Second-Half Spurt Propels Wake Forest

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Steve Goolsby and Tony Rutland fueled a second-half run that helped No. 10 Wake Forest remain perfect at home this season with a 68-48 victory over Clemson Wednesday night at Winston-Salem, N.C.

Goolsby scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including eight in a 22-2 run that helped the Demon Deacons (18-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) extend their school record of consecutive home victories to 18.

Rutland had five of his 12 points in the surge as Wake Forest guaranteed that for the sixth year in a row, Clemson (15-8, 5-8) will not have a winning record in the ACC.

Rusty LaRue had 16 points and Tim Duncan added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the Demon Deacons, who were 10 of 16 from 3-point range.

(18) Iowa 83, Michigan St. 47

At Iowa City, Iowa, Russ Millard scored 17 points and Jess Settles added 16 as the Hawkeyes (19-6, 8-5 Big Ten) beat the Spartans (14-12, 8-6) for their fourth straight victory.

Iowa, which welcomed back Chris Kingsbury after a three-game suspension, made six 3-pointers in the first half in taking a 49-23 lead against the Big Ten’s stingiest defense.

W. Va. 108, (20) Boston Coll. 89

At Newton, Mass., Seldon Jefferson and Greg Simpson each scored 23 points to lift the Mountaineers (11-13, 6-10 Big East) over the Eagles (16-7, 9-6).

Damian Owens scored 21 points and Gordon Malone had 17 for West Virginia, which never trailed in the game.

Oklahoma St. 58, (22) Iowa St. 46

At Stillwater, Okla., the inside play of Jerome Lambert and Jason Skaer and a stout second-half defensive effort gave the Cowboys (14-9, 4-7 Big Eight) a win over the Cyclones (18-7, 7-4).

Iowa State started the second half with a 14-5 run to get within 35-32, but the Cyclones were held to 14 points the rest of the way.

(23) Georgia Tech 84, Virginia 75

At Charlottesville, Va., Matt Harpring scored 22 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and Eddie Elisma added a career-best 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Yellow Jackets (17-10, 10-3 ACC) rallied past the Cavaliers (11-13, 5-9).

Harpring scored 13 points in the first 5:08 of the second half, helping the Yellow Jackets erase a 36-32 halftime deficit.