CHARLESTON – Ross Hodge needed a Help Wanted sign hung over the WVU bench Saturday. It would have stood for both the Mountaineers’ offense and defense, as Wake Forest dominated in the second half for a 75-66 victory inside the Charleston Coliseum.

As it always does with Hodge, WVU’s defense is where the story begins, and it was nowhere close to where it needed to be. The Demon Deacons (7-3) shot 51% (29 of 57), the first team to connect above 50% against WVU all season.

Wake Forest sophomore guard Juke Harris was a human dagger. Every time WVU threatened to get back into the game, Harris countered with one of seven 3-pointers that paved the way to his 28 points.

“He’s one of the most improved players in all of college basketball from his freshman to sophomore season,” Wake Forest head c

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