Navy Midshipmen vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons, NIT 1st Round

College Basketball

Navy

26-8

72-82

Final

Wake Forest

18-16

LJVM Coliseum

Lead tracker

NAVY leadsBiggest lead NAVY 1, WAKE 17

WAKE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NAVY	34	38	72
WAKE	38	44	82

Who won: Wake Forest 82-72

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the Navy Midshipmen 82-72 in NIT 1st Round on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at LJVM Coliseum. Juke Harris led the Wake Forest in points (26). Austin Benigni led the Navy in points (19).

Player of the game

Juke Harris

WAKE · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

8.9

Win probability

100%WAKE final

NAVYWAKE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:18
+2
Layup
David Burnett makes layup
D. Burnett · 2 PTS
NAVY 72 - 82 WAKE
H2 0:23
Steal
David Burnett Steal.
D. Burnett · 2 PTS
H2 0:23
TO
Bad pass turnover
Omaha Biliew bad pass turnover
O. Biliew · 15 PTS
H2 0:33
+2
Turnaround jump shot, 19 ft
Cam Cormany makes 19-foot turnaround jump shot
C. Cormany · 2 PTS
NAVY 70 - 82 WAKE
H2 0:58WAK
Shorttimeout
Wake Forest Timeout
SLAMH2 1:01
Dunk, 1 ft
O. Biliew · 15 PTS
Omaha Biliew makes 1-foot dunk
NAVY 68 - 82 WAKE
H2 1:16
+2
Layup
Donovan Draper makes layup
D. Draper · 8 PTS
NAVY 68 - 80 WAKE
H2 1:16
Steal
Donovan Draper Steal.
D. Draper · 8 PTS
H2 1:16
TO
Bad pass turnover
Myles Colvin bad pass turnover
M. Colvin · 11 PTS
H2 1:20NAV
Regulartimeout
Navy Timeout
THREEH2 1:23
Three! Jumper, 29 ft
J. Pennick · 18 PTS · ast A. Benigni
Jordan Pennick makes 29-foot three point jumper (Austin Benigni assists)
NAVY 66 - 80 WAKE
THREEH2 1:36
Three! Jumper, 25 ft
J. Harris · 26 PTS · ast N. Calmese
Juke Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Calmese assists)
NAVY 63 - 80 WAKE
H2 2:00
+2
Layup
Mike Woods makes layup
M. Woods · 2 PTS
NAVY 63 - 77 WAKE
H2 2:02
Offensive Rebound
Mike Woods Offensive Rebound.
M. Woods · 2 PTS
H2 2:05
Misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Austin Benigni misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
A. Benigni · 19 PTS
THREEH2 2:26
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
J. Harris · 26 PTS · ast M. Colvin
Juke Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Myles Colvin assists)
NAVY 61 - 77 WAKE
H2 2:50
+2
Driving layup
Austin Benigni makes driving layup
A. Benigni · 19 PTS
NAVY 61 - 74 WAKE
H2 3:03
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Harris · 26 PTS
NAVY 59 - 74 WAKE
H2 3:03
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Juke Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Harris · 26 PTS
NAVY 59 - 73 WAKE
H2 3:03
Officialtvtimeout
Official TV Timeout
H2 3:03
Foul on Aidan Kehoe
Foul on Aidan Kehoe.
A. Kehoe · 9 PTS
H2 3:21
+2
Driving layup
Austin Benigni makes driving layup
A. Benigni · 19 PTS
NAVY 59 - 72 WAKE
H2 3:32
Defensive rebound
Mike Woods Defensive Rebound.