Wake Forest Athletics
Postgame Notes
3/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 10, 2006
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Wake Forest vs. NC StateWake Forest's Win Today Gives The Deacons...
... a record of 17-15 overall and a guarantee Wake can not finish below .500 (Wake Forest hasn't finished below .500 since 1989-90)
... three consecutive wins for the first time since beating Richmond, Charleston Southern and East Carolina late December and early January
... an all-time ACC Tournament record of 41-48
... an all-time record of 26-26 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals
... their first ACC Tournament semifinal berth since 2003
... two wins in an ACC Tournament for the first time in 10 years -- since winning the title in 1996
... their first win against NC State in the ACC Tournament since 1969
... an ACC Tournament record of 4-8 against NC State in the ACC Tournament
... an all-time series record of 96-127 against NC State
... a 2-7 record this season against nationally-ranked teams
... consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time since Jan. 15 and Jan. 22, 2005 (wins over Cincinnati and North Carolina)
... a record of 16-18 in ACC Tournament games played in Greensboro
... a 3-0 record in March this season, and a 16-10 record in March under Prosser
... more wins in March (3) then they had all of February (2)
... a record of 44-21 over the last two seasons combined
... a record of 90-37 over the last four seasons combined -- the fifth-most wins over a four-year span in school history
... a record of 111-50 over the last five seasons combined
... a 3-1 record on neutral courts this season
... a 3-0 record this season in the Greensboro Coliseum (Wake beat Elon in December)
... a 16-5 record this season after leading at halftime
... an all-time record of 1,348-1,021
Miscellaneous
... The Deacons earned a double-digit rebound margin for the third straight game and for the 13th time overall this season
... Wake Forest shot 50 percent from the floor for the 10th time this season
... Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal in 457 consecutive games
Senior Justin Gray
... recorded the first double-double of his four-year career
... had double-digit assists for the first time in his career
... Gray's 10th assist tied for the best ever by a Wake Forest player in the ACC Tournament -- Randolph Childress had 10 assists vs. North Carolina on March 12, 1994
... his third three-point field goal -- the 314th of his career -- moved him past Duke's Jason Williams for the seventh-most three-pointers in ACC history
... his third three-point field goal was his 90th of the season, making him the first player in Wake history to make 90 three-point field goals in three different seasons
... scored in double figures for the 30th time this season, the 99th time in his career
... Gray has made at least one three-point field goal in 80 of his last 83 games
... his sixth assist -- the 367th of his career -- moved him past Taron Downey for the eighth-most career assists in Wake history
... played in his 118th game and started for the 102nd time -- the 10th-most starts in Wake Forest history
Senior Trent Strickland
... played in his 124th career game, ranking 12th in Wake history, and he started for the 37th time
Senior Eric Williams
... his third rebound -- the 837th of his career -- moved him past Josh Howard into seventh place on Wake's all-time career rebounds list
... Williams scored in double figures for the 28th consecutive game, the 31st time overall this season and the 97th time in his career
... his 13th point was the 1,700th of his career -- he is the 15th Wake Forest player to reach 1,700 career points
... played in his 127th career game -- tying for the seventh-most games played in Wake Forest history
... started for the 119th time -- tying Josh Howard for the third-most career starts in Wake history
Senior Chris Ellis
... scored a career-high today -- previously 14 points was his career-best
... Ellis scored in double figures for the second straight game, the sixth time overall this season and the 12th time in his career
... four of his 21 three-point field goals this season have come in the ACC Tournament
... played in his 110th career game and made his 10th career start
Freshman Cameron Stanley
... Stanley scored in double figures for the third time and for the third time in his last four games
... his 10th point matched a career-high
... had a career-high for free throws made and attempted
... entered today's game with two career steals -- today he had four pilfers
Junior Kyle Visser
... pulled down double-digit rebounds for the second time in his career -- the other one was a 16-rebound effort against Texas Tech on Nov. 18
... played in his 94th career game
Junior Michael Drum
... Drum scored in double figures for the seventh time and for the second consecutive game
... made two three-point field goals in a game for the third straight game and for the fifth time in his last seven games
... his fifth assist tied a career-high
... missed a free throw for the first time since Jan. 24
... made his 12th career start
