BLACKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Hunter Sallis scored 24 points, Cameron Hildreth added 21 and Wake Forest turned back Virginia Tech 72-63 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons never trailed after Sallis hit a ...

Hunter Sallis scored 24 points and Wake Forest fended off a challenge from host Virginia Tech, winning its fifth game in a row with a 72-63 decision Saturday afternoon at Blacksburg, Va.

Virginia Tech (8-9, 3-3) hosts Wake Forest (13-4, 5-1) on Saturday afternoon at 2 PM. ... Hunter Sallis is the star and has been showing it on the court lately.

Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis (right) battles for a rebound with Virginia Tech’s Tobi Lawal (left) and Ben Hammond in a game last season. Wake will play the Hokies twice next season.

Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis was named on the All-ACC first team for the second straight season. ... Naithan George, Georgia Tech, 40. Isaac McKneely, Virginia, 38. J.J. Starling, Syracuse, 32.