Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Duke
2/27/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 27, 2012
Wake Forest Game Notes
| Duke Game Notes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will host Tobacco Road rival and No. 4-ranked Duke for Senior Night on Tuesday evening in Winston-Salem.
The Demon Deacons will honor five seniors in a pre-game ceremony: Brooks Godwin, Aaron Ingle, Ryan Keenan, Nikita Mescheriakov and Ty Walker. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
How to Catch the Game
• Tuesday's game will be televised by ESPNU. Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Jay Williams (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 (13-15, 4-10 ACC) is coming off an 85-56 defeat of Boston College on Saturday in Winston-Salem. The Deacons used an 11-2 run late in the first half to take control of the game, as Wake pushed its lead to as many as 32 in the second half.
• C.J. Harris and Travis McKie led the Deacons with 23 and 21 points, respectively. Harris was 10-for-16 from the floor with four assists, and McKie was 7-for-11 with six rebounds.
• Carson Desrosiers scored 13 points off the bench, hitting 3-of-4 from 3-point range and pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
Today's Opponent
• Duke (25-4, 12-2 ACC) is coming off a 70-65 overtime defeat of Virginia Tech on Saturday in Durham. The win was the sixth straight for the Blue Devils, who are also 7-1 in road games this season.
Series History
• Duke leads the all-time series with Wake Forest, 159-77. The Blue Devils have won each of the past four meetings, including a 91-73 victory on Jan. 19 in Durham.
• Wake Forest has won two of the past three and five of the last seven meetings at the Joel Coliseum since 2002-03.
• The Wake Forest-Duke series is the oldest in the ACC, dating back to the 1906 season.
• The series is also the league's most frequently played, as it is in its 237th all-time meeting.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will wrap up the regular season at Georgia Tech on Saturday, March 3, at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Wake Forest will be looking to sweep the season series after posting a 59-50 defeat of the Yellow Jackets on Feb. 15 in Winston-Salem.
• Georgia Tech is 10-18 overall and 3-11 in the ACC entering Wednesday's game at Boston College.
