Postgame Notes
1/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 15, 2005
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Wake Forest's Win today gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 15-1 record overall and 4-0 in the ACC; first place in the ACC standings
... a 10-game winning streak -- their longest since winning the first 11 games of the 2003-04 season
... their best record through 16 games since starting the 1996-97 season 15-1
... their first 4-0 start in the ACC for the first time since 1996-97
... an 11-0 record after leading at halftime
... a 9-0 record at home this season
... a 50-6 record at home in four seasons under Skip Prosser
... a 195-42 all-time record in Lawrence Joel Coliseum
... a 4-1 record against ranked teams (Wake went 4-6 against ranked teams last season)
... a win over an opponent ranked as high as third for the first time since beating No. 3 Duke last season (Feb. 18, 2004)
... a win over a UNC team ranked as high as third for the first time since Feb. 28, 1995 -- a 79-70 win vs. No. 2 UNC
... six wins in the last seven meetings with North Carolina
... a 63-147 all-time record against North Carolina
... a 6-1 record against North Carolina under Skip Prosser
... 82 wins (30 losses) in four seasons under Skip Prosser
... a 35-17 record in ACC play in four seasons under Prosser
... a record 61-17 over the last three seasons combined
... an all-time record of 1,319-1,001
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake Forest's 32-of-32 performance at free throw line shattered the ACC record (previous: 22-of-22, twice by NC State in 1965 and 2003). It fell just short of an NCAA record 34-of-34, accomplished twice (by UC Irvine in 1981 and Sam forde in 1990)
... The Deacons shot less than 50 percent for the second straight game, but for only the seventh time overall this season
... Wake has held every opponent except Illinois to under 50 percent shooting
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 408 consecutive games
... Wake Forest's 32 made free throws and 100 percent accuracy were season-highs
Junior Justin Gray
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 36 consecutive games
... has made at least two three-point field goals in 13 of 16 games this season
... has made at least three 3-point field goals in seven consecutive games
... scored in double figures for the 14th time this season and the 56th time in his career
Sophomore Chris Paul
... scored in double figures for the eighth consecutive game, for the 13th time overall this season and for the 33rd time in his career
... saw his streak of consecutive three-point field goals without a miss end at seven
... scored 20-plus points for the fourth time in his last seven games
... moved into 10th place on Wake's all-time career assists chart, passing Delaney Rudd and Broderick Hicks
Senior Vytas Danelius
... played in his 106th career game and started for the 59th time in his career
Senior Taron Downey
... his 16th point tied a season-high
... had more three-point field goals in the first half today (3) than he did in his previous seven games combined (2)
... had his most three-point field goals since making four at Illinois Dec. 1
... played in his 112th career game -- the most by any current Deacon player
... scored in double figures for the sixth time this season, the 44th time in his career
Senior Jamaal Levy
... his first blocked shot was the 75th of his career, putting him in 11th place on Wake's all-time blocked shots list
... played in his 108th career game
Junior Chris Ellis
... scored in double figures for the first time since Dec. 13 vs. Elon
... scored in double figures for the third time this season and for the fifth time in his career
... made his first three point field goal since Dec. 30 -- his sixth of the season
Junior Eric Williams
... fouled out for the first time this season
... ended with eight points, failing to score in double figures for just the second time this year
