Postgame Notes

Jan. 2, 2008

With the win...

Wake Forest moves to 10-3 overall.
The Deacons have won five straight games.
Head Coach Dino Gaudio improves to 10-3 at Wake Forest and 78-127 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
Wake improves to 2-0 all-time against Presbyterian, marking the Deacs' first defeat of the Blue Hose since 1928.
Wake Forest improves to 194-84 all-time against teams from the state of South Carolina.
The Deacons move to 228-53 all-time at Joel Coliseum (opened in 1989-90), including a 131-8 record in non-conference games.
Wake Forest is 1,373-1,042 in its 102nd season of basketball.

Miscellaneous

Wake Forest lost the opening tip for the 12th time in 13 games this season.
The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 503 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina). James Johnson pushed the streak to the 503 with his three-pointer at the 15:03 mark of the first half.
Wake Forest pulled away with a 10-0 run midway through the second half, breaking a 47-47 tie.
The Deacons had just eight turnovers for the second straight game. Tonight was the fourth time in the past five seasons that Wake Forest has had eight or fewer turnovers in a game.

Few Fouls Lead to Fast First Half

The first half lasted just 35 minutes of real time, which was due in large part to the low number of personal fouls called in the period. Only six total fouls-three for each team-were called.
Wake Forest did not commit a foul until the 12:34 mark of the first half when David Weaver was whistled for an offensive foul.
The first free throws of the game for either team came at the 1:02 mark of the first half. Wake Forest's Gary Clark made 1-of-2 free throws. In all, there were just three free throws total in the first half, with Presbyterian's Ryan Lamb shooting and making the other attempt.
The Deacons had just eight fouls in the game, marking Wake's lowest total since Jan. 29, 1997 against Wofford. It was the 17th time in program history that Wake Forest has had eight or fewer fouls in a game.

Did not start for the first time in 11 games.
Only saw action in the second half but made the most of it, finishing with seven points and six rebounds in 16 minutes.

Sophomore Jamie Skeen

Sophomore Ishmael Smith

Made his 41st straight start, the second-longest current streak on the team.
Led the team in assists for the ninth time this season and the 35th time in his career.
Dished out double figure assists for the first time this season and the fourth time in his career.
Had his highest assist total since tallying 15 on March 8, 2007, against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament.
Led the team in rebounding for the first time this season and the fifth time in his career.
Was held scoreless for the first time since Dec. 19, 2006, against Gardner-Webb.

Freshman Jeff Teague

Made his fifth start of the season and his fourth straight.
Scored in double figures for the seventh time this season for the fifth straight game.

Redshirt Sophomore David Weaver

Made the second start of his career and the first since Dec. 17, 2006, at Virginia Tech.

Sophomore L.D. Williams

Made his 44th straight start, the longest current streak on the team.
Scored in double figures for the ninth time this season and the 22nd time in his career.

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