Gameday Central: Pitt

Gameday Central \| Pitt
Date \| Time	Feburary 5, 2019 \| 7:00 pm
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. \| LJVM Coliseum
Television	ESPNU \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest Learfield IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	StatBroadcast
Tickets	$25-40 \| Buy Online
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

GAME INFORMATION
• Game Sponsor: Wake Forest Baptist Health
• Fans are encouraged to pick up a survivor card to help us honor their friends and family that have been impacted by cancer

DEACS HOST PITT
• Wake Forest hosts Pitt Tuesday in the only meeting this season between the teams
• The Deacs are looking to snap a season-long five-game losing streak
• The game is the Deacs' annual pink game, as Wake Forest raises awareness for cancer research
• The Deacs have won the pink game each of the past four seasons (2018-Georgia Tech, 2017-NC State, 2016-UNCG, 2015-Nicholls State)

SERIES HISTORY
• Series tied 3-3 (Wake Forest has won both previous meetings at LJVM Coliseum)
• The Deacs have won the last two meetings in the series
• Wake Forest won last year's meeting in Pittsburgh, 63-57, as Brandon Childress went 9-of-9 from the line to seal the victory
• In the last meeting at LJVM Coliseum, in 2017, the Deacs tied a record for the largest comeback in program history, erasing a 19-point deficit (36-17) to down the Panthers 63-59

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest suffered a 64-37 loss at Clemson on Super Bowl Sunday
• The Demon Deacons shot a season-low 23.7 percent (14-59) from the floor
• Chaundee Brown led Wake Forest with 12 points
• The Deacs held a 41-34 rebounding advantage

ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
• In ACC play, Wake Forest leads the conference in offensive rebounds (15.11 per game) and offensive rebounding percentage (37.0)
• The Demon Deacons have had at least 10 offensive rebounds in every ACC game this season
• Jaylen Hoard leads the ACC with 3.56 offensive rebounds per conference game

SCORING FROM THE LINE
• 24.8 percent of Wake Forest's points this season have come from the line, the third highest percentage nationally (national average is 18.8 percent)
• The Deacs are averaging 17.0 points per game from the free throw line this season
• WFU has made at least 20 free throws eight times this season
• Each of the Deacs' five-highest FTA leaders (Childress, Hoard, Brown, Sarr, Johnson) are all shooting at least 72% from the line this season

UP NEXT
• After an eight-day break, the Deacs return to action on Feb. 13 with a visit to Florida State

Gameday Central \| Pitt
Date \| Time	Feburary 5, 2019 \| 7:00 pm
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. \| LJVM Coliseum
Television	ESPNU \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest Learfield IMG Network \| Listen
Stats	StatBroadcast
Tickets	$25-40 \| Buy Online
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

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Players Mentioned

Chaundee Brown

Brandon Childress

Jaylen Hoard

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