Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Clemson
2/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 10, 2012
Wake Forest Game Notes
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will return home to host Clemson, trying to earn a season series split with the Tigers after falling in Clemson last month.
The Demon Deacons are beginning a stretch that sees them play four home games in a span of 17 days to end the month of February. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
How to Catch the Game
• Saturday's game will be televised regionally by Fox Sports. Rich Waltz (play-by-play) and Dan Bonner (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 (11-13, 2-8 ACC) is coming off a 68-44 loss at No. 19-ranked Virginia on Wednesday in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers used an early 10-0 run to take control of the game and then went on a 12-0 spurt to end the first half, leading 40-19 at the break.
• The loss snapped Wake Forest's six-game winning streak over UVa.
• Virginia native Travis McKie led the Deacons with 16 points and six rebounds. C.J. Harris scored 10 points to extend his double-figure scoring streak to 23 games.
Today's Opponent
• Clemson (11-12, 3-6 ACC) is coming off a 64-62 loss to Maryland on Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson. The loss was the Tigers' ninth of the season by five points or less.
• Since beating Wake Forest on Jan. 28, Clemson has dropped three straight games by a combined total of eight points.
Series History
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Clemson 98-54. The Tigers have won two straight in the series, including a 71-60 win in Clemson last month.
• The Deacons have still won 10 of the past 14 meetings and 17 of the last 22, dating back to the 1998-99 season.
• Wake Forest has won 18 straight over Clemson at the Joel Coliseum. The Tigers took the first-ever meeting at the venue in 1989-90, but the Deacons have not lost to Clemson at home since.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will host Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. for the first of two meetings with the Yellow Jackets this season. Georgia Tech is 9-14 overall and 2-7 in the ACC following Thursday's game against NC State. The Yellow Jackets are idle until visiting Winston-Salem.
• The Deacons will then head south to take on Miami on Saturday, Feb. 18, in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes are 14-7 overall and 5-3 in the ACC entering Thursday's game against Virginia Tech.
