Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest at Miami
2/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2012
Wake Forest Game Notes
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Coming off a win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Wake Forest will look to make it two straight when the Demon Deacons travel to Coral Gables to take on the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the BankUnited Center.
How to Catch the Game
• Wednesday's game will be televised regionally by Fox Sports. Rich Waltz (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (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 (12-14, 3-9 ACC) is coming off a 59-50 win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday in Winston-Salem. The Deacons erased a late three-point deficit with an 11-0 run, which was fueled by seven points from Travis McKie.
• McKie, Tony Chennault and C.J. Harris combined to go 8-for-8 at the free throw line in the final minute to help seal the win.
• McKie led the Deacons with his fifth double-double of the season, leading all players with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
• Harris saw his 24-game double-figure scoring streak come to an end, as he finished with eight points to go along with a season-high six assists.
Today's Opponent
• Miami (15-9, 6-5 ACC) is coming off a 73-64 loss to North Carolina on Wednesday in Coral Gables. The loss was the second straight for the Hurricanes, who had a five-game winning streak stopped last weekend.
• Winston-Salem native Reggie Johnson leads Miami with 7.1 rebounds per game and is fourth on the team with 11.4 points per game as well.
Series History
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Miami, 8-5. The Hurricanes have won two straight and four of the past five meetings since 2008-09.
• Miami pulled out a 74-73 win in Winston-Salem last season, as Reggie Johnson hit two free throws with four seconds remaining. J.T. Terrell's would-be game-winning 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer.
• Miami's win last season was its first in six trips to the Joel Coliseum.
• The Deacons are 2-3 all-time at the BankUnited Center.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will have the mid-week off before hosting Boston College on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. The Eagles are 8-17 overall and 3-8 in the ACC entering Thursday's game at Maryland.
• The Deacons will then host No. 5-ranked Duke for Senior Night on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 9 p.m. The Blue Devils are 21-4 overall and 8-2 in the ACC entering Thursday's home game against NC State. Duke already posted a 91-73 defeat of Wake Forest on Jan. 19 in Durham.
