Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. UNC Wilmington
12/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 20, 2011
Wake Forest Game Notes
| UNC Wilmington Game Notes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will look to kick off the holidays on a high note when the Demon Deacons host the UNC Wilmington Seahawks on Wednesday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
How to Catch the Game
• Sunday's game will be streamed for free live online via theACC.com. Evan Lepler (play-by-play) and Randolph Childress (color) will call the action.
• The game can be heard on the Wake Forest IMG College Sports Network and online at WakeForestSports.com. Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark Freidinger (color) have the call.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest (7-4) is coming off a 67-59 win over Gardner-Webb on Sunday in Winston-Salem. The Deacons hit 9-of-10 free throws in the final 1:13 to hang on for the win.
• Ty Walker turned in a fine performance with career-highs of 12 points and nine rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Walker went 6-for-10 from the field in 23 minutes off the bench.
• C.J. Harris led the Deacons with 18 points, giving him double-figure scoring totals in every game this season. Chase Fischer scored 11 points and hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final 33 seconds of the game.
Meet the Seahawks
• UNC Wilmington (3-6, 0-1 Colonial) is coming off a 67-65 win over Campbell on Monday at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington. Matt Wilson's tip-in with 1.4 seconds remaining gave the Seahawks their third win in four games.
• Freshman Adam Smith leads UNCW with 15.3 points per game this season, while junior Keith Rendleman follows with 14.3 points per contest. Rendleman is averaging a double-double with 10.1 rebounds per game.
Series History
• Wake Forest holds a 12-1 lead in the all-time series with UNC Wilmington. The series dates back to the 1977-78 season when the Deacons handed the Seahawks an 83-79 setback on Nov. 26 in the dedication game for UNCW's Trask Coliseum.
• UNCW posted its first-ever win in the series with an 81-69 defeat of Wake Forest last season in Greensboro.
• In the Seahawks' most recent trip to Winston-Salem in 2008-09, Wake Forest posted a 120-88 win to set a Joel Coliseum record for points scored.
Next Up...
• The Deacons will enjoy seven days off for the holiday break before resuming their schedule on Thursday, Dec. 29, against Yale. Wake Forest is 5-1 all-time against Yale with the most recent meeting coming in 2004-05.
• Wake Forest will ring in the New Year and wrap up the non-conference portion of its schedule on Jan. 2 when the Deacons host Wofford at 7 p.m. Wake is 5-1 all-time against the Terriers, but the teams have not met since 1997.
