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Unbeaten Wake Forest routs BC

Thu 15th, January 2009

Chestnut Hill, MA (Sports Network) - Jeff Teague posted a game-high 29 points as No. 2 Wake Forest used an early surge to send Boston College to an 83-63 defeat at Conte Forum.

Al-Farouq Aminu recorded 15 points and eight rebounds for the Demon Deacons (15-0, 2-0 ACC), who head to undefeated No. 10 Clemson on Saturday. James Johnson and Chas McFarland each scored 11.

Joe Trapani picked up 20 points with 11 rebounds for the Eagles (13-5, 1-2), who have dropped three in a row since besting then-top-ranked North Carolina on the road on January 4. Tyrese Rice also scored 20 points, but turned the ball over eight times in the loss.

Wake Forest jumped out to a 10-2 lead just under three minutes into the contest, then six in a row from BC made it a two-point contest on a Rakim Sanders jumper.

From there, the visitors took full control of the contest, embarking on a 16-5 run which put them up 26-13 on a Teague slam with 8:02 left in the half.

Two free throws from Rice interrupted the flow, but another burst, this time 19-7, gave the Deacons a 45-22 advantage with 2:59 remaining as Ishmael Smith sank a layup. Trapani scored five in a row but Wake Forest held a 47-27 lead at intermission after Smith hit two from the line in the final seconds.

Johnson's free throw less than three minutes into the second half made it 52-27 for Wake, and the Eagles did not awaken until a 12-5 run pulled them within 66-56 with 7:23 to play as Biko Paris hit one-of-two from the line.

Johnson hit a jumper on the next possession, and the Deacons finished the contest strongly, outscoring BC by 10 and rolling to victory.

Game Notes

Teague hit 10-of-17 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line to lead all scorers...Aminu and McFarland also pulled down eight boards apiece for Wake Forest...Sanders was held to four points in 28 minutes...Boston College had won all seven previous meetings...The Eagles look to get back on the winning side at Virginia Tech on Saturday.