Hunter Sallis scored 20 points and Cameron Hildreth added 18 points and six assists as host Wake Forest returned to the win column by defeating Western Carolina 82-69 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.Parker Friedrichsen poured in 14 points with the aid of four 3-point baskets, Tre’Von Spillers paired nine points with five rebounds and Davin Cosby posted eight points for Wake Forest (5-1), which lost 75-60 at Xavier on Saturday.Ice Emery and Cord Stansberry scored 20 points apiece for the Catamounts (2-2), who were dinged by 21 turnovers as they fell to 0-2 in road games. Emery and Stansberry combined for 14 of the team’s final 20 points.Wake Forest made 12 3-pointers, one more than Western Carolina, and hit six more free throws than the Catamounts. Both teams shot 42.9 percent from the field.The hosts held a lead of around 10 points in the early stretches in the second half, but the Catamounts were within 54-47 after Jamar Livingston’s three-point play with 13:54 remaining.Western Carolina then managed just 10 points over the next 10-plus minutes as the Demon Deacons pulled away.