Wednesday, January 27
Raleigh, NC
8 P.M.
Wake Forest University
at
NC State
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Wake Forest Hits Road for Matchup with NC State
1/26/2021 12:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's basketball team will travel to Raleigh for a rivalry game against NC State on Wednesday evening.
Fresh off their 76-75 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday, the Demon Deacons (4-6, 1-6) are looking to grab their second ACC win of the season and break a three-game losing streak against the Wolfpack (6-5, 2-4).
Wake Forest has been shooting the ball at a very high clip as of late, draining a program-record 28 3-pointers over its past two games.
NC State is looking to end a four-game losing streak after suffering an 86-76 defeat to North Carolina on Saturday.
Tipoff in PNC Arena is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. and the game will broadcast on ACC Network.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter and Instagram accounts (@WakeMBB).
Standout Stats
After going 8-for-10 from beyond the arc against Pitt, sophomore forward Ismael Massoud ranks sixth in the ACC in made triples per game with 2.3, and tenth in the ACC in 3-point FG% at 45.1% (min. 15 attempts).
Additionally, graduate guard Jonah Antonio ranks 10th in the ACC in made triples per game with 2.22 after knocking down four of his seven attempts from deep against Pitt.
Last Time
Wake Forest vs. Pitt (January 23, 2021)
Result: W, 76-75
Versus N.C. State
Series: N.C. State leads 144-106
Last: March 6th, 2020
Result: L – 84-64
Wake Forest will return to Lawrence Joel Veteran's Memorial Coliseum on Saturday for an afternoon matchup against Miami.
Tip-off against the Hurricanes is set for 2 p.m. and the game will broadcast on ACC Network.
Fresh off their 76-75 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday, the Demon Deacons (4-6, 1-6) are looking to grab their second ACC win of the season and break a three-game losing streak against the Wolfpack (6-5, 2-4).
Wake Forest has been shooting the ball at a very high clip as of late, draining a program-record 28 3-pointers over its past two games.
NC State is looking to end a four-game losing streak after suffering an 86-76 defeat to North Carolina on Saturday.
Tipoff in PNC Arena is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. and the game will broadcast on ACC Network.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter and Instagram accounts (@WakeMBB).
Standout Stats
After going 8-for-10 from beyond the arc against Pitt, sophomore forward Ismael Massoud ranks sixth in the ACC in made triples per game with 2.3, and tenth in the ACC in 3-point FG% at 45.1% (min. 15 attempts).
Additionally, graduate guard Jonah Antonio ranks 10th in the ACC in made triples per game with 2.22 after knocking down four of his seven attempts from deep against Pitt.
Last Time
Wake Forest vs. Pitt (January 23, 2021)
Result: W, 76-75
- Massoud became the sixth Demon Deacon to make eight 3-pointers in a single game and his 31 points tied for the most from any ACC player this season.
Versus N.C. State
Series: N.C. State leads 144-106
Last: March 6th, 2020
Result: L – 84-64
- Four Deacs scored in double figures but the Wolfpack came away with the win in Raleigh.
Wake Forest will return to Lawrence Joel Veteran's Memorial Coliseum on Saturday for an afternoon matchup against Miami.
Tip-off against the Hurricanes is set for 2 p.m. and the game will broadcast on ACC Network.
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