Syracuse Orange vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Basketball

Syracuse

15-14

83-88

Final

Wake Forest

15-14

LJVM Coliseum

Lead tracker

SYR leadsBiggest lead SYR 8, WAKE 10

WAKE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SYR	46	37	83
WAKE	42	46	88

Who won: Wake Forest 88-83

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the Syracuse Orange 88-83 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at LJVM Coliseum. The Wake Forest outscored the Syracuse 46-37 in the 2nd half. Myles Colvin led the Wake Forest in points (32). Donnie Freeman led the Syracuse in points (28).

Player of the game

Myles Colvin

WAKE · 32 PTS, 8 REB

9.6

Win probability

100%WAKE final

SYRWAKE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
THREEH2 0:04
Three! Jumper, 22 ft
T. Betsey · 3 PTS · ast N. George
Tyler Betsey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists)
SYR 83 - 88 WAKE
H2 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Sebastian Akins makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Akins · 10 PTS
SYR 80 - 88 WAKE
H2 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Sebastian Akins makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Akins · 10 PTS
SYR 80 - 87 WAKE
H2 0:09
Foul on Naithan George
Foul on Naithan George.
N. George · 13 PTS
H2 0:13
Foul on Tyler Betsey
Foul on Tyler Betsey.
T. Betsey · 3 PTS
H2 0:18
Defensive rebound
Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:20
Misses driving layup
Donnie Freeman misses driving layup
D. Freeman · 28 PTS
H2 0:30WAK
Regulartimeout
Wake Forest Timeout
H2 0:31
+2
Layup
Cooper Schwieger makes layup (Tre'Von Spillers assists)
C. Schwieger · 11 PTS · ast T. Spillers
SYR 80 - 86 WAKE
H2 0:38
Offensive Rebound
Cooper Schwieger Offensive Rebound.
C. Schwieger · 11 PTS
H2 0:40
Misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Sebastian Akins misses 7-foot floating jump shot
S. Akins · 10 PTS
H2 1:07
+2
Driving layup
Donnie Freeman makes driving layup
D. Freeman · 28 PTS
SYR 80 - 84 WAKE
H2 1:14
Defensive rebound
Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:17
Misses dunk
Tre'Von Spillers misses dunk
T. Spillers · 16 PTS
H2 1:19WAK
Offensive rebound
Wake Forest Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:22
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Myles Colvin misses 23-foot three point jumper
M. Colvin · 32 PTS
H2 1:41
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Nate Kingz makes free throw 2 of 2
N. Kingz · 20 PTS
SYR 78 - 84 WAKE
H2 1:41SYR
Dead ball rebound
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 1:41
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Nate Kingz misses free throw 1 of 2
N. Kingz · 20 PTS
H2 1:41
Foul on Cooper Schwieger
Foul on Cooper Schwieger.
C. Schwieger · 11 PTS
H2 1:46
Steal
J.J. Starling Steal.
J.J. Starling · 2 PTS
H2 1:46
TO
Bad pass turnover
Sebastian Akins bad pass turnover
S. Akins · 10 PTS
H2 2:08
Defensive rebound
Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.