Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Duke
1/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Gameday Central - Wake Forest (9-4, 0-1) vs. No. 14 Duke (12-2, 1-0) | |
| Game #14 | Wednesday, January 6, 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information |
| Tickets | $40-$75 Buy Online |
| TV | ESPNU WatchESPN |
| Listen | Wake Forest Radio  | Affiliates | Gameday App (Free Audio) | Tune In App (Free Audio) |
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| Twitter Updates | @TieDyeNation  | @DemonDeacons |
| Information | Wake Forest Game Notes |
DEACS HOST REIGNING NCAA CHAMPION DUKE
• Wake Forest opens its home ACC schedule with a visit from reigning NCAA Champion Duke
• The Deacs are looking to win their ACC home opener for the fourth time in the past five years
• Wake is 7-18 all-time (4-8 at home) against reigning NCAA Champions, with the last victory coming at North Carolina in 2009-10
• The Deacs are 2-6 against the Blue Devils as reigning National Champions, with wins coming in 1992 (at home) and 1993 (at Duke)
SERIES HISTORY
• The Blue Devils lead the series 165-78 (Duke leads 46-39 at Wake and 13-11 at the Coliseum)
• Duke won both meetings last season, 73-65 in Winston-Salem and 94-51 in Durham
• Wake has won six of the last 11 meetings in Winston-Salem, all when Duke was in the top 10, including twice when the Deacs were unranked
AGAINST RANKED FOES
• The Deacons are 1-3 against ranked opponents this season, defeating Indiana and losing to Vanderbilt, Xavier and Louisville
• Wake Forest's three non-conference games against ranked foes were its most since 2004-05
• A win tonight would mark the first time Wake Forest defeated two top-15 teams in a season since 2008-09, when the Deacs defeated three
WINNING THE CLOSE ONES
• Wake Forest is 7-0 this season in games decided by six points or less, defeating UMBC, Indiana, UCLA, Rutgers, Arkansas, Coastal Carolina and LSU after going 5-6 in those contests last season
• The Demon Deacons' nine wins this season have come by a total of 46 points, with the largest margin of victory coming by 10 points in the 81-71 win over UNC Greensboro on Dec. 15
• Wake Forest is the only team in the top 60 of the RPI to have all its wins this season be by 10 points or less
UP NEXT
• The Demon Deacons host NC State on Sunday for the first of two meetings between the teams this season
• The home team has won the last seven matchups in the series
