Gray draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-9
15:09	+1	Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
14:50	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	4-11
14:27		Mekhi Gray turnover (bad pass)
14:12		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass)
14:04		Hunter Sallis personal foul
13:52	+3	Elijah Buchanan makes three point stepback jump shot	7-11
13:25		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Adam Hess steals)
13:19		Adam Hess misses two point layup
13:17		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
13:08		Elijah Buchanan personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
12:59		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
12:57		Jeffrey Akintolu defensive rebound
12:49		Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
12:44	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	7-13
12:35	+2	Adam Hess makes two point driving layup	9-13
12:35		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Adam Hess draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Adam Hess makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-13
12:14	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point stepback jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	10-16
11:41	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point stepback jump shot	12-16
11:12	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	12-19
10:50		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Adam Hess draws the foul)
10:50		TV timeout
10:40		Elijah Buchanan misses two point jump shot
10:38		Elijah Buchanan offensive rebound
10:38		Zach Keller shooting foul (Elijah Buchanan draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-19
10:38	+1	Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
10:23	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	14-21
10:06		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
10:04		Marqus Marion defensive rebound
9:50		Mekhi Gray shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
9:50		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:50		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:50		Zach Keller offensive rebound
9:36		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
9:34		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
9:28		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
9:26		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
9:17	+2	Parker Friedrichsen makes two point floating jump shot	14-23
9:17		Elijah Buchanan shooting foul (Parker Friedrichsen draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Parker Friedrichsen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-24
9:02		Mekhi Gray turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
8:59		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
8:59		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:59	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-25
8:43		Kjell de Graaf misses two point layup
8:41		Zach Keller defensive rebound
8:34	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	14-27
8:14		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
8:12		Marqus Marion defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving layup	14-29
7:58		Highlanders 30 second timeout
7:58		TV timeout
7:45	+3	Jeffrey Akintolu makes three point pullup jump shot (Mekhi Gray assists)	17-29
7:21		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
7:19		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Adam Hess makes two point driving layup	19-29
6:34		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball)
6:07	+2	Adam Hess makes two point driving layup	21-29
5:49		Jeffrey Akintolu shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
5:49		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:49	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
5:34		Tariq Francis technical foul
5:34		Kevin Miller technical foul
5:27	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point pullup jump shot	23-30
5:05		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
5:03		Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
4:52		Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
4:50		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
4:22		Kjell de Graaf blocks Andrew Carr's two point layup
4:20		Kevin Miller offensive rebound
4:20		Demon Deacons turnover (shot clock violation)
4:05		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul)
4:05		TV timeout
4:05	+1	Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-30
4:05	+1	Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-30
3:55		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Gray steals)
3:51		Tariq Francis misses two point layup
3:49		Jeffrey Akintolu offensive rebound
3:49	+2	Jeffrey Akintolu makes two point putback dunk	27-30
3:49		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
3:32	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	27-32
3:07		Hunter Sallis blocks Mekhi Gray's two point layup
3:05		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
2:56		Adam Hess blocks Zach Keller's two point layup
2:54		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
2:43		Tariq Francis misses two point layup
2:41		Zach Keller defensive rebound
2:35		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
2:33		Jeffrey Akintolu defensive rebound
2:28		Adam Hess turnover (traveling)
2:12		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass)
1:48	+2	Daniel Schreier makes two point layup (Elijah Buchanan assists)	29-32
1:34	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point floating jump shot	29-34
1:11		Mekhi Gray turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
1:07		Elijah Buchanan shooting foul (Parker Friedrichsen draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Parker Friedrichsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
1:07		Parker Friedrichsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:07		Jeffrey Akintolu defensive rebound
0:40		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
0:38		Tariq Francis offensive rebound
0:23	+3	Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	32-35
0:02	+3	Matthew Marsh makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	32-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
27
WAKE
Demon Deacons
45

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Kjell de Graaf shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-39
19:37	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-40
19:22		Mekhi Gray turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Carr steals)
19:16	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point driving layup	32-42
18:47	+3	Mekhi Gray makes three point jump shot (Adam Hess assists)	35-42
18:24	+3	Zach Keller makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	35-45
18:03	+3	Kjell de Graaf makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)	38-45
17:42		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
