Wake Forest at Boston College - Postgame Notes - Wake Forest University Athletics

Jan. 12, 2008

With the loss...

Wake Forest falls to 11-4 overall and 1-1 in the ACC.
The Deacons have their six-game winning streak snapped. The streak dated back to Dec. 16 vs. Bucknell.
Head Coach Dino Gaudio drops to 11-4 at Wake Forest and 79-128 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
Wake remains winless against BC, falling to 0-7 all-time against the Eagles.
The Deacs are 0-4 against the Eagles since Boston College joined the ACC.
Wake drops to 371-401 all-time in ACC play and 533-676 all-time against current ACC members.
The Deacons have lost seven straight ACC road games, dating back to Jan. 18, 2007.
The Deacs fall to 4-9 all-time against teams from the state of Massachusetts.
In head-to-head matchups among all sports combined, Wake Forest is 2-6 against Boston College in 2007-08.
Wake Forest is 1,374-1,043 in its 102nd season of basketball.

Miscellaneous

Wake Forest lost the opening tip for the 14th time in 15 games this season.
The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 505 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina). L.D. Williams pushed the streak to the 505 with his three-pointer at the 16:20 mark of the first half.
Wake Forest trailed at the half for just the third time this season. The 15-point deficit (45-30) was the Deacs' largest halftime deficit of the season. The last time Wake overcame a 15-point halftime deficit and won was Dec. 5, 1984, against Davidson.

Wake Surrenders 100

Wake Forest gave up 100 points in a game for the first time since March 8, 2007, when the Deacs defeated Georgia Tech, 114-112, in double overtime in the ACC Tournament.
The last time the Deacons gave up 100 and lost was a 104-67 setback at No. 5 North Carolina on Feb. 10, 2007.
The last time Wake gave up 100 to an unranked opponent in regulation was on Feb. 19, 1983, when the Deacs defeated Duke, 110-104, in Greensboro.
The last time Wake Forest gave up 100 to an unranked opponent in regulation and lost was on Feb. 10, 1973, when the Deacs lost at Virginia, 104-73.

Worst Loss Since 1983

Tonight's 112-73 loss was Wake Forest's worst loss since March 5, 1983, when NC State downed the Deacs 130-89 in Raleigh.

First-Half Runs

Boston College scored the first 11 points of the game and got out to a 20-9 lead almost eight minutes in. Wake Forest rallied with an 11-2 run that cut the deficit to 22-20 at the 8:57 mark. With the exception of Ishmael Smith, the run was keyed by four of the Deacs' bench players.
However, the Eagles responded with a 17-3 run that pushed their back to double digits, 39-25.

Along with Jamie Skeen, was the Deacons' first player off the bench.
Started the second half in place of L.D. Williams, who was injured in the first half.

Sophomore Jamie Skeen

Along with Harvey Hale, was the Deacons' first player off the bench.
Led the team in rebounding (tied with Johnson) for the first time this season and the seventh time in his career.
Scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and the 15th time in his career.

Sophomore Ishmael Smith

Made his 43rd straight start, the second-longest current streak on the team.
Led the team in assists (tied with Teague) for the 11th time this season and the 37th time in his career.

Freshman Jeff Teague

Made his seventh start of the season and his sixth straight.
Scored in double figures for the ninth time this season for the seventh straight game.
Led the team in assists (tied with Smith) for the sixth time this season.
Failed to register at least one steal in a game for the fourth time this season.

Redshirt Sophomore David Weaver

Sophomore L.D. Williams

Made his 46th straight start, the longest current streak on the team.
Left the game late in the first half with a laceration near his mouth ... received stitches at halftime and returned to action in the second half.

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