Wake Forest advanced to 11-3 on the season and a perfect 3-0 in ACC play win an 86-82 overtime win over Miami on Saturday afternoon.
A trio of guards did almost all the damage for the Demon Deacons, led by 27 points from Kevin ‘Boopie’ Miller on 10-19 shooting including 3-3 from three.
Cameron Hildreth added 23 on 5-9 from distance while Hunter Sallis had 18, including a game-sealing three in the final minute of overtime.
Wake is one of three teams in the ACC with a perfect 3-0 record, joining both North Carolina and NC State.
Steve Forbes’ team came into the season with limited expectations despite adding Sallis, a former five-star guard from Gonzaga, and Miller via the transfer portal.
Wins over Virginia Tech and Boston College were unsurprising, but now a win over Miami has the Deacons looking like a potential NCAA Tournament at-large team, especially if they can stay hot from beyond the arc like they did against the ‘Canes where they shot 12-31 (38.7%).
Wake Forest will take on Florida State in Tallahassee followed by a home battle with Virginia next Saturday, with tip-off slated for 2:00 PM ET.