Postgame Notes - Wake Forest vs. Boston College
2/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2012
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Team Records and Series Notes:
• Wake Forest improves to 13-15 on the season, while Boston College falls to 8-20.
• Boston College leads the all-time series with WFU, 9-5, but the Deacs have won both contests against the Eagles this season, as they also claimed a 71-56 victory on January 21 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Wake has also won 5 of 7 in the series.
• Wake Forest earned their biggest win ever over the Eagles with the 29-point margin of victory. Their previous largest win came on Jan. 14, 2009, when the Deacs posted a 20-point win. The win also marks the largest margin of victory for Wake Forest in the Jeff Bzdelik era, surpassing an 81-59 win over Marist on November 23, 2010.
• The Deacs' 32-point lead at the 1:35 mark of the second half stands as the largest lead for the Deacs in the Bzdelik era. The previous largest lead was 25 against Marist during the 2010-2011 season.
• The Deacs are now 3-2 against the Eagles in games played at the Joel Coliseum. Wake has won three straight meetings at the venue since 2008-2009.
• Jeff Bzdelik's career head coaching record improves to 132-144 overall and 21-39 while at Wake Forest.
• The Demon Deacons will next take on the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. for Senior Night in the Joel Coliseum. The teams met once earlier this season, with Duke claiming a 91-73 victory over the Deacs in Durham on January 19. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
Wake Forest Team Notes:
• Key Run: After trailing Boston College 21-20 at the 8:19 mark of the first half, the Deacs went on an 18-8 run to end the half. Freshman Chase Fischer scored five points during the spurt, including a key three-pointer at the 2:17 mark.
• Key Stat: Wake Forest shot 55 percent from the field (31-56) on the afternoon, the fourth time this season that the Deacs eclipsed the 50-percent shooting mark. Boston College made 43 percent of its field goals (22 of 51).
• The Demon Deacons shot 64 percent (9-14) from three-point range for the game, their sixth time this season shooting 50 percent or better from long distance. The number marked their second-highest three-point shooting percentage of the season, as the Deacs shot 70 percent (12-17) on Nov. 20 against NC Central.
• Wake Forest committed a season-low seven turnovers on the afternoon. Their previous season-low total for turnovers was nine on Dec. 21 against UNC-Wilmington.
• The Demon Deacons recorded 19 assists on the afternoon, tied for their second-highest assist total of the season. They recorded a season-high 23 assists on Nov. 20 against NC Central.
• The Deacs maintained their largest halftime lead of the ACC season, holding a 38-29 advantage at the break.
• Wake Forest opened the second half on a 19-9 run, including back-to-back three-pointers by C.J. Harris and Desrosiers during the stretch.
Wake Forest Individual Notes:
• Sophomore Carson Desrosiers knocked down a career-high three three-pointers against the Eagles. His previous career-best of two treys in a single game came earlier this season against Nebraska on Nov. 30. He also tied a career high with 13 points.
• Junior C.J. Harris surpassed the 20-point total for the 10th time this season, scoring 23 points to lead all scorers in the game.
• Sophomore Travis McKie scored 21 points against the Eagles, marking the 24th time this season that he has reached double figures.
• Freshman walk-on Doug Niedrich made the first appearance of his career, entering the game with 1:06 remaining in the second half.
• Senior Ryan Keenan knocked down his first points of the season on a three-pointer - the third of his career - at the 2:13 mark of the second half.
