Wednesday, February 5
Louisville, KY
9:00 PM
Wake Forest University
at
Louisville
Deacs Open Road Trip Wednesday at No. 5 Louisville
2/4/2020 2:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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| Date | Time | February 5, 2020 | 9:00 pm |
| Location | Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center |
| Television | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| Radio | Wake Forest Sports Network | Listen |
| Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Information | @WakeMBB  | Game Notes |
DEACS OPEN TWO-GAME ROAD TRIP AT LOUISVILLE
• Wake Forest looks for its second ranked win of the year as it visits No. 5 Louisville
• The Deacs are looking to win their second straight victory and their second ACC road win of the year
• Wake Forest competed in the 1962 Final Four in Louisville, falling to Ohio State in semifinals before defeating UCLA in the third place game at Freedom Hall
SERIES HISTORY
• Louisville leads 6-2 (Louisville leads 2-0 at Louisville, both at the KFC Yum! Center)
• The Cardinals have won the last two meetings in the series
• Louisville won last year's meeting 82-54 at the LJVM Coliseum
• Wake's last win in the series was an 88-81 win over then No. 8 Louisville in 2017 in Winston-Salem
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest recorded a 56-44 victory over Clemson on Saturday night at LJVM Coliseum
• The Tigers' 44 points were the fewest scored by an ACC opponent in the 30-year history of the LJVM Coliseum and the fewest allowed by the Demon Deacons to an ACC opponent in the shot clock era
• Andrien White led Wake Forest with 17 points, all in the second half
• Brandon Childress had 10 points and five assists, moving past Chris Paul for 10th place in Wake Forest history in career assists with 399
AGAINST RANKED FOES
• Wake Forest is playing its fifth ranked opponent of the season (1-3 record)
• With a win, the Deacs will have two ranked wins in a season for the first time since 2013-14
• Wake Forest's last top-5 win was an 82-72 home victory over No. 4 Duke in 2013-14
• The Deacs' last top-5 road win was a 119-114 triple overtime victory at No. 4 North Carolina in 2003-04
TAMING THE TIGERS
• Wake Forest used a strong defensive effort in the 56-44 victory over Clemson on Feb. 1
• The Tigers' 44 points were the fewest scored by an ACC opponent in the 30-year history of the LJVM Coliseum and were the fewest points allowed by the Deacs to an ACC opponent in the shot clock era
• Clemson's 44 points were the fewest allowed by the Deacs in any game since a 62-31 win over Winston-Salem State in 2008-09
• Clemson's 19 first-half points were the fewest scored by a Wake Forest opponent at halftime since 2016 (14 by Boston College)
• The Tigers shot 30.5% from the floor, the lowest a Wake opponent has shot since Quinnipiac (28.8%) in 2017-18 and the lowest for an ACC opponent since Pitt (30.2) in 2016-17
THE 1200-400 CLUB
• With his next assist, Brandon Childress will join the 1,200 point-400 assist club for his career
• He will become the sixth Demon Deacon to join the club, which includes his father
• He will become the only active ACC player with 1,200 points and 400 assists, and one of just eight active power conference players to reach both milestones
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