Feb. 28, 2008

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With the loss...
- Wake Forest falls to 16-10 overall and 6-7 in the ACC.
- Head Coach Dino Gaudio moves to 16-10 at Wake Forest and 84-134 in his eighth season overall as a head coach.
- Wake Forest drops to 240-55 all-time at Joel Coliseum (opened in 1989-90), including a 102-47 record in conference games.
- The Deacons are 14-2 at Joel Coliseum in 2007-08.
- Wake falls to 376-407 all-time in ACC play and 538-684 all-time against current ACC members.
- The Deacons move to 54-61 all-time against Maryland, including a 10-8 mark at Joel Coliseum.
- Wake Forest falls to 67-67 all-time against teams from the state of Maryland.
- In head-to-head matchups among all sports combined, the Deacons are 5-5 against the Terrapins in 2007-08.
- Wake Forest is 1,379-1,049 in its 102nd season of basketball.

Miscellaneous
- Wake Forest won the opening tip for the fourth time this season.
- The Deacs have hit at least one three-pointer in 516 straight games (dating back to Feb. 8, 1992, at North Carolina). L.D. Williams pushed the streak to 516 with his three-pointer at the 9:04 mark of the first half.
- Wake Forest trailed by its largest halftime margin at home this season. The Deacs had only trailed at halftime at home in one previous game this season-31-28 vs. Florida State on Jan. 20.
- Maryland made seven of its first 10 three-point attempts in the first half.
- For the third time this season, two opposing players scored 20+ points. James Gist and Greivis Vasquez finished with 31 and 24 points respectively. Vanderbilt's Shan Foster (26) and A.J. Ogilvy (23) accomplished the feat on Dec. 5, as did Florida State's Toney Douglas (28) and Jason Rich (25) on Feb. 14.
- The Deacons forced 20+ turnovers for the 12th time this season.
- Maryland did not make a field goal over the final 9:10. The Terps went 6-for-10 from the foul line during the stretch.

Freshman James Johnson
- Made his 25th start of the season.
- Posted his eighth double-double of the season and his second in the last three games.
- Scored in double figures for the 22nd time this season.
- Scored 20+ points for the third straight game and the fourth time in his last five games.
- Led the team in scoring for the 11th time this season.
- Led the team in rebounding for the 17th time this season.
- Pulled down double digit boards for the ninth time on the year.

Sophomore Chas McFarland
- Made his 23rd start of the season and his 13th straight.
- Scored in double figures for the eighth time this season.
- Drew his ninth charge of the season, tying him with Ishmael Smith for the team lead.

Sophomore Jamie Skeen
- Was the Deacons' first player off the bench, entering the game for James Johnson.

Sophomore Ishmael Smith
- Made his 26th start of the season and his 56th career start. It was his 54th straight start, the longest current streak on the team.
- Led the team in assists for the 22nd time this season, the 48th time in his career and for the 14th straight game.

Freshman Jeff Teague
- Made his 18th start of the season and his 17th straight.

Redshirt Sophomore David Weaver
- Missed his first field goal attempts in seven games.

Sophomore L.D. Williams
- Made his 21st start of the season and the 52nd start of his career.