Wake Forest vs. Florida State -- PostgameNotes

Jan. 20, 2008

Wake Forest vs. Florida State - Postgame Notes

With the win...

Wake Forest improves to 12-5 overall and 2-2 in the ACC.
Head Coach Dino Gaudio moves to 12-5 at Wake Forest and 80-129 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
The Deacons move to 21-15 all-time against Florida State, including a 13-4 mark in Winston-Salem.
Wake improves to 372-402 all-time in ACC play and 534-677 all-time against current ACC members.
Wake moves to 43-24 all-time against teams from the state of Florida.
The Deacons move to 237-53 all-time at Joel Coliseum (opened in 1989-90), including a 99-45 record in conference games.
Wake has now won 15 straight games at Joel Coliseum (dating back to Feb. 6, 2007), which is the ACC's longest current streak.
In head-to-head matchups among all sports combined, the Deacons are 3-4 against the Seminoles in 2007-08.
Wake Forest is 1,375-1,044 in its 102nd season of basketball.

Miscellaneous

Wake Forest lost the opening tip for the 16th time in 17 games this season.
The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 507 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina). James Johnson pushed the streak to the 507 with his three-pointer at the 18:13 mark of the first half.
Florida State led by nine, 23-14, at the 6:58 mark of the first half before Wake Forest used a 9-0 run to tie the game with 2:43 remaining in the half. It was the first time the game had been tied since the 15:47 mark of the half.
Wake Forest shot just 12.5 percent (1-for-8) from three-point range in the first half but recovered to shoot 71.4 percent (5-for-7) from beyond the arc in the second half.
The Deacons had just two turnovers in the second half, and the second one came when Wake intentionally ran the clock down with under five seconds left in the game. The Deacs' first turnover of the second period did not come until the 1:29 mark.
Wake trailed at halftime for the fifth time this season and came back to win for the first time on the year.

Scored in double figures for the eighth time this season, for the 25th time in his career and for the first time since Dec. 30, 2007, vs. Air Force.

Started for the 17th straight game.
Scored a season-high 26 points (previous high was 22, achieved twice this year).
His 26 points tied Jeff Teague for the most by a Deacon this season.
Made a season-high 10 field goals (previous high was 9, Jan. 12 at BC).
Scored in double figures for the 15th time this season.
Led the team in scoring for the eighth time this season.
Led the team in rebounding for the 11th time this season.
Scored 21 points in the second half, coming close to Florida State's team total (26) for the half.

Sophomore Jamie Skeen

Was the Deacons' first player off the bench (along with David Weaver), entering the game at the 15:10 mark of the first half.

Sophomore Ishmael Smith

Made his 45th straight start, the second-longest current streak on the team.
Led the team in assists (tied with Teague and Williams) for the 13th time this season and the 39th time in his career.

Freshman Jeff Teague

Made his ninth start of the season and his eighth straight.
Scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and for the ninth straight game.
Led the team in assists (tied with Smith and Williams) for the seventh time this season.

Redshirt Sophomore David Weaver

Was the Deacons' first player off the bench (along with Jamie Skeen), entering the game at the 15:10 mark of the first half.

Sophomore L.D. Williams

Made his 48th straight start, the longest current streak on the team.
Led the team in assists (tied with Smith and Teague) for the first time this season and the second time in his career.

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