17:40		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Kjell de Graaf makes two point driving layup (Sebastian Robinson assists)	40-45
17:06		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
17:04		Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point driving layup	42-45
16:43		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
16:41		Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
16:35		Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
16:33		Zach Keller defensive rebound
16:26		Adam Hess shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-46
16:26	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
15:56		Adam Hess misses two point jump shot
15:54		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point alley-oop layup (Hunter Sallis assists)	42-49
15:31		Adam Hess misses two point layup
15:29		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
15:24		Mekhi Gray blocks Hunter Sallis's two point layup
15:22		Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
15:18	+2	Elijah Buchanan makes two point pullup jump shot	44-49
14:59		Kjell de Graaf personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
14:59		TV timeout
14:54	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving layup	44-51
14:36	+3	Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)	47-51
14:11	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	47-53
13:45		Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
13:43		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point driving layup	47-55
13:38		Adam Hess shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
13:38		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:38		Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
13:23		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
13:21		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
13:13		Cameron Hildreth turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Buchanan steals)
13:06		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
13:04		Adam Hess offensive rebound
13:01		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
12:59		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
12:46		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
12:44		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
12:19		Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
12:17		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
12:08		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
12:06		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
12:06		Efton Reid III personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
11:50		Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
11:48		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
11:34		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
11:32		Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
11:17	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point driving finger roll layup	49-55
10:50		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
10:48		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
10:42		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
10:40		Sebastian Robinson offensive rebound
10:19		Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
10:19		TV timeout
10:06		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Kjell de Graaf steals)
9:39	+2	Kjell de Graaf makes two point reverse dunk (Elijah Buchanan assists)	51-55
9:22		Mekhi Gray blocks Hunter Sallis's two point layup
9:20		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
9:15		Kjell de Graaf personal foul
9:08		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
9:06		Zach Keller offensive rebound
8:56	+3	Zach Keller makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	51-58
8:30		Sebastian Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Parker Friedrichsen steals)
8:15		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
8:13		Zach Keller offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	51-60
7:54		Highlanders 30 second timeout
7:54		TV timeout
7:42		Elijah Buchanan misses two point jump shot
7:40		Daniel Schreier offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Daniel Schreier makes two point hook shot	53-60
7:21	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Parker Friedrichsen assists)	53-62
6:51		Daniel Schreier misses two point layup
6:49		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
6:43		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
6:41		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
6:13		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
6:11		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
6:05	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	53-65
5:30		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:28		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	53-67
5:00	+2	Elijah Buchanan makes two point stepback jump shot	55-67
4:34		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
4:32		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
4:31	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point putback layup	55-69
4:31		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
4:31		TV timeout
4:14	+2	Elijah Buchanan makes two point pullup jump shot	57-69
3:45		Efton Reid III misses two point jump shot
3:43		Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
3:33		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
3:31		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
3:31		TV timeout
3:21	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kevin Miller assists)	57-71
3:05		Elijah Buchanan misses two point jump shot
3:03		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
2:53	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	57-74
2:49		Highlanders 30 second timeout
2:36		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
2:34		Kjell de Graaf offensive rebound
2:31		Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
2:29		Kjell de Graaf offensive rebound
2:25		Elijah Buchanan turnover (traveling)
2:07		Hunter Sallis turnover (traveling)
2:07		Parker Friedrichsen personal foul
2:03		Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot
2:01		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point turnaround jump shot	57-76
1:49		Highlanders 60 second timeout
1:49		Efton Reid III personal foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul)
1:34		Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
1:32		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	57-78
1:07		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
1:05		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
0:58		Tariq Francis personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
0:46	+3	Parker Friedrichsen makes three point pullup jump shot	57-81
0:39	+2	Jalen Robinson makes two point pullup jump shot	59-81
0:30	+2	Kevin Dunn makes two point driving layup (Owen Kmety assists)	59-83
0:18		Jalen Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:16		Kevin Dunn defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kevin Dunn defensive rebound