Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. North Carolina
1/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest vs. #15 North Carolina | |
| Game 19 | Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information | Tickets |
| Watch | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| Listen | Wake Forest Radio  | Affiliates | Gameday App (Free Audio) | Sirius: 84 XM: 84 |
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| Game Notes | Wake Forest Game Notes  | North Carolina Game Notes | ACC Notes |
| Twitter Updates | @TieDyeNation  | @DemonDeacons |
Wake Forest Hosts No. 15-Ranked North Carolina >>
• Wake Forest will welcome its third ranked opponent to Winston-Salem this month when the Demon Deacons host No. 15 North Carolina on Wednesday evening.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the LJVM Coliseum. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and can also be heard on the Wake Forest IMG Sports Network.
Last Time Out >>
• Wake Forest is coming off an 86-83 overtime loss at Syracuse on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The Deacons led by as many as nine in the second half but needed a late 3-pointer from Cornelius Hudson to force overtime in their first-ever game in the Carrier Dome.
• Konstantinos Mitoglou scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range. Mitoglou hit his first nine field goal attempts and added six rebounds on the night.
• Codi Miller-McIntyre scored a season-high 24 points while chipping in six rebounds and six assists.
• Devin Thomas had 11 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the year.
• Wake Forest's bench outscored that of Syracuse 31-3. The Deacons also outrebounded the Orange 43-39.
Wake Forest Notables >>
• Codi Miller-McIntyre is among the league leaders in conference play in scoring (11th), rebounding (16th), assists (10th) and field goal percentage (5th).
• In conference play, Devin Thomas ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (18.6 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (9.0 rpg). Thomas is second overall in all games and 21st nationally with 9.7 rebounds per game.
• Wake Forest ranks ninth nationally with 468 free throw attempts. The Deacons are 18th in the country in free throw rate (46.3). Devin Thomas leads the ACC with 111 free throw attempts (6.2 per game).
• Wake Forest ranks 17th nationally in rebounding margin (+7.8) and 15th nationally in rebounding (40.1 rpg).
Series History >>
• North Carolina leads the all-time series with Wake Forest by a 156-66 margin. The teams split the season series in 2013-14 with each squad winning at home.
• In its 223rd all-time meeting, the Wake Forest-North Carolina series is the sixth-most frequent in ACC history. The series dates back to the 1910-11 season.
• Wake Forest is 10-12 vs. North Carolina at the LJVM Coliseum, including a 73-67 win over the Tar Heels at home last January.
Next Up... >>
• Wake Forest will play the first of back-to-back road games at Clemson on Saturday, Jan. 24 at noon. The Deacons and Tigers split two meetings last season with each team winning at home.
• The Deacons will then play at Florida State on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The Seminoles took last year's only meeting 67-60 win Winston-Salem.
