Postgame Notes
3/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 8, 2008
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With the win...
• Wake Forest finishes the regular season 17-12 overall and 7-9 in the ACC.
• Head Coach Dino Gaudio moves to 17-12 at Wake Forest and 85-136 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
• The Deacons improve to 241-55 all-time at Joel Coliseum (opened in 1989-90), including a 103-47 record in conference games.
• The Deacs are 15-2 at Joel Coliseum in 2007-08.
• Wake improves to 377-409 all-time in ACC play and 539-686 all-time against current ACC members.
• The Deacons move to 97-130 all-time against the Wolfpack, including a 15-4 mark at Joel Coliseum.
• Wake Forest moves to 409-468 all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina, including a 4-3 mark this season.
• In head-to-head matchups among all sports combined, the Deacons are 7-3 against the Wolfpack in 2007-08.
• Wake Forest is 1,380-1,051 in its 102nd season of basketball.
Miscellaneous
• Wake Forest lost the opening tip for the 25th time this season.
• The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 519 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina). Ishmael Smith pushed the streak to 519 with his three-pointer at the 18:41 mark of the first half.
• Wake Forest hit its first four three-point attempts of the game. The Deacons made 7 of their first 12 field goal attempts but then hit just 1 of their next 8 attempts.
• The Deacons took an early 20-8 lead, but the Wolfpack countered with a 12-2 run to tie the game 22-22. Wake outscored NC State 13-7 the rest of the first half.
• Wake Forest had a season-high free throw percentage of 94.4% (17-18) this afternoon. The Deacons' previous high was 87.5% (14-16) against BYU on Jan. 8.
• The mark is the best by any ACC team this season that shot 12+ free throws in a game.
• Over its past three games, Wake is shooting 75.3% (58-77) from the free throw line.
Freshman James Johnson
• Came off the bench for the second time this season.
• Scored in double figures for the 23rd time this season and for the first time in three games.
• Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
Sophomore Chas McFarland
• Made his 26th start of the season and his 16th straight.
• Did not score in double figures for the first time in five games.
Sophomore Jamie Skeen
• Made his sixth start of the season and the 30th start of his career.
Sophomore Ishmael Smith
• Made his 29th start of the season and his 59th career start. It was his 57th straight start, the longest current streak on the team.
• Scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and the 23rd time in his career.
• Led the team in assists for the 24th time this season and the 50th time in his career.
• Registerd 3+ steals for the seventh time this season.
Freshman Jeff Teague
• Made his 20th start of the season and his 19th in his last 20 games.
• Scored in double figures for the 20th time this season.
• Scored 20+ points for the sixth time this season and for the third straight game ... It was his second straight game with 25 points.
• Led the team in scoring for the ninth time this season.
• Led the team in rebounding for the first time in his career.
• Pulled down a season-best seven boards.
• Tied his season-high with nine field goals and set a new season-high with 17 field goal attempts.
• Was perfect from the free throw line for the second straight game.
Redshirt Sophomore David Weaver
• Tied his season-high with eight points.
• Tallied a career-high four blocked shots.
• Played his most minutes since totaling 21 against Georgia Tech on Feb. 6.
Sophomore L.D. Williams
• Made his 24th start of the season and the 55th start of his career.
