Post Game Notes
2/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 10, 2005
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Wake Forest Postgame Notes
Feb. 10, 2005 vs. NC State
Wake Forest's Win tonight gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 20-3 overall record, a 8-2 mark in the ACC and a four-game winning streak
... four consecutive 20-win seasons and the ninth straight 20-win season for coach Skip Prosser
... a three-way tie for first place in the ACC standings
... 12 straight home court victories and a 12-0 record at home this season
... an end to their three-game losing streak in the NC State series
... a 93-125 all-time record against the Wolfpack
... a 13-3 record against State in Joel Coliseum
... an 87-32 record in four seasons under Skip Prosser
... the fourth-most wins over a four-year span in Wake Forest history
... a 39-19 record in ACC play in four seasons under Prosser
... a record 66-19 over the last three seasons combined
... the 198th all-time Wake victory in Joel Coliseum (198-42)
... a 3-0 record this season against Big Four rivals Duke, UNC and State
... their first win this season when the opponent shoots 50 percent or better (Wake is 1-3 in those games this season)
... an all-time record of 1,324-1,003
Downey Scores 1,000th Career Point
Senior Taron Downey, who entered the game with 989 career points, scored his 1,000th career point tonight. He is the 44th player in Wake Forest history to score 1,000 points and he is the third Deacon to do so this season, joining Justin Gray and Eric Williams.
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake has scored at least 81 points in every ACC game this season
... NCSU shot better than 50 percent in both halves; the last opponent to do that in Joel Coliseum was NC State on March 6, 2004
... The Deacons, as a team, recorded double-digit steals for the first time since Jan. 15 vs. North Carolina
... State's field goal percentage (.560) was the highest by a Wake opponent this season, the highest since Feb. 21, 2002 when Duke shot 63.2 percent against the Deacons
... Wake's 35 free throws were its most since making 38 against Maryland on Jan. 29, 2004
... Wake's 42 free throw attempts were its most since attempting 46 against Maryland on Jan. 29, 2004
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 415 consecutive games
Junior Justin Gray
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 43 consecutive games
... scored in double figures for the fifth straight game, the 19th time overall this season and the 61st time in his career
... Gray's 12th point was the 1,200th of his career
... Gray's 15th point, the 1,203rd of his career, moved him past Dickie Walker and Mark Cline into 27th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
Sophomore Chris Paul
... his eighth assist, his 154th of the season, tied for the 10th-most single-season assists in Wake Forest history
... has dished out at least six assists in each of the last 11 games
... has recorded at least five steals in a game four times this season including twice in the last three games
... Paul's fifth steal, the 135th of his career, moved him past Jerry Schellenberg and into a tie for ninth place in Wake Forest history
... his fourth steal was his 50th of the season -- just the 16th time in Wake history a player has recorded 50 steals in one season
... scored in double figures for the 17th time this season and the 37th time in his career
Senior Vytas Danelius
... played in his 113th career game and started for the 66th time in his career
Senior Taron Downey
... has made three or more three-point field goals in a game five times this season including each of the last two games
... his fourth three-point field goal gave him eight three-pointers over the last two games
... Downey scored in double figures for the 10th time this season and the 48th time in his career
... played in his 119th consecutive career game -- the most by any current Deacon player -- and the 15th-most games played in Wake Forest history
... has made 14 consecutive free throws and doesn't have a miss since Jan. 18 at Florida State
... his 11th point tonight was the 1,000th of his career -- he is the 44th player in Deacon history to reach 1,000 points.
Senior Jamaal Levy
... scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and the 36th time in his career
... Levy's third rebound, the 691st of his career, moved him past Chris King into 15th place on Wake's all-time career rebounds list
... played in his 115th career game
... fouled out for the third time this season and the 10th time in his career
Junior Eric Williams
... Williams scored in double figures for the seventh straight game, the 21st time overall this season and the 56th time in his career
... saw his streak of consecutive double-doubles end at four games
Junior Trent Strickland
... made his first three-point field goal since Jan. 27 at Georgia Tech
