Notre Dame Pulls Away Late to Defeat Wake Forest 69-58

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY SportsWake Forest fell at home tonight to 23rd-ranked Notre Dame, 69-58.

After Doral Moore's breakthrough performance last week against Boston College, he started the game on the bench and his freshman compatriot John Collins started in the post in his place. Collins made his presence felt early with a great run backdoor and an alley-oop finish. The two freshmen really made the most of their opportunities with Devin Thomas suspended for two games, each with their first starts of their respective careers.

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish scored quickly off the tip and then turned the ball over in consecutive possessions, but kept the Deacs in check with excellent transition…