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RICHMOND, Va. -- John Collins had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Austin Arians added 15 points as Wake Forest defeated Richmond 75-67 on Saturday.The Demon Deacons (6-2) outrebounded the Spiders 45-31 and never trailed in getting back into the win column following a 65-58 loss at Northwestern. Theyre in the midst of a stretch of seven of nine games away from home, going 3-2 on the road so far.Wake Forest outscored Richmond 34-24 in the paint. The Demon Deacons had 13 offensive rebounds and turned those into 14 second-chance points.That started with Collins, the Demon Deacons leading scorer and rebounder. He played just nine minutes in the first half and 19 for the game after picking up two early fouls, but scored 10 points after the break.Dinos Mitoglou and Keyshawn Woods had 11 points each for Wake Forest. Bryant Crawford scored eight points, five shy of his season average, but chipped in eight rebounds and 10 assists.I thought we got contributions from a lot of guys, Wake Forest coach Danny Manning said. To win this game on the road with (Collins) only playing 19 minutes is really big for our team.T.J. Cline led Richmond (4-4) with 20 points and eight assists. ShawnDre Jones had 18 points and Nick Sherod added 13 off the bench.But the Spiders went cold after Cline tied the game with a layup early in the second half, scoring just three points in six minutes as Wake Forest opened up a 13-point lead.I dont like how were running our offense, Richmond coach Chris Mooney said. I think that when were at our best, were really crisp moving the ball, making quick decisions, hitting the right guy. Were not that, and thats going to wind up in a shot thats a little bit harder than it could be if were playing as well as we can.BIG PICTUREWake Forest: The Demon Deacons earned their best victory of the young season after dropping their only two power-conference matchups to date, against defending NCAA champion Villanova and at Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Richmond: It was another near miss for the Spiders against a power-conference team after an overtime loss to Maryland. They do hold a victory over ACC bottom-feeder Boston College and will have one more chance to knock off a major foe at home against Texas Tech on Dec. 17.STAT OF THE NIGHTRichmond went just 6 for 14 from the free-throw line, including three misses in a row after cutting the deficit to single digits late in the second half.TIP-INSRichmond forward Kwesi Abakah, a graduate transfer from Northeastern, sang the national anthem before the game. . With the Demon Deacons victory, the road team has now won this matchup three consecutive years, with the Spiders winning 91-82 in Winston-Salem last season and Wake winning 65-63 in Richmond in 2014.UP NEXTWake Forest returns home to face Charlotte, the former school of reserve guard Keyshawn Woods. Wake Forest has won 10 consecutive games against in-state non-conference opponents.Richmond has a week off before hosting UMBC next Saturday. The Retrievers are off to a 6-1 start that includes a win at Duquesne, one of the Spiders Atlantic 10 rivals.Magic Johnson Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Shaquille ONeal Lakers Jersey . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. 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NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period.Geelong ruckman Zac Smith says its important his side bank a percentage-boosting AFL win on Sunday when they face Essendon.The Cats are locked in a tight battle for a top-four berth, with just 0.1 of a percentage point separating them and fifth-placed Adelaide on the ladder.Smith acknowledged his team must make the most of a meeting with cellar-dwelling Essendon.Its a big opportunity to boost our percentage, Smith said on Thursday.Weve got a really big opportunity over the next month.Obviously, we want to get the win and the four points but, to boost your percentage, when its this close, would be a really big bonus.The Crows will look to do the same against Brisbane in round 20.Its so tight at the top ... its going tto be a really, really tight squeeze - particularly into the top four, Smith said.ddddddddddddGeelong struggled when they faced Essendon in round four at the MCG, only kicking clear in the final quarter to prevail by 30 points.Chris Scotts side face Essendon, Richmond, Brisbane and Melbourne in a cushy run to September.However, three of Geelongs five defeats this year have come against sides in the bottom half of the ladder.Hopefully, we learned our lesson from those few games we dropped earlier in the season, Smith said.We really need to win these games to have a real crack at the finals. 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