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Final · Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · LJVM Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC · attendance 6,206 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Wake Forest rolled past Southern Utah 89-51

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 14, 2026

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Wake Forest rolled past Southern Utah 89-51 at LJVM Coliseum.

Kevair Kennedy led Wake Forest with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. JaJuan Nicholls had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Southern Utah.

Wake Forest had 46 points in the paint to Southern Utah's 20. Wake Forest covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 26.7 points.

In the NBA, former Wake Forest player John Collins had 8 points and 7 rebounds for the Pistons on Saturday.

Scoring · Wake Forest: Kevair Kennedy 23, Isaac Carr 18, Gavin Placide 16, Gallagher Placide 9, Justin Ray 8, Lukas Bojovic 8, Vincent Ricchiuti 3, Jamari McDowell 2, Ring Nyeri 2. Southern Utah: JaJuan Nicholls 12, Chase Degraffenried 7, Anthony Breland 7, Jaiden Feroah 6, Jalik Nicholls 5, Cale Barclay 3, Juok Riak 3, Dylan Sanders 2, Rashaad Davis 2, Mikhail Protsenko 2, DJ Smith 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

SUU 74, WAKE 85model score

-11.3model spread (home)

158.5model total

26.7points off the final margin

UnderdogSUU +18.57.2 Lost Over 154.54.0 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-18.5	156.0			our snapshots
Latest	-34.5	140.5	-100000	49900	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	-18.5	154.5	-3600	1500	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +38 (home) ATS WAKE covered Total 140 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
SUU	1	17	2	+2 h
WAKE	non-Big Sky team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	SUU	WAKE
FG	16-52	34-63
FG%	31	54
3PT	4-17	7-21
3P%	24	33
FT	15-27	14-21
FT%	56	67
Rebounds	27	44
Offensive rebounds	13	16
Defensive rebounds	14	28
Assists	9	17
Steals	4	10
Blocks	2	5
Turnovers	12	11
Points off turnovers	12	23
Fast break points	2	17
Points in paint	20	46
Fouls	18	19
Largest lead	2	38
Possessions (est.)	63.8	68.0
Points per 100 possessions	79.9	130.9

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jaiden Feroah F	29	6	2-6	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
JaJuan Nicholls F	26	12	5-16	0-1	2-4	3	10	0	3	0	2	2
Cale Barclay F	20	3	0-2	0-2	3-4	3	3	1	0	1	0	4
Chase Degraffenried G	15	7	2-3	2-2	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	3
Dylan Sanders G	14	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1
Rashaad Davis	22	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	4	3	0	0	2
Anthony Breland	20	7	2-8	1-4	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Juok Riak	17	3	1-4	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Mikhail Protsenko	9	2	0-0	0-0	2-3	0	1	0	2	1	0	1
Jordan Brown	9	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dezhon Hall	7	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Smith	4	2	0-0	0-0	2-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jalik Nicholls	3	5	2-2	1-1	0-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden Johnson	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zeplin Kidd	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Kevair Kennedy G	32	23	7-11	3-4	6-6	6	10	7	3	1	0	1
Gavin Placide F	27	16	7-14	0-0	2-4	4	7	1	2	1	1	2
Justin Ray G	21	8	2-3	1-2	3-3	1	4	2	1	1	0	1
Jamari McDowell G	19	2	1-5	0-3	0-2	1	3	2	0	2	0	2
Antonio Dorn C	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Isaac Carr	28	18	8-11	1-4	1-2	1	4	3	1	2	0	2
Gallagher Placide	17	9	3-4	1-1	2-4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0
Justin Abson	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	1	2	2	1
Lukas Bojovic	12	8	4-6	0-1	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Xander Pintelon	9	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	0	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ring Nyeri	7	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Vincent Ricchiuti	3	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Vincent Chaudhri	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Anson Beard Jr.	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maddox Watson	DNP
Will Underwood	DNP