Postgame Notes

Jan. 14, 2009

Team Records and Series Notes

Wake Forest improves to 15-0 overall and 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, while Boston College drops to 13-5 overall and 1-2 in league play.
The 15-0 record equals the best start to a season in program history, matching the Deacons' beginning to the 1926-27 season.
Wake Forest defeated Boston College for the first-time in eight all-time meetings.
Tonight's win marked the 100th win of head coach Dino Gaudio's career. He is 32-13 as the head coach of the Demon Deacons and his career record stands at 100-137.
Tonight's sellout crowd at Conte Forum was the third-straight capacity crowd that the Deacons have played in front of (including the BYU and North Carolina games). Saturday's game at Clemson is a reported sellout as well.
Wake Forest hits the road for the second straight game, traveling to unbeaten and No. 10/9-ranked Clemson on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be carried live on ABC (television) and on the Wake Forest ISP Sports Network (radio).

Wake Forest Team Notes

Key Run: Holding a slim 10-8 margin at the 15:08 mark of the first half, Wake Forest scored eight straight points and proceeded to go on a 16-5 run over the next seven and a half minutes to take a 26-13 lead. Boston College could not get closer than an eight-point deficit (28-20) the rest of the half.
Key Stat: The Demon Deacons shot 65.5 percent in the first half, making 19 of 29 attempts, to race out to a 47-27 halftime lead. Conversely, Wake held BC to a 33.3 percent (10-for-30) mark from the floor.
Wake Forest shot 55.4 percent from the floor in the game. It was the Deacons' 10th game shooting 50 percent or better this season, doubling their total from a season ago.
The Deacons have scored 80+ points in six straight games and 10 of their last 11. Wake has eclipsed the 80-point barrier a total of 12 times this season.
Wake Forest has now made a three pointer in 535 consecutive games.

Wake Forest Individual Notes

Sophomore guard Jeff Teague led the Deacs with 29 points on the night, marking the 19th-straight game he has finished in double figures. It was his eighth 20+ point performance of the season and the 14th of his career.
Freshman forward Al-Farouq Aminu scored 15 points to finish in double figures for the 11th time this season and the fifth time in his last six games.
Junior center Chas McFarland scored 11 points to turn in double figures for the ninth time this season and the fifth time in his last six games.
Sophomore forward James Johnson finished with 11 points. It was his eighth game this season in double figures and the third time in his last four games.
Aminu, Johnson and McFarland tied for the team lead in rebounds with eight apiece.
Aminu and junior guard Ishmael Smith tied for the team lead with four assists each.

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