Louisville Cardinals vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

FINAL

Feb 7, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
LOU	43	45	88
WAKE	34	46	80

Game Recap

No. 24 Louisville cashes in at foul line late to hold off Wake Forest 88-80. Sananda Fru had 17 points while No. 24 Louisville survived at the foul line late after blowing a 15-point second-half lead to beat Wake Forest 88-80 on Saturday.

Player Stats

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	26	7-7	0-0	3-4	6	2	0	2	1	3	17
3Ryan Conwell	26	3-6	2-4	3-4	4	2	0	0	3	4	11
0Mikel Brown Jr.	33	2-10	1-7	7-9	2	8	1	0	4	3	12
10Isaac McKneely	22	4-5	3-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
1J'Vonne Hadley	22	5-7	1-2	4-4	5	1	0	0	0	1	15
53Vangelis Zougris	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Khani Rooths	18	4-10	1-5	4-6	4	0	0	2	0	1	13
7Kasean Pryor	6	1-3	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
15Aly Khalifa	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
14Adrian Wooley	23	1-1	1-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	2	3
11Kobe Rodgers	12	0-1	0-0	1-2	4	2	2	0	0	2	1
TOTAL	-	27-5152.9%	10-2540.0%	24-3177.4%	32	19	3	4	11	20	88

WAKE FOREST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Tre'Von Spillers	32	4-9	0-0	1-4	6	7	0	1	2	4	9
13Cooper Schwieger	18	1-2	0-1	1-1	0	1	1	0	1	0	3
10Sebastian Akins	27	4-11	0-3	4-4	2	4	5	0	0	3	12
2Juke Harris	39	8-21	3-10	6-7	11	3	0	0	2	3	25
6Myles Colvin	29	2-8	1-5	5-6	4	0	1	0	0	3	10
0Omaha Biliew	14	5-6	3-3	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	4	14
11Marqus Marion	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
7Isaac Carr	13	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2
8Mekhi Mason	20	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	4	3


