Monsanto scores 28, Wake Forest rolls past Notre Dame 81-64
- Feb. 04, 2023 03:32 PM EST
Notre Dame's JJ Starling (1) passes as Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth (2) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame's JJ Starling (1) passes as Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth (2) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame's Matt Zona (25) and Wake Forest's Tyree Appleby (1) fight for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Wake Forest's Bobi Klintman dunks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame's Nate Laszewski dunks as Wake Forest's Andrew Carr (11) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Red Panda performs during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Notre Dame and Wake Forest, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame's Marcus Hammond (10) high fives JJ Starling after Hammond scored during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame's Marcus Hammond (10) gets fouled by Wake Forest's Damari Monsanto (30) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 4, 2023 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Damari Monsanto scored a career-high 28 points, making eight 3-pointers — also a career high — and Wake Forest defeated Notre Dame 81-64 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak.

Monsanto made 8 of 13 from distance and also grabbed seven rebounds. His three 3-pointers in the first half were the only 3-point makes for either team.

Wake Forest hit on 6 of 7 3-pointers in the first 5:02 of the second half, building a 13-point lead when Daivien Williamson hit a 3-pointer for a 47-34 advantage.

Marcus Hammond finally hit Notre Dame's first 3-pointer with 13:47 remaining. Nate Laszewski added two more 3-pointers, but the Fighting Irish were still down by eight with 8:31 remaining, 60-52. Tyree Appleby then hit a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to put the Demon Deacons up by 13 again.

Monsanto's seventh 3-pointer gave Wake Forest a 17-point lead with 4:27 remaining. His eighth 3 gave the Demon Deacons a 17-point lead again and capped the scoring with 41 seconds to go.

Appleby had 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Wake Forest (15-9, 7-6 ACC) and Bobi Klintman scored 10. Wake Forest shot 58.6% in the second half, with 11 of 19 3-pointers, and scored 50 points. For the game, the Demon Deacons shot 52.7% and connected on 14 of 30 3-pointers.

Laszewski led Notre Dame (10-13, 2-10) with 18 points, Cormac Ryan added 12 and Hammond scored 10.

Notre Dame, which averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game, missed its first eight in the first half and finished 4 for 21. The Fighting Irish had only four turnovers, three of them by Ryan.

The Fighting Irish hit 7 of their first 14 shots, including 7 of 11 inside the 3-point arc, and built a 16-4 lead. But Notre Dame missed its next eight attempts and Wake Forest rallied to get within 22-20 with 3:55 remaining in the half. The Demon Deacons took a 25-24 lead on a 3-pointer by Monsanto, his third of the half, and later a layup by Cameron Hildreth gave them a 27-26 lead at the break. Monsanto was the only player for either team to make a 3-pointer in the first half.

Wake Forest won at Notre Dame for just the second time in seven trips to South Bend. Notre Dame leads the series 8-7 overall.

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