BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – No. 2 Alabama blitzed Wake Forest, 98-77, in a charity exhibition game on Friday night at Boutwell Auditorium. The Crimson Tide made 19 threes on 46 attempts and outrebounded the Demon Deacons in front of an intimate but rowdy 2,068 crowd. HOW IT HAPPENEDWake Forest opened the scoring with a pair of free throws, but Alabama scored eight straight with Mark Sears accounting for the Tide’s first five points of the game. The Demon Deacons regained the lead, 16-15, thanks to a 7-0 run before Houston Mallette countered with a three. Alabama then opened the gap, 31-23, with a 9-0 s…