National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 87, High Point 83
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Where: Millis Athletic Convocation Center, High Point, North Carolina
Officials: # Sean Casady, # Jerry Heater, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 1801
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Tony Chennault and C.J. Harris each scored 20 points and Wake Forest escaped its first visit to nearby High Point with a 87-83 victory on Wednesday.

Travis McKie added 18 for Wake Forest (6-3), which is trying to put the worst season in ACC history behind it. The Demon Deacons, who were 13-of-22 from 3-point range, are two wins shy of matching their total from all of 2010.

They overcame a brilliant performance from Big South Preseason Player of the Year Nick Barbour, who scored 24 of his 35 points in the second half and finished 7-of-11 from 3-point range. Shay Shine added 19 points for High Point (2-6), which hit 15 3-pointers.

It was the first time the Panthers hosted a BCS conference foe since moving to Division I in 1999. And Wake Forest may think twice about returning to the 1,750-seat Millis Center after it nearly became the third BCS team to fall victim to a Big South member. Presbyterian and Campbell knocked off Cincinnati and Iowa, respectively, earlier this season.

The Panthers trailed by 15 points early in the second half, but Barbour led the comeback. His 3-pointer with 31 seconds left cut the lead to 85-83, but Nikita Mescheriakov and Chennault each split a pair of free throws to seal it.



Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   High Point
Tony Chennault 20 Scoring Nick Barbour 35
Tony Chennault 6 Assists Shay Shine 8
Nikita Mescheriakov 7 Rebounds Branimir Mikulic 8
Tony Chennault 7 Free Throws Made Shay Shine 5
Anthony Fields 2 Steals Nick Barbour 1
Carson Desrosiers 3 Blocks Travis Elliott 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 87 58.3 13-22 18-24 19 25 4 8
High Point 83 44.4 15-34 12-22 21 32 3 7