Post Game Notes
12/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2007
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With the win...
- Wake Forest moves to 8-3 overall and 1-0 in the ACC.
- Head Coach Dino Gaudio improves to 8-3 at Wake Forest and 76-127 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
- The Deacons win their ACC opener for the first time in three years.
- Wake improves to 26-23 all-time against Virginia Tech, including a 2-3 mark since the Hokies joined the ACC.
- The Deacs move to 533-675 all-time against ACC competition.
- Wake Forest improves to 188-106 all-time against teams from the state of Virginia.
- Wake Forest is 1,371-1,042 in its 102nd season of basketball.
Miscellaneous
- Wake Forest lost the opening tip for the 11th straight game this season.
- The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 501 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina). Ishmael Smith pushed the streak to the 501 with his three-pointer at the 15:55 mark of the first half.
- Tonight's attendance of 13, 874 was a season-high.
Junior Harvey Hale
- Led the team in assists (tied with Smith) for the second time this season and the second time in his career.
Freshman James Johnson
- Started for the 11th straight game.
- Scored in double figures for the ninth time this season.
- Finished with his lowest rebounding total of the season.
- Fouled out with 5:18 remaining in the game.
Sophomore Chas McFarland
- Made his ninth straight start of the season.
- Scored the first points of the game for Wake Forest for the third straight game.
- Converted each of his first four field goal attempts.
- Scored in double figures for the third time this season.
- Led the team in rebounding the third time this season.
Sophomore Jamie Skeen
- Left the game with a left ankle sprain with 14:25 remaining in the contest ... did not return to the game.
Sophomore Ishmael Smith
- Made his 39th straight start, the second-longest streak on the team.
- Scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and the 17th time in his career.
- Has scored in double digits in five of his last six games.
- Led the team in scoring for the second time this season and the fifth time in his career.
- Led the team in assists (tied with Hale) for the eighth time this season and the 34th time in his career.
Freshman Jeff Teague
- Made his third start of the season.
- Scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and the fourth time in his last five games.
Sophomore L.D. Williams
- Made his 42nd straight start, the longest current streak on the team.
- Left the game with a left ankle sprain at the 13:25 mark of the second half ... returned to the game at the 8:14 mark.
- Fouled out with 1:22 remaining in the game.
