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NCAA Tournament preview: #4 Wake Forest vs #13 Cleveland State
Midwest Regional Matchup
Friday
No. 4 Wake Forest (24-6) vs. No. 13 Cleveland State (25-10)
Time/Site: 9:40 EDT/Miami
The winner gets: The winner of Utah-Arizona
Summary: The Demon Deacons finished in a tie for second with Duke in the ACC and lost to Maryland in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Cleveland State finished a tie for third in the Horizon League regular season and won the conference tournament to earn the automatic bid.
Key Players: Wake Forest – Jeff Teague (19.1 ppg), F; James Johnson (14.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg) Cleveland State – J’Nathan Bullock (15.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg), F; Cedric Jackson (5.4 apg), G
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Key stat: Wake Forest – Since beginning the season at 16-0 and being ranked No.1 in the country, the Demons are 8-6 in their last 14 games. Cleveland State – The Vikings are back in the tournament for the first time since 1986 .
Wake Forest will win: Because their talent is young but among the best in the nation. Teague is a great one-on-one scorer. Johnson is a physical presence.
Cleveland State will win: If it can find the magic from 1986. That team, a No. 14 seed, knocked off No. 3 seed Indiana. This won’t be easy for Wake Forest. Cleveland State won at Syracuse in December
Prediction: Wake Forest 78, Cleveland State 68
By: Kevin Lonnquist
DFN Sports Staff Writer