3/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 2, 2005
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Wake Forest Postgame Notes
March 2, 2005 vs. Georgia Tech
Wake Forest's Win tonight gives the Demon Deacons...
... a 25-4 overall record and a 12-3 mark in the ACC
... three straight wins and nine victories in their last 10 games
... a tie for the third-most wins in school history (the school record is 26 victories)
... a tie for the second-most ACC wins in school history (the school record of 13 was set in 2003)
... 71 overall wins and 34 ACC wins (second only to Duke) over the last three seasons combined
... 92 overall wins and 43 ACC wins (second only to Duke) over the last four seasons combined
... a tie for the third-most wins over a four-year period in Wake Forest history
... a 31-27 all-time record against Georgia Tech including 10 wins over the Yellow Jackets in the last 14 games
... a split in the regular season series with Tech for the fourth time in the last five seasons
... a 12-4 record against the Yellow Jackets in Lawrence Joel Coliseum
... no losses at home against an unranked team since Virginia beat Wake on Jan. 30, 2000
... a 57-6 record at home under Skip Prosser and an all-time record of 202-42 in Joel Coliseum
... the sixth-best winning percentage in Division I
... an all-time record of 1,329-1,004
... Wake Forest overcame its largest halftime deficit (8) to win since Nov. 26 when the Deacons came from 37-29 down at intermission to beat Arizona
... The Deacons overcame their largest deficit overall (11 points) since coming from 35-23 down to beat Arizona on Nov. 26
Deacons Go Undefeated At Home
... Wake Forest finishes with a perfect 16-0 record at Lawrence Joel Coliseum
... the Deacons complete the home season undefeated for the third time in Joel Coliseum history (also 1995-96 and 2002-03)
... the 16-0 record ties the 2002-03 team for the most single-season home wins in school history
Miscellaneous Notes
... The Deacons scored more than 80 points for the 14th time in 15 ACC games
... Wake scored more than 80 points for the 19th time in the last 21 games and for the 20th time in the last 23 games
... six different Deacons scored in double figures for the second time this season (also vs. Virginia on Jan. 2)
... Wake out-rebounded its opponent for the 23rd time in 29 games this season
... The Deacons had a season-high number of free throw attempts (previously 42)
... Wake improved to 24-0 when opponents shoot less than 50 percent
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 421 consecutive games
Junior Justin Gray
... has made at least one three-point field goal in 49 consecutive games
... Gray scored in double figures for the 24th time this season and the 66th time in his career
Sophomore Chris Paul
... Paul scored in double figures for the 22nd time this season and the 42nd time in his two-year career
... Paul's third assist, his 188th of the season, moved him past Skip Brown for the fourth-most single-season assists in Wake Forest history
Senior Vytas Danelius
... recorded his first double-double of the season and the ninth of his career
... Danelius scored in double figures for the ninth time this season and the 44th time in his career
... had his most rebounds since pulling down 10 boards against Maryland on Jan. 11th
... his third assist tied a career-high
... had a season-high number of rebounds (previously 10 vs. Maryland)
... played in his 119th career game, tying for the 17th-most in Wake Forest history, and started for the 71st time in his career
Senior Taron Downey
... Downey's 14th point, the 1,070th of his career, moved him past Ronny Watts into 36th place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... Downey scored in double figures for the 14th time this season and the 52nd time in his career
... played in his 125th consecutive game -- the ninth-most career games played in Wake Forest history
Senior Jamaal Levy
... Levy scored in double figures for the eighth time this season and the 37th time in his career
... Levy's fifth rebound, the 728th of his career, moved him past Rafael Vidaurreta into 11th place on Wake's all-time career rebounding list
... played in his 121st career game, tying for the 12th-most games played in Wake Forest history
Junior Eric Williams
... Williams' 18th point, the 1,118th of his career, moved him past Trelonnie Owens and Jim Johnstone into 33rd place on Wake's all-time career scoring list
... had a career-high for free throws made (previously 9) and free throws attempted (previously 13)
... Williams scored in double figures for the 13th consecutive game, the team-best 27th time this season, the 62nd time in his career
... had more free throw attempts than any Deacon player has had in the Skip Prosser era -- the most since Jan. 31, 1999 when Robert O'Kelley attempted 17 against Maryland
