Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest at Miami
1/7/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 7, 2010
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - With its non-conference schedule in the books, Wake Forest will return to ACC play on Saturday when the Demon Deacons head south to take on the Miami Hurricanes. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables. The game will be televised by ESPNU and is also available on the Wake Forest ISP Sports Radio Network.
The Deacons are 11-2 overall (1-0 ACC) following their thrilling 96-92 double overtime defeat of Xavier on Sunday in the inaugural game of the Skip Prosser Classic. The contest was Wake's second straight overtime game after picking up a 74-68 OT win over Richmond on Dec. 31.
Ishmael Smith had his best performance of the season to date on Sunday, scoring a career-high 28 points. Smith played all but one minute of the game and finished with 10 field goals, nine assists and three blocks.
Al-Farouq Aminu posted his ACC-leading ninth double-double with 26 points and 18 rebounds. Chas McFarland had 14 boards off the bench.
Wake Forest has won seven straight entering Saturday's game at Miami. The Deacons are beginning a stretch that sees them play three of their next four games on the road.
Miami comes in at 14-1 (0-1 ACC) on the year following an 86-63 win at Pepperdine on Sunday in Malibu. The Hurricanes, who are led by former Wake Forest assistant Frank Haith, have won six straight since opening ACC play with a loss at Boston College on Dec. 6.
Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Miami, 7-2. Last season, the Hurricanes defeated the Deacons, 79-52, in Coral Gables.
Aminu Leads Power Six Players in Scoring, Rebounding
Al-Farouq Aminu is averaging a double-double of 17.4 points and an ACC-leading 11.5 rebounds per game this season. He is the only player in the power six conferences who is averaging at least 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Next Up...
Wake Forest will return home to host Maryland on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. The game, televised by Raycom, will be the Deacs' only home contest before hosting Virginia on Jan. 23. Wake Forest will be at Duke on Jan. 17 and at North Carolina on Jan. 20.
