Post Game Notes

Jan. 31, 2009

Team Records and Series Notes

Wake Forest falls to 17-2 overall and 5-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, while Georgia Tech improves to 10-10 and 1-6 in league play.
Georgia Tech pulls to within two in the all-time series at 34-32.
Wake Forest has now lost its last five games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum dating back to the 2003-04 season.
The Deacs dropped their first game on the road this season, falling to 6-1 overall.
Wake Forest returns to action on Wednesday, February 4, traveling to Miami to face Miami. Opening tip from the Bank United Center is set for 7:30 p.m. (EST) and the game will be aired live on ESPN 2 (television) and the Wake Forest ISP Radio Network.

Wake Forest Team Notes

Key Stretch: Wake Forest scored just four points in the last 2:45 and turned the ball over three times in the last :35 seconds of the second half while Tech scored eight points and did not turn the ball over during that same stretch.
Key Stat: Georgia Tech had a total of 10 blocks in the game including a career-high six from Alade Aminu.
The Deacs led the battle in the paint, outscoring the Jackets 38-32.
Wake has outscored its opponent in the paint in all but one game this season.
Tech out rebounded Wake 44-35 marking the sixth time that has happened this season.
Wake Forest shot 44.6 percent (29-of-65) from the field and recorded a season-best 54.4 percent (6-of-11) from beyond the arc.
Jeff Teague's three-point basket at the 17:35 mark of the first half extended Wake Forest's consecutive games with a three-point basket streak to 539.

Aminu vs. Aminu

Today's game marked just the second-time in ACC history that brothers squared off against each other on the hardwood. Wake's Al-Farouq Amino scored 17 points compared to his older brother Alade, who is a senior for Georgia Tech, scoring 10 points.

With eight points today, McFarland is now averaging 15 points per game in his three games against Georgia Tech, the most for him against any one team.

Reached double-figures in scoring for the seventh time in his last eight games with 13 points.
Dished out a career-high six assists and added seven rebounds.

Sophomore guard Jeff Teague was the third Demon Deacon in double figures, adding 15 points. Teague has scored in double figures in every game this season and has a streak of 23 straight games with at least 10 points dating back to last season.

Scored 17 points today, which marked the fourth-straight game he has scored at least ten points and it was the 15th game this season he has reached double-figures.
The freshman also grabbed 11 rebounds to record the eighth double-double of his rookie season and his third in the last four games.
His 17 points were a team-high and it marked the fourth time this season he has led the team in scoring.

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