Demon Deacons and Wolfpack meet in ACC clash

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02/26/2009 - Winston-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of the oldest rivalries in the ACC adds another chapter this evening, as the NC State Wolfpack invade Winston- Salem to battle the 13th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons in conference action from the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.

This is the oldest rivalry for the Wolfpack, as this series dates back to the 1910-11 season. This contest will represent the 288th all-time meeting, with NC State holding a 131-97 series advantage. In addition, NC State has won nine of the last 14 meetings and is seeking the regular season sweep of the Demon Deacons after posting an 82-76 decision in Raleigh on February 11th.

Dino Gaudio's Demon Deacons jumped out to a fast start this season, but like a lot of teams, they have found the going a lot rougher in the ACC. Wake is just 7-5 in league play and is coming off a 101-91 shootout loss at Duke this past weekend.

The Wolfpack on the other hand are starting to find some consistency. Despite being a mere 5-7 in-conference, Sidney Lowe's squad has won three of its last four outings, including a 72-67 win over Virginia last Saturday.

It was a game of runs last time out, as NC State used significant runs in the first half (24-8) and the second half (17-4) to keep the Cavaliers at bay. The Wolfpack shot the ball effectively, at 53.2 percent, but needed guard Courtney Fells to put the game on ice with key free throws down the stretch. The bench did most of the damage for NC State, with C.J. Williams and Dennis Horner pouring in 16 and 12 points, respectively. Tracy Smith added 13 points to the cause, but leading scorer Brandon Costner, was held scoreless in 22 minutes of action.It was a surprisingly fruitless effort from Costner, who still leads the Wolfpack in scoring at 14.3 ppg. Center Ben McCauley adds to the cause up front with 12.4 ppg, while Fells leads the charge in the backcourt at 11.8 ppg.

Although the Demon Deacons came out on the losing end this past weekend, they once again proved that they are among the conference-elite in terms of offensive proficiency, putting up 91 points in Durham. On the year, Wake is converting nearly half its shots (.499), while rolling up 82.4 ppg. It certainly doesn't hurt to have the dynamic Jeff Teague on the floor. The sophomore sensation has the ability to take over a game at either end of the floor, leading WFU in scoring (20.3 ppg), assists (93) and steals (53). Forwards James Johnson (14.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg) and Al-Farouq Aminu (13.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg) give the team a pair of hard workers in the paint. The starting five rounds out with guard L.D. Williams (8.8 ppg) and center Chas McFarland (8.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg). Teague poured in 28 points and Johnson had 26, but it wasn't enough to earn a victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium this past weekend.Wake was down by 22 points on two separate occasions, but battled back and was within two points before Duke closed the game out. The Demon Deacons shot a sizzling 61 percent from the floor and also received double-digit efforts from Ishmael Smith (12 pts) and Williams (10 pts), but turned the ball over a costly 20 times, and was outscored at the free-throw line, 27-14.

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