Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Princeton
12/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest vs. Princeton | |
| Game 14 | Wednesday, December 31, 1:00 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m.) |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information | Tickets |
| Watch | ESPN3 |
| Listen | Wake Forest Radio  | Affiliates | Gameday App (Free Audio) | Sirius: 93 XM: 193 |
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| Game Notes | Wake Forest Game Notes  | Princeton Game Notes |
| Twitter Updates | @TieDyeNation  | @DemonDeacons |
Wake Forest Hosts Princeton on New Year's Eve >>
• Wake Forest will wrap up the non-conference portion of its schedule when the Demon Deacons host the Princeton Tigers on New Year's Eve.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the LJVM Coliseum. The game will be broadcast online on ESPN3 and can also be heard on the Wake Forest IMG Sports Network.
• The Wake Forest men's and women's teams will have their second doubleheader of the season on Wednesday as the women host Western Carolina at 3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday begins a four-game homestand that sees the Deacons welcome in No. 5-ranked Louisville (Jan. 4) and No. 2-ranked Duke (Jan. 7).
Last Time Out >>
• Wake Forest is coming off a thrilling 65-63 win at Richmond on Sunday. The Deacons saw their 10-point, second-half lead evaporate but then battled back from four down with 40 seconds to play.
• Devin Thomas tipped in Codi Miller-McIntyre's desperation heave at the buzzer to cap the rally. Dinos Mitoglou had hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to get the Deacons to within one, and Miller-McIntyre banked in a long 3-pointer that tied it with 20 seconds to play.
• Miller-McIntyre led Wake Forest with 17 points and six assists, while Thomas finished with nine points and 13 rebounds.
• Mitoglou came off the bench to score 11 points, hitting 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Greg McClinton was in double figures for the second straight game with 10 points to go with six rebounds.
Wake Forest Notables >>
• Devin Thomas pulled down his 600th career rebound on Sunday. Thomas became the 26th all-time Deacon to reach the milestone and just the 13th to accomplish the feat in three seasons or less. Thomas now has 609 career rebounds to rank 25th all-time in school history.
• Thomas ranks second in the ACC and 23rd nationally in rebounding with 9.7 rpg. Thomas leads the ACC with 7.4 defensive rebounds per game.
• Codi Miller-McIntyre is 8-for-20 (40%) from 3-point range over the past five games. He was 0-for-7 on the year prior to the stretch.
• Greg McClinton has averaged 10 points and 6.5 rebounds the past two games while going 8-for-11 (73 percent) from the field. He has pulled down a total of 13 offensive rebounds over the past four games.
• Wake Forest ranks 20th nationally in rebounding margin (+8.7) and 27th nationally in rebounding (40.5 rpg).
• Wake Forest is 4-2 all-time on New Year's Eve, including a 74-68 overtime win against Richmond on Dec. 31, 2009.
Series History >>
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Princeton 2-1. The teams are meeting for the first time since the 2005-06 season when the Deacons beat the Tigers 61-42 at the LJVM Coliseum.
• The series dates back to a 1963 meeting at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, Ky.
Next Up... >>
• Wake Forest returns to conference play on Sunday, Jan. 4 when the Deacons host new ACC rival Louisville for the first of three straight league home games to start the new year. The No. 5-ranked Cardinals will be playing their first-ever ACC game.
• The Deacons continue their four game homestand by hosting No. 2-ranked Duke on Jan. 7 and Georgia Tech on Jan. 10.
