Gameday Central: Miami

Gameday Central \| Miami
Date \| Time	January 12, 2019 \| 2:00 pm
Location	Coral Gables, Fla.\| Watsco Center
Television	RSN (FS Carolinas) \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	StatBroadcast
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

DEACS TRAVEL TO MIAMI FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATCHUP
• Wake Forest looks to snap a two-game skid when it visits Miami
• The Hurricanes are the only unranked opponent for the Deacs in a five-game stretch that began Tuesday against No. 1 Duke and ends Jan. 22 at No. 4 Virginia (also play No. 15 NC State and at No. 9 Virginia Tech)
• The Deacs are searching for their first win in the state of Florida since a victory over Texas Tech
in the 2011-12 Old Spice Classic in Orlando (lost eight straight, with the last three vs. ranked opponents)

SERIES HISTORY
• Wake Forest leads 11-9 (Miami leads 7-2 in Coral Gables, all at Watsco Center)
• The Deacs lost 87-81 at No. 25 Miami in last year's lone meeting
• The home team has won the last seven meetings in the series
• Miami has won the last six meetings in Coral Gables after Wake Forest won two of its first
three visits to Miami (2004-05 and 2006-07)

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest fell to No. 1 Duke 87-65 Tuesday night at the LJVM Coliseum
• Jaylen Hoard led the Deacs with 13 points and nine rebounds
• Brandon Childress and Sharone Wright, Jr. each added 12 points

GETTING TO THE LINE
• Wake Forest ranks sixth nationally in getting to the free throw line, with a FTA/FGA ratio of 47.2 percent (national average is 33.9 percent)
• 25.7 percent of Wake Forest's points this season have come from the line, the third highest percentage nationally (national average is 19.0 percent)
• The Deacs are averaging 19.0 points per game from the free throw line this season

CHILDRESS RUNS THE SHOW
• Brandon Childress leads the Demon Deacons in scoring (16.9 ppg) and passing (4.2 apg)
• He ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in scoring, assists, 3-point percentage, assist/turnover ratio and minutes
• He has posted his first three career 20-point games this season, with a career-high 28 points at Georgia Tech, 27 points vs. Houston Baptist and 20 points vs. Western Carolina
• Childess is the only ACC player to have at least 12 points and three assists in every game this season
• Childress is the only ACC player to lead his team in assists in every game this season
• He is the first Demon Deacon to lead the team in assists in each of the first 14 games of a season since Muggsy Bogues led the team in assists in all 29 games of his senior season in 1986-87

UP NEXT
• Wake Forest returns home to host No. 15 NC State on Tuesday in the first of three straight games against ranked opponents
• The Wolfpack won both of last year's meetings after the Deacs swept both matchups in 2016-17

Gameday Central \| Miami
Date \| Time	January 12, 2019 \| 2:00 pm
Location	Coral Gables, Fla.\| Watsco Center
Television	RSN (FS Carolinas) \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	StatBroadcast
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

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