Wake Forest at Boston College - Postgame Notes

1/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Jan. 12, 2008

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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.

Junior Harvey Hale

  • 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.

Freshman James Johnson

  • Started for the 15th straight game.
  • Scored in double figures for the 13th time this season.
  • Led the team in scoring for the seventh time this season.
  • Led the team in rebounding (tied with Skeen) for the ninth time this season.
  • Tied his season-highs with 22 points and 16 field goal attempts.

Sophomore Chas McFarland

  • Made his 12th start of the season.

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

  • Came off the bench to score a season-high eight points.
  • Had a season-high three field goals.
  • Tied his season-high with two blocked shots.

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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