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Wake Forest stays undefeated in ACC with win over Miami

Wake Forest’s trio of guards lead Demon Deacons to overtime win over Miami Hurricanes.

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.

Best images from Miami of Ohio’s upset win for the MAC crown

The RedHawks came into Saturday’s game against Toledo as 6.5-point underdogs with a backup quarterback. They left with a 23-14 victory.

Miami (Ohio) came into Saturday’s MAC Championship game as 6.5-point underdogs. Starting quarterback Brett Gabbert was lost for the season in October after a right leg injury. The RedHawks’ opponent, Toledo, came into the game with 11 straight wins with its only loss to a Power 5 opponent.

The RedHawks left with a 23-14 victory.

Backup quarterback Aveon Smith, who scored three total touchdowns and threw two interceptions in his last five games of work, came through with multiple hero plays down the final stretch. In the final minute of the third quarter, with Miami down a point, he converted a long third down to keep the drive alive and set up a go-ahead 40-yard field goal.

Two drives later, with the RedHawks still clinging to that 1-point lead, he rumbled free for a 50-yard run on another third down to carry Miami deep into Toledo territory. The RedHawks found the end zone three plays later, and after a blocked Toledo field goal and an interception, the conference crown belonged to Miami.

Smith threw for 109 yards and led both teams with 99 yards on the ground. The victory gives the RedHawks an 11-2 final record and their first conference title since 2019.

Here are the best images from Miami’s stunning victory.