Saturday, February 29
Winston-Salem, NC
4:00 PM
Wake Forest University
13-15,6-12ACC
84
vs
73
Notre Dame
18-11,9-9ACC
1
2
F
Notre Dame
30
43
73
Wake Forest
41
43
84
Sarr Shines in Win over Notre Dame on Senior Day
2/29/2020 6:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- Wake Forest basketball defeated Notre Dame 84-73 on Senior Day at the LJVM on Saturday afternoon.
Olivier Sarr had career-highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season to lead Wake Forest. He had Wake Forest's first 30-and-15 game since John Collins (31 pts, 15 rebs) at Duke in 2017. Chaundee Brown also had a double double with 15 points 10 rebounds. Brandon Childress added 14 points and six assists in the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Deacons used a strong offensive start to take an early 18-12 lead at the under-12 media timeout. Wake continued its offensive efficiency and used defensive stops to go on a 16-3 run to take a 39-23 lead with 3:00 in the half before taking an 11-point lead, 41-30, into halftime. Sarr led the Deacs with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the opening half.
Notre Dame (18-11, 9-9 ACC) used an early 11-0 run in the second half to cut the advantage to two at 45-43 with 14:45 to play. The game was tied 55-55 at the midway point of the second half and the teams traded the lead over the next few minutes. Wake (13-15, 6-12 ACC) led 66-61 with 5:30 to go after a 6-0 run, capped by a putback layup by Sarr. The Deacs had a late 10-0 run to extend the lead to 80-68 with 1:14 to play before closing out the 84-73 victory from the line.
NOTEWORTHY
"Senior nights are always tough," said head coach Danny Manning. "The last home game of the year certainly had a lot of emotion running through the building. Especially with my three seniors. Torry and Andrien transferred in and their contributions to our program has been great and a huge value for us. Then Brandon, what he's done in his career here, his numbers speak for themselves. The lasting impression he's going to have as a leader. Someone who loves tough, difficult situations and thrived in them. We're definitely going to miss those guys. To be able to send them out the right way with a win is always the goal."
UP NEXT
Wake Forest visits North Carolina on Tuesday with game time at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. The Deacs, who topped the Tar Heels 74-57 on Feb. 11 in Winston-Salem, are looking to sweep the season series with UNC for the first time since 2003.
Olivier Sarr had career-highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season to lead Wake Forest. He had Wake Forest's first 30-and-15 game since John Collins (31 pts, 15 rebs) at Duke in 2017. Chaundee Brown also had a double double with 15 points 10 rebounds. Brandon Childress added 14 points and six assists in the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Deacons used a strong offensive start to take an early 18-12 lead at the under-12 media timeout. Wake continued its offensive efficiency and used defensive stops to go on a 16-3 run to take a 39-23 lead with 3:00 in the half before taking an 11-point lead, 41-30, into halftime. Sarr led the Deacs with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the opening half.
Notre Dame (18-11, 9-9 ACC) used an early 11-0 run in the second half to cut the advantage to two at 45-43 with 14:45 to play. The game was tied 55-55 at the midway point of the second half and the teams traded the lead over the next few minutes. Wake (13-15, 6-12 ACC) led 66-61 with 5:30 to go after a 6-0 run, capped by a putback layup by Sarr. The Deacs had a late 10-0 run to extend the lead to 80-68 with 1:14 to play before closing out the 84-73 victory from the line.
NOTEWORTHY
- Oliver Sarr had his second first-half double-double of the season (Boston College), after Wake Forest hadn't had a first-half double-double for six seasons prior to this year
- Sarr had his second straight 20-point game, becoming the fourth different Demon Deacon to have back-to-back 20-point games this season (Childress, Brown, White)
- Chaundee Brown had his 12th double figure game of the season and his third double double of the year
- Brandon Childress (1,355) moved into 26th place on Wake Forest's all-time scoring list, passing Craig Dawson (1,342)
- Seniors Brandon Childress, Torry Johnson and Andrien White were honored during pregame Senior Day ceremonies prior to their final home game
- Wake Forest won consecutive ACC games for the first time since March of 2017 (four straight)
- The Deacons finished February with a 4-4 record, their most wins in February since four in 2010
"Senior nights are always tough," said head coach Danny Manning. "The last home game of the year certainly had a lot of emotion running through the building. Especially with my three seniors. Torry and Andrien transferred in and their contributions to our program has been great and a huge value for us. Then Brandon, what he's done in his career here, his numbers speak for themselves. The lasting impression he's going to have as a leader. Someone who loves tough, difficult situations and thrived in them. We're definitely going to miss those guys. To be able to send them out the right way with a win is always the goal."
UP NEXT
Wake Forest visits North Carolina on Tuesday with game time at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. The Deacs, who topped the Tar Heels 74-57 on Feb. 11 in Winston-Salem, are looking to sweep the season series with UNC for the first time since 2003.
Team Stats
ND
Wake
FG%
.400
.466
3FG%
.273
.467
FT%
.625
.852
RB
33
43
TO
4
8
STL
7
1
Game Leaders
Pts
30
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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