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As Duke Host Wake Forest For Rematch Tonight In Durham They Are Going To Have The Services Of Both Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Associate Head Coach, Future Head Coach Jon Scheyer

When Duke was on the road at Wake Forest last month on January 12, 2022 they were without the services of Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski with the services of Associate Head Coach Future Head Coach Jon Scheyer!

Why?

Because Mike Krzyzewski had a virus that wasn’t covid -19 related.

“according to Stephen Wiseman’s newsobserver article”

As Duke host Wake Forest for rematch tonight they are going to have the services of Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski Associate Head Coach, Future Head Coach Jon Scheyer.

Duke comes into the game with Wake Forest with a record of 21-4 11-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they won at Boston College Saturday 72-61. In Duke’s 72-61 win at Boston College Saturday.

In Duke’s 72-61 win at Boston College Paolo Bancherorecorded 16 points, 14 rebounds and three assists.

Ten of Banchero's points came in the first half, and he finished the night 7-of-14 from the field to help the Blue Devils (21-4, 11-3 ACC) win their fifth consecutive road game. Duke also completed a stretch of four contests in eight days that saw head coach Mike Krzyzewski's team earn three victories away from home.

Duke was balanced throughout with five players scoring in double figures. Freshman Trevor Keels followed up a career night at Clemson on Thursday by hitting 5-of-7 from the field for 13 points, while classmate AJ Griffin and sophomore Mark Williams notched 10 apiece. Duke finished 46.4 percent (26-of-46) and knocked down seven three's.

Paolo Banchero's double-double was his second consecutive and sixth in his last nine games.

“according to an article on goduke.com”

Wake Forest comes into the game with a record of 20-6 10-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are fifth in the standings because unlike Duke they lost to Miami 72-76 on Saturday in Winston -Salem. In Wake Forest 72-76 loss to Miami Wake Forest  converted over 50 percent of their field goals for the 14th time this season with a mark of 54.9 percent, including 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. Wake Forest also won the battle on the glass, finishing with 31 rebounds to Miami's 27. 

Alondes Williams led the team's scoring effort with a game-high 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, the Milwaukee native's sixth game of scoring 25 points or more. Williams also finished with four assists and is one assist away (137) from moving into the top 25 of the program's single-season assist leaderboard.

Daivien Williamson also finished in double figures, with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go along with four rebounds.

Khadim Sy led the team's rebounding effort, with seven rebounds to pair with his seven points on a perfect 3-for-3 from the field. 

How It Happened

  • Daivien Williamson's converted three-point play at the stripe opened up scoring for the Deacs to start the game.

  • Jake LaRavia and Williamson connected on back-to-back triples to give the team an early 9-5 lead just over three minutes into the contest.

  • A layup from LaRavia gave Wake Forest a 15-11 advantage going into the under-12 timeout. 

  • Isaiah Mucius' first three-pointer gave the Deacs a seven-point lead (20-13) with 10:36 remaining in the first half.

  • Damari Monsanto netted his first shot from beyond the arc to extend Wake Forest's lead to nine (24-15) with eight minutes until halftime.

    • Monsanto hit his second three a minute later to give the team its first double-digit lead (27-16) of the afternoon with seven minutes remaining until intermission.

  • Alondes Williams' pair of triples restored the team's double-digit lead (35-25) with under four minutes left in the opening period.

  • Wake Forest entered halftime with a 40-33 lead over Miami. 

    • Eight of nine Demon Deacons to see first-half action found the bottom of the net, led by Williams and Williamson's nine and eight points, respectively

    • The team shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field in the first half, including 52.8 percent (7-of-13) from beyond the arc 

  • Williams netted his third triple on the opening possession of the second half to extend the team's lead to ten (43-33).

  • Williamson rolled in a layup to end a 6-0 Miami run and give the Deacs a six-point lead (45-39) with 17:15 left in the contest.

  • Williams scored a layup and dished an alley-oop to LaRavia on the following possession to put Wake Forest up six (50-44) with 14:21 to play in regulation.

  • Dallas Walton thundered down a dunk to end a 10-0 Miami run and cut the Deacs' deficit to two (56-54) with 9:32 remaining in the final period.

    • Moments later, Williams retook the lead (57-56) with 7:46 to play after converting a three-point play at the free throw line.

  • Khadim Sy's layup knotted the game at 61 with just over six minutes left in the contest.

  • Mucius' second make from downtown tied the game at 67 with just over three minutes remaining in regulation.

  • Williams' converted a three-point play at the stripe to cut the team's deficit to two (74-72) with 37 seconds on the clock.

    “according to an article on godeacs.com”

    Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

    The game is going to be televised on ESPN!