TOTAL	-	27-6342.9%	8-2532.0%	18-2572.0%	28	17	8	2	6	24	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLOUWAKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Louisville.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Wake Forest.
+3 (19:44) J'Vonne Hadley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
30
(19:19) Sebastian Akins misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(19:16) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:11) J'Vonne Hadley makes driving layup (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
50
(18:50) Cooper Schwieger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) J'Vonne Hadley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:38) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Foul on Mikel Brown Jr..
(18:25) Juke Harris misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:25) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:25) Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2.
51
+2 (17:56) Ryan Conwell makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
71
(17:19) Tre'Von Spillers misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:16) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(17:09) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(17:09) Cooper Schwieger Steal.
(17:00) Tre'Von Spillers misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(16:58) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:46) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:36) Isaac Carr makes 7-foot hook shot.
73
(16:15) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(16:13) Wake Forest Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:58) Juke Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Schwieger assists).
76
(15:38) Ryan Conwell misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Myles Colvin misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(15:13) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Khani Rooths misses driving layup.
(15:05) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Foul on Juke Harris.
(14:58) Juke Harris turnover.
+2 (14:30) Isaac McKneely makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists).
96
(14:05) Isaac Carr bad pass turnover.
(14:05) Kobe Rodgers Steal.
+3 (14:02) Isaac McKneely makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
126
(13:47) Foul on Kobe Rodgers.
(13:32) Juke Harris misses 18-foot jumper.
(13:30) Aly Khalifa Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Khani Rooths misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:14) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:12) Isaac McKneely makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
156
(12:48) Juke Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Aly Khalifa misses 7-foot hook shot.
(12:33) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(12:17) Isaac McKneely misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(12:14) Wake Forest Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:56) Omaha Biliew makes layup (Tre'Von Spillers assists).
158
(11:36) Ryan Conwell misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:33) Khani Rooths Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:19) Adrian Wooley makes 26-foot three point jumper (J'Vonne Hadley assists).
188
+3 (11:06) Omaha Biliew makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre'Von Spillers assists).
1811
(10:54) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:51) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:39) Tre'Von Spillers makes 1-foot dunk (Sebastian Akins assists).
1813
(10:14) J'Vonne Hadley misses driving layup.
(10:12) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Tre'Von Spillers misses 8-foot hook shot.
(9:54) Omaha Biliew Offensive Rebound.
(9:54) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
(9:54) Omaha Biliew misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:54) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:54) Omaha Biliew makes free throw 2 of 2.
1814
(9:48) Foul on Sebastian Akins.
(9:39) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:39) Sebastian Akins Steal.
(9:36) Tre'Von Spillers traveling turnover.
+2 (9:16) Sananda Fru makes layup.
2014
+2 (8:55) Juke Harris makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2016
+2 (8:46) Sananda Fru makes 1-foot dunk (Ryan Conwell assists).
2216
+2 (8:20) Tre'Von Spillers makes layup (Sebastian Akins assists).
2218
(8:09) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
(7:57) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
(7:57) Mikel Brown Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:57) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:57) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2318
(7:30) Sebastian Akins misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:26) Marqus Marion Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:26) Marqus Marion makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2320
+2 (7:16) Sananda Fru makes 1-foot dunk (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
2520
(7:16) Foul on Myles Colvin.
(7:16) Sananda Fru misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:13) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:13) Foul on Kasean Pryor.
(6:51) Juke Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Kasean Pryor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:37) Mikel Brown Jr. makes driving layup.
2720
+2 (6:26) Cooper Schwieger makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2722
(6:26) Foul on Khani Rooths.
+1 (6:26) Cooper Schwieger makes free throw 1 of 1.
2723
+2 (6:08) Khani Rooths makes 1-foot dunk (Sananda Fru assists).
2923
(5:41) Foul on Isaac McKneely.
(5:41) Myles Colvin misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:41) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:41) Myles Colvin makes free throw 2 of 2.
2924
+2 (5:26) Sananda Fru makes driving layup.
3124
(5:04) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
+1 (5:04) Myles Colvin makes free throw 1 of 2.
3125
+1 (5:04) Myles Colvin makes free throw 2 of 2.
3126
(4:38) Foul on Isaac Carr.
+1 (4:38) Khani Rooths makes free throw 1 of 2.
3226
(4:38) Khani Rooths misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:38) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(4:12) Juke Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:07) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Foul on Marqus Marion.
+1 (3:52) Khani Rooths makes free throw 1 of 2.
3326
(3:52) Khani Rooths misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:52) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Juke Harris bad pass turnover.
(3:34) Kobe Rodgers Steal.
+3 (3:16) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aly Khalifa assists).
3626
(2:55) Myles Colvin misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:36) Khani Rooths makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
3826
(2:19) Tre'Von Spillers bad pass turnover.
(2:19) Mikel Brown Jr. Steal.
(2:15) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Adrian Wooley Offensive Rebound.
(2:06) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:02) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Foul on Kobe Rodgers.
(1:51) Isaac Carr misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:51) Tre'Von Spillers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:49) Juke Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre'Von Spillers assists).
3829
+3 (1:35) Khani Rooths makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
4129
+3 (1:20) Myles Colvin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaac Carr assists).
4132
(0:59) Khani Rooths misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:51) Ryan Conwell Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Isaac Carr.
+1 (0:49) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
4232
+1 (0:49) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
4332
+2 (0:26) Sebastian Akins makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
4334
(0:00) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(0:00) Sebastian Akins Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

LOU

WAKE

88Points80

27-51(52.9%)Field Goal(%)27-63(42.9%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

24-31(77.4%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

19Assists17

3Steals8

4Blocks2

11Turnovers6

20(0)Fouls(Technical)24(0)

15Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC

attendance: 8,874 (60.5%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: LOU -9.5

over/under: 162.5