Postgame Notes
1/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2005
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Wake Forest's Win today gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 13-1 record overall, 2-0 in the ACC and an eight-game winning streak
... their best record through 14 games since starting the 2000-01 season 13-1
... their longest winning streak since winning 11 straight to begin last season
... a 2-0 start in the ACC race for the second straight year and for the third time in the last four years
... a 2-0 record in their first two road ACC games for the first time since 1996-97
... four consecutive wins on the road -- their longest win streak in road games since the last three of
2002-03 and the first three road games of 2003-04
... a record of 4-1 on the road this season and seven wins in their last nine road games dating back to last season
... a 11-7 record on the road in the ACC over the last three seasons combined
... an 11-0 record when leading at the half
... a 10-0 record against unranked teams
... a 93-50 all-time record against Clemson
... five straight wins over the Tigers and 12 wins in their last 13 meetings
... a 34-33 all-time record at Clemson six wins in the last seven years at Littlejohn Coliseum
... a 6-1 record against Clemson under Skip Prosser
... 80 wins (31 losses) in four seasons under Skip Prosser
... a record 59-17 over the last three seasons combined
... an all-time record of 1,317-1,001
On The 35-Point Margin Of Victory
... it was sixth-largest margin of victory against an ACC opponent in the regular season, the most since 2002 at home against Clemson
... tied for the third-largest margin of victory on the road, the most since 1999 at Navy
... was the largest margin of victory on the road against an ACC team since the conference began in 1954
... was the fourth-largest margin of victory over Clemson, the most since 2002 at Joel Coliseum
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake Forest scored 100 points for the first time this season, the first since scoring 119 in the Deacs' triple overtime win at UNC last year
... Wake Forest's 36 field goals were a season-high
... Wake Forest's 27 fouls were a season-high
... Wake Forest's 9 turnovers equaled a season-low
... Wake Forest's 57.1 three-point percentage (8-of-14) was a season-high
... Wake Forest shot better than 50 percent for the third straight game and for the sixth time in eight games
... Gray and Williams are the first Deacon duo to combine for 50 points since Feb. 25, 2004 vs. Florida State (Gray 31, Paul 21)
... Gray and Williams' 52 points are the most combined points by a Deacon duo in a NON-overtime game March 8, 1997 (Duncan 33, Rutland 20)
... Clemson attempted more free throws than any Deacon opponent this season (previously 25 by Yale)
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 405 consecutive games
On Justin Gray's first half
... his 25 first-half points were the most in any half by a Deacon player since Feb. 1, 1997 when Tim Duncan socred 25 points in the second half at 7th-ranked Maryland
... his 25 first-half points tied for the third-most single-half points by a Deacon in the last 25 years
... Gray made his first five three-point attempts today -- had he stopped at five attempts, he would have tied the school record for most three-pointers without a miss, held by Randolph Childress, who made all five three-point attempts at Florida State on Jan. 8, 1994
Junior Justin Gray
... his 31st point matched a career-high (also 31 vs. Florida State on Feb. 25, 2004)
... scored the most points by a Deacon player this season (previously 25 by Chris Paul vs. George Washington)
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 34 consecutive games
... has made at least two three-point field goals in 11 of 14 games this season
... has made three or more three-pointers in each of the last five games and in 10 games overall this season
... his fifth three-point field goal tied a season-high (he also had five against Virginia, Richmond and Providence)
... his ninth point today moved him past Anthony Teachey for 39th place on Wake Forest's all-time career scoring list
... his 10th point today moved him past Ernie Wiggins for 38th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... his 12th point today moved him past Gil McGregor for 37th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... his 16th point today moved him past Anthony Tucker into 36th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... his 27th point today moved him past Tony Byers for 35th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... scored in double figures for the fifth straight game, for the 12th time this season and the 54th time in his career
... recorded four assists to give him a career total of 201
Sophomore Chris Paul
... scored in double figures for the sixth straight game, the 11th time overall this season and the 31st time in his career
... has made each of his last seven three-point attempts
Senior Vytas Danelius
... four of his nine three-point field goals this season have come in the last three games
... fouled out for the first time this season and the ninth time in his career
... played in his 104th career game and started for the 57th time in his career
Senior Taron Downey
... his second point today was the 900th of his career
... played in his 110th career game -- the most by any current Deacon player
Senior Jamaal Levy
... pulled down double-figure rebounds for a team-high sixth time this season and for the 22nd time in his career
... grabbed 12 rebounds to tie a season-high
... played in his 106th career game
Junior Eric Williams
... scored in double figures for a team-high 13th time this season, and for the 48th time in his career
... his 21st point tied a season-high (also 25 vs. Richmond on Dec. 4th)
Freshman Graeme Keith
... scored his first career points with a pair of late free throws
