Sunday, February 24
Raleigh, NC
6:00 PM

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Gameday Central: NC State

2/23/2019 11:16:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Gameday Central | NC State
Date | Time Feburary 24, 2019 | 6:00 pm
Location Raleigh, N.C. | PNC Arena
Television ESPNU | WatchESPN
Radio Wake Forest Learfield IMG Network | Listen
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Information @WakeMBB | Game Notes

DEACS VISIT RALEIGH LOOKING FOR SEASON SWEEP OF THE WOLFPACK
• Wake Forest visits NC State on Sunday looking for a season sweep of the Wolfpack
• The Deacs swept the season series in 2017 before the Wolfpack swept the season series in 2018
• Wake Forest is looking to win consecutive ACC road games for the first time since 2009 (at Virginia, at Maryland)

SERIES HISTORY
• NC State leads 143-106 (NC State leads 60-24 in Raleigh, 14-5 at PNC Arena)
• The Deacs' 106 wins over NC State are their most against any opponent
• Wake Forest won the first meeting this season, 71-67, on January 15 in Winston-Salem as Jaylen Hoard had 16 points and 10 rebounds
• The Deacs' last win in Raleigh came in 2017, as John Collins had 21 points in a 93-88 victory

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest posted its first road win of the season, downing Notre Dame 75-68 in South Bend
Brandon Childress led the Deacs with 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds
Olivier Sarr tied a career-high with 14 points on 6-8 shooting from the floor

ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
• In ACC play, Wake Forest leads the conference in offensive rebounds (14.54 per game) and offensive rebounding percentage (36.1)
• The Demon Deacons have had at least 10 offensive rebounds in 20 of 25 games this season, including 12 of 13 ACC games
• The Deacs are averaging 12.6 second chance points per game in ACC play
• Wake Forest has 189 offensive rebounds in 13 ACC games this season, almost matching its total of 192 offensive rebounds in ACC play (18 games) last season

SHOOT TO WIN
• The Deacs are shooting 40.0 percent from the floor this season and that mark is often a measure of success
• When the Deacs shoot 40 percent or better, they are 9-4 this season, while going 1-11 when shooting under 40 percent
• In victories, the Deacs are 44.7 percent from the floor (34.9 percent from deep), compared to 36.9 percent overall (28.2 percent from deep) in losses

UP NEXT
• The Demon Deacons return home to host Miami on Tuesday
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