Gameday Central: Virginia Tech

Gameday Central \| Virginia Tech
Date \| Time	January 19, 2019 \| 4:00 pm
Location	Blacksburg, Va.\| Cassell Coliseum
Television	RSN (FS Carolinas) \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	Live Stats
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

DEACS OPEN TWO-GAME VIRGINIA TRIP IN BLACKSBURG
• Wake Forest continues a three-game stretch of ranked opponents with a visit to No. 9 Virginia Tech
• The Deacs are looking to defeat ranked opponents in consecutive games for the first time since 2004 when they accomplished the feat in three straight games (No. 13 Cincinnati, No. 3 Duke and No. 18 Georgia Tech)
• Wake Forest's last road win over a top-10 team came in 2009 (78-68 at No. 10 Clemson)

SERIES HISTORY
• Virginia Tech leads 34-31 (Virginia Tech leads 22-11 in Blacksburg, 14-8 at Cassell Coliseum)
• The Hokies won last year's meeting, 83-75, in Winston-Salem
• The Deacs won the last meeting in Blacksburg, 89-84, in the 2017 regular season finale

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest posted its first ranked win of the season, downing No. 17 NC State 71-67 on Tuesday
• Jaylen Hoard had 16 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season
• Torry Johnson had 11 points, including the Deacs' final four points to seal the victory
• Brandon Childress added 10 points and a career-high nine rebounds

GETTING TO THE LINE
• Wake Forest ranks 11th nationally in getting to the free throw line, with a FTA/FGA ratio of 44.8 percent (national average is 33.7 percent)
• 25.3 percent of Wake Forest's points this season have come from the line, the third highest percentage nationally (national average is 18.9 percent)
• The Deacs are averaging 18.6 points per game from the free throw line this season
• Wake Forest has made at least 20 free throws seven times this season, already eclipsing its 2017-18 total of six times with 20 or more points from the line

CHILDRESS RUNS THE SHOW
• Brandon Childress leads the Demon Deacons in scoring (16.1 ppg) and passing (4.3 apg)
• He ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in scoring, assists, 3-point percentage, assist/turnover ratio, steals 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 10 points and three assists in every game this season
• He is the first Demon Deacon to lead the team in assists in each of the first 16 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 concludes its two-game road trip to the Commonwealth of Virginia with Tuesday's visit to No. 4 Virginia
• It will mark the first time since 2014-15 that the Deacs will play top-10 foes on the road in consecutive games (at No. 2 Virginia, at No. 10 Notre Dame)

Gameday Central \| Virginia Tech
Date \| Time	January 19, 2019 \| 4:00 pm
Location	Blacksburg, Va.\| Cassell Coliseum
Television	RSN (FS Carolinas) \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	Live Stats
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Childress

Jaylen Hoard

Torry Johnson

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