Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Villanova
11/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Gameday Central - Wake Forest (3-0) vs. #3 Villanova (3-0) | |
| Game #4 | Friday, November 18, 1:30 p.m. |
| Location | Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena) - Facility Information |
| TV | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| Listen | Wake Forest Radio  | Affiliates | Gameday App (Free Audio) | Tune In App (Free Audio) |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Twitter Updates | @TieDyeNation  | @DemonDeacons |
| Information | Wake Forest Game Notes |
DEACS MEET REIGNING CHAMPS IN CHARLESTON SEMIS
• Wake Forest looks to advance to a tournament final for the first time in eight seasons as it meets No. 3 Villanova in the Charleston Classic semifinals
• The Deacs are looking for their first win over a top-3 team since 2012-13 (80-65 vs. #2 Miami)
• The Deacs are looking to open a season 4-0 for the first time since 2013-14
• The Deacs are opening the year with five games in 10 days, their most games over the first 10 days of the season since the 1996-97 season (also five games in 10 days)
SERIES HISTORY
• Villanova leads the all-time series 7-2, including 3-1 at neutral sites
• The last meeting came in 1999-00, a 70-57 Villanova win in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu
• The Deacs' last win in the series was a 79-69 NCAA Tournament victory in 1962 as the Deacs downed the Wildcats in the East Final in College Park, Md. to advance to the Final Four
AGAINST THE CHAMPS
• Wake Forest is 7-16 all-time against a reigning NCAA Champion
• Today's game is the Deacs' first game against a non-ACC reigning champion
• The Deacs have lost four straight against reigning champs with the last victory an 82-69 win at North Carolina in 2009-10
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest opened the Charleston Classic with a 103-81 victory over UTEP
• The Deacs led 63-44 at the half, marking the most points Wake has scored in a half since 63 vs. Howard in the 1990-91 opener (T-5th most points in a half in program history)
• Wake Forest was 13-20 from behind the arc in the first half before scoring 24 of 40 second half points in the paint
• John Collins scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half
• Bryant Crawford had 20 points and seven assists
UP NEXT
• The Demon Deacons will conclude the Gildan Charleston Classic Sunday against either host College of Charleston or UCF in either the championship (9:30 p.m.) or 3rd Place Game (7:00 p.m.)
