Post Game Notes
12/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2003
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Wake Forest Postgame Notes
December 6, 2003 vs. Richmond
Wake Forest's Win Today Gives The Deacons...
... a 5-0 overall record -- the fourth time in the last five seasons Wake has started the season 5-0
... 20 consecutive homecourt victories -- the Deacons haven't lost since Feb. 21, 2002 vs. #3 Duke
... 11 consecutive home wins against non-conference teams
... 51 wins in three seasons under head coach Skip Prosser
... an all-time record of 33-9 versus Richmond, including 12 consecutive victories
... a 7-0 record against the Spiders in Lawrence Joel Coliseum
... nine consecutive victories playing in the month of December
... a record of 76-59 all-time against teams currently in the Atlantic 10
... an all-time record of 1,288-991
... an all-time record in Lawrence Joel Coliseum of 177-39
... 100 all-time wins in Joel Coliseum against non-ACC opponents (100-6)
The Technicals And Ejections
Richmond's Daon Merritt and Wake Forest's Jamaal Levy were accessed technical fouls. Wake's Todd Hendley and Trent Strickland were suspended the rest of the game for leaving the bench. Hendley and Strickland are eligible to play in WFU's next game, Dec. 15 at SMU. Levy's technical foul was Wake's first of the season
Eric Williams
... scored Wake's first six points of the game -- the Deacons' only points before the first TV timeout ... scored in double figures for the fifth straight game and for the 18th time in his two-year career ... recorded his 150th career rebound (he entered the game with 149)
Chris Paul
... The ACC leader in steals has recorded at least two steals in every game of his young career ... Has dished out seven or more assists in each of his last three games ... Scored in double figures for the second straight game and for the third time this season ... Chris Paul tied his career high with five steals.
Taron Downey
... Scored in double figures for the first time since the season opener, and for the 24th time in his career ... Has made two or more three-point field goals in a game 24 times in his career
Jamaal Levy
... Scored in double figures for the third time this season, the 16th time in his career (he has scored at least nine points in every game this season) ... He's 2-of-3 from three-point range this season
Justin Gray
... With a late flurry, he kept two personal streaks alive -- scoring in double figures for the 13th straight game and making at least one three-pointer for the 17th consecutive game
Miscellaneous Notes
... Richmond tied -- and technically, broke -- a Lawrence Joel Coliseum record for free throw percentage. Other teams have previously made 100 percent of their free throw attempts, but Richmond's 14 attempts without a miss were the most in the history of the building. The previous high was 11-of-11 by Florida State on Jan. 25, 1997.
... Wake Forest used its three-guard starting lineup for the fourth straight game.
... When Richmond took a 9-8 lead, it marked the first time since the first half of the season opener against Memphis. The Deacons went just over 150 consecutive minutes without trailing.
... Wake Forest's 34 first-half points were its fewest points in any single half this season (previously 39 points in the first half vs. Memphis).
... Wake's 81 points were a season low.
... Wake Forest registered five players in double figures. It marked the first time this season that the Deacs had five in doubles figures. WFU had four in double figures on two other occasions.