Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest vs. Georgia Tech Postgame Notes
1/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2007
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
Wake Forest's win tonight gives the Deacons...
... a record of 10-11 overall and an end to their six-game losing streak
... a record of 2-7 in the ACC (Wake didn't win its second conference game last season until Feb. 22nd)
... a 3-6 record in January
... an 8-4 record at home this season and an end to their three-game home court losing streak
... their first ACC home win since March 4th of last season vs. NC State
... an all-time Joel Coliseum record of 222-52
... a record of 121-63 in six seasons overall under Skip Prosser
... a 33-28 all-time record in the series with Georgia Tech
... a 14-4 all-time record in Joel Coliseum against Georgia Tech
... a record of 8-4 vs. Georgia Tech under Skip Prosser
... an all-time program record of 1,358-1,034
Noteworthy
... The Deacons had a season-high free throws made -- their most free throws made (31) in a game since making 35 on March 2, 2005 vs. Georgia Tech
... Wake shot better than 70 percent from the free throw line for just the fifth time this season
... The Deacs shot their highest field goal percentage since Jan. 1 vs. East Carolina
... Wake Forest enjoyed its largest rebound margin since Dec. 19 vs. Gardner-Webb
... Wake Forest used tonight's starting five (Smith, Hale, Williams, Skeen, Visser) for the ninth time this season -- Wake's most frequently used starting lineup this season
... Wake Forest has made a three-point field goal in 480 consecutive games
Senior Kyle Visser
... scored more than 20 points in a game for the eighth time this season
... had a career-high for free throws made (previously 9)
... scored in double figures for the 20th time in 21 games this season
... scored in double figures for the 34th time in his career
... shot 50 percent or better for the 20th time in 21 games this season
... played in his 117th game and started for the 46th time in his career
... has shot 50 percent or better in every game but one this season
Freshman Ishmael Smith
... scored in double-figures for the 10th time this season, but for just the second time since Jan. 1
... had his most steals in an ACC game
Freshman L.D. Williams
... many are calling his first-half dunk the best in the history of Joel Coliseum
... his blocked shot with less than 4:00 remaining was his first blocked shot since Nov. 29th
Freshman David Weaver
... had a career-high five rebounds (previous career-high was 4, three times)
... had career highs for free throws (3) and free throws attempted (4)
... tied a career high with two offensive rebounds
... blocked a shot for the fifth consecutive game
... has seven blocked shots over the last five games
... scored his most points ever in an ACC game
... had his highest scoring output since a career-high eight points vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 21st
... fouled out for the first time in his career
Sophomore Harvey Hale
... scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and the 14th time in his career
... knocked down two 3-point field goals for the fourth consecutive game
... had career highs for free throws and attempts
