Demon Deacons Seeking Sixth ACC Road Win at Clemson

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's basketball team will play their final road game of the regular season on Wednesday evening at Clemson.

The Demon Deacons (21-7, 11-6) are coming off a 79-74 victory over Notre Dame in which the team overcame a 12-point first half deficit. Wake Forest is looking to win its sixth ACC road game for the first time since the 1996-97 season.

The Tigers (12-15, 4-12) are coming off a 70-61 defeat at Louisville last Saturday.

Tipoff inside Littlejohn Coliseum is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will air live on ACC Network.

Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter and Instagram accounts (@WakeMBB).

News & Notes:

Wake Forest, who is currently fifth in the ACC standings, who working to earn its first top 5 seed in the ACC Tournament since 2010. Additionally, the last time the Deacs finished higher than fifth at the end of the regular season was 2009 when Wake Forest ended the campaign in second place.
Wake Forest has the opportunity to set a single season record for ACC wins, as the Deacs currently have 11 conference victories and the program record is 13 (2004-05, 2002-03).
- Wake Forest has reached 11 ACC wins in a single season for the 10th time in program history and the first since 2008-09.
Wake Forest (21-7) and Iowa State (18-9) are on pace to set an NCAA Division I record for the most-improved team from one season to the next.
- The current record is 17 ½ games by Towson (2012, 1-31; 2013; 18-13). The Deacs have won 15 more games from last season (6-16), while the Cyclones have won 16 more contests than a season ago (2-22).
Jake LaRavia is 24 points away from his 1,000th career point.
- Additionally with Alondes Williams (96) and Isaiah Mucius (83) on pace to hit this career achievement this season, Wake Forest will have four active players with 1,000 career points as Daivien Williamson achieved this earlier this year.

Standout Stats:
Several Deacs currently rank at the top of the conference leaderboards in several categories:

Jake LaRavia: 58.0 percent from the field ranks first, 3.7 assists per game ranks eighth.
Alondes Williams: 19.9 points per game and 5.1 assists per game each rank first, 52.4 percent from the field ranks fourth.
Daivien Williamson: 88.1 percent from the free throw line ranks fourth.
Isaiah Mucius: 60 made three-pointers ranks tenth and 19th in program history.
Dallas Walton: 1.5 blocks per game ranks seventh.

Alondes Williams played an integral role in Saturday's comeback win over Notre Dame, as the Milwaukee product posted his fifth double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds to go along with 17 points in the second half. Williams (143 assists) has currently compiled the 18th most assists in a single season in program history.

Williams currently leads the ACC in both points and assists, and is the only player in the Power 5 averaging at least 19.0 points (19.9), 6.0 rebounds (6.9) and 5.0 assists (5.1). Williams has the opportunity to be the first player to finish the season leading the ACC in points and assists since the conference began tracking assists in 1973.

With Jake LaRavia's 20 points, nine rebounds, and five assists against the Fighting Irish, the Williams/LaRavia duo is averaging 34.7 points per game and 8.8 assists per game, making them the top scoring tandem in the ACC and the runner-up pair in assists just behind Virginia's Reece Beekman and Kihei Clark (9.1).

LaRavia was named the ACC's Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 19.5 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game and three assists per game last week against Duke and Notre Dame. LaRavia captured his fourth double-double of the season at Duke last Tuesday with 19 points and 10 rebounds. He tallied 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals against Notre Dame.

Through 17 ACC games, the Demon Deacons lead the conference in team field goal percentage (49.1) and are second in opponent field goal percentage (40.5). Wake Forest has held nine of its 17 ACC opponents to below 40 percent shooting and leads the conference with seven ACC victories by 15 points or more.

Additionally, the Demon Deacons rank second in conference play in fouls drawn (16.9), second in assists per game (15.5), third in total rebounds per game (37.1), and fifth in blocks per game (3.9).

Last Time
Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 19, 2022)
Result: W, 79-74
Recap

Series History
Versus Clemson
Series: Wake Forest leads, 100-65
Last: February 24, 2021
Result: L, 60-39 in Winston-Salem

Up Next
Following Wednesday's contest, Wake Forest will play their final two games of the regular season at home, beginning with Louisville on Saturday, February 26.

Tipoff in LJVM Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. and the game will air live on ACC Network.

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Players Mentioned

Jake LaRavia

Isaiah Mucius

Dallas Walton

Alondes Williams

Daivien Williamson

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