The Cavaliers answer every comeback try by the Demon Deacons, outscoring Wake 13-4 after seeing the lead cut to two.

The Virginia Cavaliers (14-14, 7-10) had an encouraging 83-75 win over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-9, 11-6) in Winston-Salem on Wednesday night. While the first half was more shot-for-shot with narrow point margins,

Wake Forest had avoided the pitfalls of what might be considered "bad losses" for most of the season. After absorbing a couple of them recently, the Demon Deacons can ill afford another when Virginia visits for an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night in Winston-Salem,

UVA took command in the first half and led 44-33 at halftime on its way to .500 overall at 14-14. The Cavaliers improved to 7-10 in the ACC. Wake Forest saw its NCAA Tournament hopes dampen and fell to 19-9 overall, 11-6 in conference play.