Post Game Notes

12/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Dec. 5, 2007

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With the loss...

  • Wake Forest falls to 5-2 overall.
  • Head Coach Dino Gaudio falls to 5-2 at Wake Forest and 73-126 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
  • The Deacons start the season 5-2 for the second straight year.
  • Wake drops to 4-5 all-time against Vanderbilt, including a 2-3 mark in Nashville.
  • The Deacs fall to 76-56 all-time against SEC competition.
  • Wake Forest moves to 16-14 all-time against teams from the state of Tennessee.
  • The Deacons are 128-310 all-time against ranked opponents, including a 32-143 mark on the road.
  • Wake Forest is 1,368-1,041 in its 102nd season of basketball.

Miscellaneous

  • Wake Forest lost the opening tip for the seventh straight game.
  • The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 497 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina).
  • Wake trailed at the half for the first time this season.
  • The Deacons used their third different starting lineup this season.
  • Wake Forest's last road victory against a ranked opponent came on Jan. 22, 2005 (74-70 at #20 Cincinnati). The Deacs have had 11 straight road losses against ranked opponents since the 2005 win at Cincinnati.
  • Vanderbilt took the lead (6-5) at the 17:18 mark of the first half and held it until the 1:40 mark of the second half (78-76).
  • The Deacs had four players score in double figures for the third time this season. The Deacs had five or more players score in double figures for the first time since March 8, 2007, against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament (six players).
  • Wake Forest gave up a season-high 83 points.

Freshman James Johnson

  • Posted his third straight double-double and fourth of the season.
  • Scored a season-high 18 points.
  • Scored in double figures for the sixth time in seven games this season.
  • Pulled down double figure rebounds for the fourth time this season.
  • Led the Deacs in rebounding for the team-best fourth time on the year.

Junior Harvey Hale

  • Scored in double figures for the fourth time this season and the 21st time in his career.
  • Finished one three-pointer shy of his career high of five, reached five times the last of which came in the season opener against Fairfield.
  • Came off the bench for the first time this season.

Freshman Jeff Teague

  • Made the first start of his career.
  • Scored in double figures for the second time this season.

Sophomore L.D. Williams

  • Started his 38th consecutive game, the longest current streak on the team.

Sophomore Ishmael Smith

  • Scored in double figures for the second time this season and the 14th time in his career.
  • Posted a season-high 8 assists, leading the team for the sixth time this season and the 32nd time in his career.

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