2/27/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 27, 2005
Wake Forest's Win today gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 24-4 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the ACC
... two straight wins and eight victories in their last nine games
... (if North Carolina loses today at Maryland) a tie for first place in the ACC; (if UNC wins) sole possession of second place
... a tie for the fourth-most wins in school history
... 70 overall wins and 33 ACC wins over the last three seasons combined
... 91 overall wins and 42 ACC wins over the last four seasons combined
... a 63-57 all-time record against Virginia, including a 13-3 mark in Joel Coliseum
... a sweep of the regular season series with Virginia -- the first time either team has swept the series since 1997
... no losses at home against an unranked team since Virginia beat Wake on Jan. 30, 2000
... a 15-0 record at home this season (15-game home court win streak)
... a 56-6 record at home under Skip Prosser and an all-time record of 201-42 in Joel Coliseum
... a tie for the sixth-best record in Division I
... a 6-0 record this season against teams from Virginia
... a 7-1 record in February -- Wake's most wins in the month of February since the 1995 team went 8-1
... an all-time record of 1,328-1,004
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake's field goal percentage (.610) tied a season-high (also .610 vs. Miami on Jan. 29)
... Wake out-rebounded its opponent for the 22nd time in 28 games this season
... Wake scored 80 points or more for the 18th time in their last 20 games and in 13 of 14 ACC games
... Wake's 22-point margin of victory was its largest against Virginia since beating the Cavaliers 92-70 in 2002
... The Deacons improved to 23-0 when holding opponents to less than 50 percent shooting
... The Deacons used their fifth different starting lineup of the season as all three senior scholarship players started
... Skip Prosser was called for a technical foul for the first time this season
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 420 consecutive games
Junior Justin Gray
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 48 consecutive games
... scored in double figures for the 23rd time this season, the 65th time in his career
... Gray's second three-point field goal, his 78th of the season, gave him the sixth-most single-season three-pointers in Wake history
... Gray's first steal was the 100th of his career, giving him more than 1,200 career points, 200 assists, 200 three-pointers and 100 steals
... Gray's 17th point, the 1,274th of his career, moved him past Tony Rutland into 23rd place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... Gray's third three-point field goal, the 211th of his career, makes him one of 28 players in ACC history with at least 211 three-pointers
Sophomore Chris Paul
... dunked for the first time in his college career (he did have one dunk in an exhibition game this season)
... scored in double figures for the 21st time this season and the 41st time in his career
... Paul's fourth steal, his 70th of the season, gave him the fifth-most single-season steals in Wake Forest history
... Paul's fourth assist, his 184th of the season, gave him the fifth-most single-season assists in Wake Forest history
Senior Vytas Danelius
... scored in double figures for the eighth time this season, the 43rd time in his career
... played in his 118th career game and started for the 70th time in his career
... Danelius' first blocked shot, the 58th of his career, moved him into a tie with Daryl Peterson for the 14th-most blocks in Wake history
Senior Taron Downey
... Downey's seventh point, the 1,055th of his career, moved him past Tony Byers into 37th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... played in his 124th consecutive game -- the ninth-most career games played in Wake Forest history
Senior Jamaal Levy
... played in his 120th career game, tying for the 13th-most games played in Wake Forest history
Junior Eric Williams
... Williams scored in double figures for the 12th consecutive game, the team-best 26th time this season, the 61st time in his career
... Williams' second blocked shot, his 31st of the season, tied for the 25th-most single-season blocks in Wake Forest history
... Williams' 17th point was the 1,100th of his career
Junior Trent Strickland
... returned to action after sitting out last Wednesday's game against Longwood with a sprained left thumb
Junior Chris Ellis
... his first three-point field goal was his 10th of the season -- he made zero in his first two seasons combined
... his first three-point field goal also made him a surprising 10-of-17 from behind the arc this season
Sophomore Kyle Visser
... drew a charge on defense for the seventh time this season -- only Vytas Danelius has drawn more this season
