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Basketball Gameday - Wake Forest Hosts Seton Hall
12/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2012
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will look to pass its first test of fall semester exams when the Demon Deacons host the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The game is part of a men's and women's Wake Forest-Seton Hall doubleheader, as the women's teams will face off at 2 p.m. at the Joel.
Where to Watch & Listen
• The game can be heard on the Wake Forest IMG Sports Network and online at WakeForestSports.com. Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark Freidinger (color) have the call.
• Wednesday's game will also be streamed online via ESPN3.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest is coming off a 71-70 win over Triad-rival High Point on Wednesday. The Deacons shot 50 percent in the second half to pull away from the Panthers.
• Sophomore Chase Fischer, making his second straight appearance in the starting lineup, led the Deacons with a career-high 15 points, hitting a career-best five 3-pointers in eight attempts.
• Tyler Cavanaugh and Aaron Rountree III joined Fischer in double figures with 11 points apiece--career-highs for both players. Rountree continued to fill the stat sheet with three steals, two assists and two blocks, while Cavanaugh pulled down five offensive boards.
• Rountree, who went 4-for-4 from the field against High Point, has made 10 of his last 11 field goals spanning the past three games.
Today's Opponent
• Seton Hall (6-2) is coming off a 68-59 win over NJIT on Tuesday in Newark. Four Pirates scored in double figures, led by Fuquan Edwin with 22 points, as Seton Hall moved to 4-0 at home this season.
Series History
• Seton Hall leads the all-time series with Wake Forest, 4-2. The series dates back to 1954 when the teams met at Madison Square Garden.
• The Pirates have won each of the past three meetings, including a 68-54 win last season at the Prudential Center in Newark. Saturday's game is the second in a home-and-home series between the two teams.
• Seton Hall also picked up a 76-74 overtime win at the Greensboro Coliseum on Dec. 5, 1989, in the ACC/Big East Challenge.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will have a 10-day break for fall semester final exams before returning to action on Tuesday, Dec. 18, vs. Furman at 7 p.m. on FSN.
• The Deacons and Paladins are meeting for the first time since the 1995-96 season. Wake Forest leads the all-time series 14-7.
• Wake Forest will then play at UNC Greensboro on Saturday, Dec. 22, in the Greensboro Coliseum, which is the site of the 2013 ACC Tournament.
