Wong, Pack help No. 15 Canes top Wake, remain unbeaten at home

Sometimes Nijel Pack leaves even his Miami Hurricanes’ teammates in awe.

Early in the second half of Miami’s game against Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon, Pack tipped a pass from Andrew Carr thrown back out to the top of the key, chased the ball down and sped down the court to deliver a two-hand slam that left Anthony Walker with his mouth ajar and his hands on his head as he watched from the other end of the floor.

“[Walker]’s reaction was really funny,” Pack said. “I was going to react differently, but I had just dunked like a week ago so I guess it’s something I do now.”

Dunking isn’t the only thing he and the Hurricanes do well.

Forcing turnovers and turning those giveaways into points is the formula that the No. 15 Hurricanes followed on Saturday to secure a high-scoring 96-87 win over the Demon Deacons at the Watsco Center as Miami improved to 15-0 at home and won its sixth consecutive game.

The Hurricanes (22-5, 13-4 in the ACC), currently projected as a No. 4 seed by ESPN bracketologist Joe

Lunardi, continued to bolster their NCAA Tournament résumé as well as stay in contention for the ACC regular season title. With three games remaining, including two at home, Miami hopes to at least land a double-bye into the conference tournament quarterfinals should they secure a top four seed.

Pack finished with a season-high 24 points and Isaiah Wong scored a game-high 27 points to pass Jack McClinton for seventh on Miami’s all-time scoring list.

It was the most points combined for Miami’s