The Wake Forest Demon Deacons couldn’t take care of business in a 68-54 loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
It’s a terribly disappointing effort and loss by Wake Forest, who was battling for a top spot in the ACC.
The Demon Deacons have now slipped down to fourth place and are two games behind the Terps and Hokies for second/third place.
A lot of the loss can be pinned on Wake’s outside shooting. The team was 0-12 from three-point range.
It’s not a secret that the Demon Deacons struggle from the outside, so expect a lot more zone from opponents in the coming weeks.
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:19 pm by steve
The No. 25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons came up just short in an 87-83 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies.
It was a fantastic basketball game that was close right down to the wire, with the Hokies making a couple of plays down the stretch.
Trailing by a handful with under a minute left, Wake Forest continued to battle and eventually cut it to a one possession game.
Having Ishmael Smith’s blazing speed and quickness is a huge asset in late game situations because he can get from one end to the other and score with little time coming off the clock.
Still, it was too little, too late from Wake Forest, who now falls into fourth place in the conference.
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4:48 pm by steve
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons kept pace in the ACC regular season race with a 75-64 victory over the No. 20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Al-Farouq Aminu had 19 points and 10 rebounds to pace Wake Forest, and Ishmael Smith reached 1,000 points for his career and hit the game-winner with over a minute to play.
Smith continued his do-it all ability, finishing with 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the winning effort.
Aminu said afterward that he thinks all of the pieces are starting to come together for the Demon Deacons and that things are flowing much better than earlier in the year.
The win keeps the Demon Deacons just one game behind the Duke Blue Devils and tied with a couple of others for second place in the ACC.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 7:04 pm by steve
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons kept pace in the ACC with a 62-53 victory over the Miami Hurricanes.
Wake Forest continues to play well at home, which is very important in the ultra-competitive conference.
They got off to a quick start, which enabled them to take a nine-point lead into halftime and never relinquish it.
It was not their sharpest performance of the season, however, as they allowed a 17-point first-half lead to dwindle to three.
Star point guard Ishmael Smith had 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Demon Deacons.
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:05 am by steve
