Wake Forest Athletics
Postgame Notes
2/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 20, 2005
Wake Forest's Loss tonight gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 22-4 overall record, a 10-3 mark in the ACC and an end to their six-game winning streak
... their first loss this season after leading at halftime -- the last time Wake blew a halftime lead came against St. Joseph's in the Sweet 16 last year when the Deacs led 38-37 at the half
... eight straight losses in Cameron Indoor Stadium (last win came on Jan. 11, 1997)
... second place in the ACC standings (one-half game behind North Carolina)
... a 6-3 record this season against nationally-ranked teams
... an 89-33 record in four seasons under Skip Prosser
... a 41-20 record in ACC play in four seasons under Prosser
... a record 68-20 over the last three seasons combined
... a record of 7-4 on the road, including a 4-3 mark on the ACC road
... a 3-1 record this season against Big Four opponents
... a 5-1 record in February
... a 75-151 all-time record against Duke, including a 16-63 mark in Durham
... a 1-4 record this season when the opponent shoots 50 percent or better
... an all-time record of 1,326-1,004
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake Forest's 28 personal fouls were a season-high, the most since committing 29 at Clemson in 2004
... Wake Forest's 8-of-12 performance (75.0 percent) from three-point range the best in the Skip Prosser era (previous: 10-of-15 vs. Cincinnati in 2004)
... Duke's 54.5 percent from three-point range was an opponent season-high (previous: 54.2 vs. Duke) and tied for fifth-best by a Deacon opponent in the Skip Prosser era
... Duke's J.J. Redick has the two top scoring outputs by a Deacon opponent this season (he had 33 in Winston-Salem)
... Redick scored the most points by a Deacon opponent in the Skip Prosser era -- the most since Maryland's Walt Williams scored 39 points on Jan. 22, 1992
... Wake Forest allowed 100 points for the second time this season (Georgia Tech also scored 102)
... Wake's three-point field goal percentage was its highest of the season
... Wake lost for the first time this season and just the fourth time in the Prosser era when shooting 50 percent or better
... three Deacons fouled out for the first time this season
... Wake Forest wore gold uniforms for the first time all season (the ACC does not allow schools to wear gold at home)
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 418 consecutive games
... J.J. Redick's 14-of-15 effort (93.3 percent) at the free throw line was the highest by a Deacon opponent in the Skip Prosser era (previous 11-of-13 by two players)
... Redick played the full 40 minutes against the Deaconsfor the second time this season, the fourth time a Deacon opponent has done that this year
... Shelden Williams' four blocks equaled the most by a Deacon opponent
Junior Justin Gray
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 46 consecutive games
... Gray's third point, the 1,240th of his career, moved him past Jackie Murdock into 25th place on Wake's all-time scoring list
... Gray scored in double figures for the eighth straight game, the 22nd time this season and the 64th time in his career
Sophomore Chris Paul
... scored 20 points or more for the ninth time this season (second time this season vs. Duke)
... scored his most points since scoring 29 at Florida State on Jan. 18th
... Paul's fifth assist, the 357th of his career, moved him past Tony Rutland into seventh place on Wake's all-time career assists list
... Paul's third steal, his 63rd of the season, gave him the ninth-most single-season steals in Wake history
... Paul's third steal, the 147th of his career, moved him past Rodney Rogers into seventh place on Wake's all-time career steals list
... Paul scored in double figures for the 19th time this season, the 39th time in his career
... Paul's 19 field goal attempts equaled a team season-high (previous: Gray at Clemson)
... Paul's 9-of-10 performance at the free throw line equaled a team season-high (previous: Williams vs. NC A&T)
Senior Vytas Danelius
... played in his 116th career game and started for the 69th time in his career
Senior Taron Downey
... Downey scored in double figures for the 12th time this season and the 50th time in his career
... played in his 122nd consecutive game, tying Danny Young and Tony Rutland for the ninth-most career games played in Wake Forest history
... missed a free throw for the first time since Jan. 18 against Florida State
Senior Jamaal Levy
... made his first three-point field goal since Jan. 27 at Georgia Tech
... played in his 118th career game
Junior Eric Williams
... Williams' ninth point, the 1,070th of his career, moved him past Ronny Watts into 35th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... Williams scored in double figures for the 10th straight game, the 24th time overall this season and the 59th time in his career
Junior Trent Strickland
... Strickland scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and the 18th time in his career
... scored a season-high tonight (previously 13 vs. Miami)
... had a career high for free throws made and for free throw attempts
Junior Richard Joyce
... saw his first action since Dec. 30 vs. NC A&T because of a foot stress fracture
