Nate Calmese Heroics Help Wake Forest Win in Comeback Fashion

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-7, 2-3 ACC) got their second ACC win of the season on the road in Tallahassee on Saturday. Nate Calmese hit a floater to put the Deacs up by one with less than eight seconds remaining. From there, the defense got one more stop to close the deal. Let’s go through some of the highlights.

This game marked a starting lineup shakeup for Wake Forest. Junior Cooper Schwieger started in place of senior Tre’Von Spillers. The frontcourt has struggled in recent weeks, so this shakeup was definitely warranted. Unfortunately, Omaha Biliew was only able to play four minutes in this one.

Florida State (7-11, 0-5 ACC) held the advantage for most of the first half, as they got off to a fast start. The Deacs were left fighting from behind. They trailed by three points going into the locker room…

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