Post Game Notes
3/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 5, 2003
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Wake Forest's win tonight gives the Deacons...
... a record of 22-4 overall, 12-3 in the ACC
... at least a share of the ACC regular season title for the first time since 1994-95
... a chance to win the ACC title outright for the first time since 1962 if they can win at NC State on Saturday (or if both Duke and Maryland suffer one loss this week)
... a tie for the most conference wins in school history and the most since and the most since going 12-4 in 1995-96
... a tie for the fifth-most overall wins in the school history and the most since going 22-14 in 1999-00
... a 17-game homecourt winning streak -- the second-longest home win streak in Wake Forest history
... a 16-0 record at home this season -- the best Deacon record in the 14-year history of Lawrence Joel Coliseum
... just their second perfect home season since Lawrence Joel Coliseum opened
... a 43-17 record in two seasons under head coach Skip Prosser
... 84 wins over the last four seasons combined -- currently the sixth-most successful four-year run in school history
... a 19-1 record this season against unranked teams
... four consecutive wins against North Carolina for the first time since 1964
... a sweep of the regular season series with UNC in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1963
... an all-time record versus North Carolina of 61-146
... an all-time record in Lawrence Joel Coliseum of 174-39
... an all-time record of 1,280-989
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake Forest out-rebounded its opponent for the 24th time in 26 games this season
Senior Josh Howard
... scored 20-plus points for the fifth time in his last six games and for the eighth time in his last 10 games
... scored in double figures for the ACC-leading 21st consecutive game
... scored in double figures for the 24th time this season and the 84th time in his career
... his fourth three-point field goal tonight gives him 10 three-pointers over the last two games
... has made three or more three-point field goals in a game eight times this season
... played in his 122nd career game, tying Danny Young and Tony Rutland for the eighth-most games played in WFU history
... started for the 114th time -- the fourth-most career starts in Wake Forest history
Freshman Justin Gray
... scored in double figures for the third straight game, for the fifth time in eight games (since returning from injury) and for the 10th time overall this season
... saw his streak of consecutive free throws made end at 24
Freshman Trent Strickland
... drew three charges in the first half -- he has led WFU in charges drawn all season (13 entering tonight's game)
Sophomore Jamaal Levy
... scored in double figures for the ninth time this season, the 12th time in his career
... scored in double figures for the first time since Feb. 17 at Maryland
... had a career-high number of steals (previous high was 3 at Clemson on Jan. 28)
... made his 10th three-point field goal of the season -- he made three treys all of last season