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12/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2004
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Dec. 18, 2004
Dec. 18, 2004 vs. Texas
Wake Forest's Win today gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 9-1 overall record and a four-game winning streak
... three straight years of starting the season 9-1 or better (WFU started 10-0 in 2002-03 and in 2003-04)
... a 2-1 record this season against ranked teams, including a 1-0 record at home
... 12 wins over nationally-ranked opponents in Skip Prosser's four seasons at Wake Forest
... a 3-1 all-time record against Texas, including a 1-0 mark at home
... a 9-5 all-time record against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference
... a record of 26-3 in December over the last five seasons combined and a 18-1 record in their last 19 December games
... a record of 76-30 in four seasons under head coach Skip Prosser
... a record 55-17 over the last three seasons combined
... a 6-0 record at home this season
... a 28-1 record at home against non-conference opponents under Prosser
... a 44-1 record in their last 45 home games against non-conference opponents
... a 192-42 all-time record in Lawrence Joel Coliseum
... an all-time record of 1,313-1,001
Miscellaneous Notes
... The Demon Deacons were out-rebounded for the first time this season
... WFU improved to 3-0 in games decided by three points or less
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 402 consecutive games
Sophomore Chris Paul
... his 12th assist broke a Joel Coliseum record -- previously 11 assists by North Carolina's Derrick Phelps on Jan. 16, 1992 and Eugene Burroughs of Richmond on Dec. 19, 1992
... his 12th assist ties for the ninth-most single-game assists in Wake Forest history and marks the most in a game by a Wake Forest player since Muggsy Bogues had 14 assists against Charlotte on Feb. 14, 1987
... his 12th assist was a career-high and it came one game after previously recording a career-high (11 assists vs. Elon Wednesday night)
... he is the first Deacon to get 20 points and 10 assists in the same game since Randolph Childress had 31 points and 10 assists against North Carolina on March 12, 1994, in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte
... Paul joins Childress, Muggsy Bogues and Danny Young as the only WFU players in the last 25 years to have 20 points and 10 assists in the same game
... recorded his second straight double-double (the first two double-doubles of his career)
... scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and the 27th time in his career
... his first three-point field goal today was his 50th in 41 career games
... his third three-point field goal today tied a season-high (also vs. Yale)
... his third three-point field goal also gave Paul seven three-pointers over the last three games (he made just five 3-pointers in the first 7 games combined)
Senior Vytas Danelius
... played in his 100th career game, but did not start for the first time this season
Senior Taron Downey
... played in his 106th career game -- the most by any current Deacon player
Senior Jamaal Levy
... his seventh point today was the 700th of his career
... played in his 102nd career game and started for the 62nd consecutive game
Junior Justin Gray
... scored in double figures for the 8th time this season and the 50th time in his career
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 30 consecutive games
... has made at least two three-point field goals in seven out of 10 games this season
Junior Eric Williams
... had a season-high number of rebounds today
... scored in double figures for the 11th consecutive game -- the longest current streak on the team
... his 12th point today was the 800th of his career
Junior Trent Strickland
... made his first start since the final game of the 2003-04 season -- a Sweet 16 loss to St. Joseph's
... started for the seventh time in his career (his first career start came last season at Texas)