Post Game Notes
1/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 19, 2003
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Wake Forest's win tonight gives the Deacons... ... a record of 12-1 overall, 12-1 in the ACC ... a record of 10-0 at home this season and a 11-game homecourt win streak overall ... a record of 10-0 this season against unranked teams ... a record of 33-14 in two seasons under head coach Skip Prosser ... a record of 1,270-986 all-time ... a record of 168-39 all-time in Lawrence Joel Coliseum ... four wins in their last five meetings with Georgia Tech ... an all-time record of 28-25 versus Georgia Tech ... their best record through 13 games since beginning the 1996-97 13-0 (WFU also began the 2000-01 season 12-1)
Deacon senior Josh Howard... ... scored 30 points for the second time in his career (had 31 vs. Wisconsin) ... scored 20-plus points for the second straight game and for the third time in his last five games ... set a career-high with five blocked shots ... had career-highs for free throws made (11) and attempted (12) ... moved into 18th place on Wake's all-time career scoring chart, passing Jerry Schellenberg (1,366 points from 1974-77) ... moved into 15th place on WFU's all-time career rebounds list, passing Dave Budd (682 rebounds from 1958-60) ... scored in double figures for the eighth straight game, the 11th time this season, the 71st time in his career ... has made at least three 3-point field goals in a game five times this season, seven times in his career ... has blocked at least one shot in eight consecutive games ... has nine blocked shots over the last two games ... has at least one steal in every game this season ... started for the 101st time, which ranks alone in eighth place in Wake Forest history ... played in his 109th career game ... should be the ACC player of the week after scoring more than 50 points in wins over Maryland and Tech this week
Sophomore Vytas Danelius... ... scored in double figures for the ninth time this season, the 26th time in his career ... fouled out for the third time this season, the fifth time in his career
Freshman Eric Williams... ... scored a career-low two pints ... has fouled out of two games this season -- each of the last two games
Sophomore Jamaal Levy... ... has two career double-doubles and they've both come this week -- vs. Maryland and Georgia Tech ... started for the third straight game and for just the fourth time in his career ... scored in double figures for the third straight game, the fourth time this season, the seventh time in his career
Sophomore Taron Downey ... played all 20 minutes in the first half
Senior Steve Lepore ... played a season-high number of minutes
Freshman Chris Ellis ... had a career-high number of rebounds (previously 6 vs. Duke)
Miscellaneous Notes ... the Deacons continued their streak of out-rebounding all 13 opponents this season ... Wake Forest held its 10th consecutive opponent to less than 50 percent shooting ... tied a season-high with two players fouling out (also vs. Richmond) ... there were 15 NBA scouts in attendance tonight (16 counting WFU radio analyst Mark Freidinger) ... WFU's eight blocked shots were a season high, while its two steals tied a season low