Gameday Central: Virginia

Gameday Central \| Virginia
Date \| Time	January 22, 2019 \| 9:00 pm
Location	Charlottesville, Va.\| John Paul Jones Arena
Television	RSN (FS Carolinas) \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	StatBroadcast
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

DEACS VISIT CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CONCLUDE TWO-GAME VIRGINIA TRIP
• Wake Forest concludes a three-game stretch of ranked opponents with a visit to No. 3 Virginia
• The Deacs are looking for their second ranked win of the season
• Wake Forest's last road win over a top-10 team came in 2009 (78-68 at No. 10 Clemson)

SERIES HISTORY
• Wake Forest leads 70-66 (Virginia leads 40-22 in Charlottesville, 5-2 at John Paul Jones Arena)
• The Cavaliers have won the last six meetings in the series and the last four meetings at JPJA
• Wake Forest's last win in the series was a 55-52 home victory in 2013
• The Deacs' last win in Charlottesville was a 64-61 overtime victory in 2010

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest suffered an 87-71 loss at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Saturday
• Brandon Childress matched a career-high with 28 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season
• The Deacs outrebounded the Hokies 33-23 in the contest

GETTING TO THE LINE
• Wake Forest ranks eighth nationally in getting to the free throw line, with a FTA/FGA ratio of 46.5 percent (national average is 33.7 percent)
• 26.0 percent of Wake Forest's points this season have come from the line, the 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 eight times this season, tied for the most games in the ACC with 20 points from the line (Duke, Pitt)
• Each of the Deacs' five-highest FTA leaders (Childress, Hoard, Brown, Sarr, Johnson) are all shooting at least 72% from the line this season

SHOOT TO WIN
• The Deacs have had success when shooting the ball over 40 percent from the field this season, posting a 8-3 record compared to 0-6 when shooting under 40 percent
• In each of the Deacs' last five losses, they have shot under 40 percent from the floor
•Wake Forest is 7-1 this season when having a higher FG% than their opponent (lone loss was Houston Baptist) and 1-8 when having a lower FG% (lone win was Cal State Fullerton)

UP NEXT
• Wake Forest returns home to host Boston College on Saturday
• The Deacs have won four of the last five meetings in the series

Gameday Central \| Virginia
Date \| Time	January 22, 2019 \| 9:00 pm
Location	Charlottesville, Va.\| John Paul Jones Arena
Television	RSN (FS Carolinas) \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	StatBroadcast
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

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Brandon Childress

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