Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest at NCAA Tournament
3/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 18, 2009
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NCAA Tournament Notes in PDF Format 
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2005 when the No. 4-seeded Demon Deacons face the No. 13-seeded Cleveland State Vikings on Friday evening at American Airlines Arena in Miami. The game, which will tip-off at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET, will be broadcast by CBS. It will also be available on the Wake Forest ISP Radio Network.
Wake Forest enters the NCAA Tournament with a 24-6 overall record. The Deacons finished 11-5 in ACC regular season play and received the No. 2 seed in last week's conference tournament. Wake was upset in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, falling 75-64 to Maryland. The Deacs have won six of their past eight games since Feb. 14.
The Deacs are making their 21st all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and their first since the 2004-05 season. Wake Forest is 27-20 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.
The Deacons have advanced to the Sweet 16 round 10 times, to the Elite Eight seven times and to the Final Four once (1962). Wake made it to the Sweet 16 the last time the Deacs were a No. 4 seed in 2004.
Cleveland State enters the NCAA Tournament at 25-10 overall. The Vikings finished 12-6 in the Horizon League and went on to win the conference tournament, upsetting regular season champion Butler in the title game. CSU is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1986.
Wake Forest and Cleveland State have never met previously. The Deacons have already played one Horizon League team this season, defeating Wright State 66-53 on Dec. 14. CSU split its two regular season matchups with Wright State this year.
Next Up...
The winner of Wake Forest-Cleveland State will face the winner of the matchup between No. 5 seed Utah and No. 12 seed Arizona on Sunday at either 12:10 p.m. or 2:40 p.m. The semifinals and finals of the Midwest Region will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on March 27 and 29.
