Hunter Sallis had 29 points on 11-13 shooting and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons picked up a massive win over the Duke Blue Devils, 83-79, on Saturday afternoon.
This win could not come at a more perfect time for Steve Forbes’ team, who moved to 2-5 in Quad 1 games with at least two more opportunities coming up: a road game against Virginia Tech and a home game against Clemson.
Wake Forest came into this game squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble, and needed a quality Quad 1 victory to boost their resume and hopefully break a streak of missing the Big Dance which goes back to 2017.
Forbes has done an incredible job bringing high level transfers to Wake Forest, including Jake LaRavia and Tyree Appleby, but Sallis looks like the one who will help this team breakthrough and go dancing.
The Gonzaga transfer is one of the most prolific, efficient scorers in the conference and this performance cements his legacy in Winston-Salem, a legacy that will grow even more if he leads this team back to the NCAA Tournament.