2nd Ranked Duke, Wake Forest Who Are On 12 Game Winning Streak, 6 Game Winning Streak Are Opposing Each Other Saturday Afternoon In Winston-Salem

2nd ranked Duke, Wake Forest who are on 12 game winning streak, 6 game winning streak coming into their game are opposing each other Saturday afternoon in Winston- Salem.

Where?

On the hardwood!

2nd Duke is on a 12 game winning streak because 2nd ranked Duke comes into the game with Wake Forest with a record of 16-2 overall 8-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is leading the way in the standings because they’ve won 12 games in a row including their most recent game a week ago today at Boston College when then 3rd ranked Duke extended their winning streak to 12 games with 88-63 win at Boston College Saturday night as Isaiah Evans, Cooper Flagg , Tyrese Proctor scored 16, 28, 20 points.

As Isaiah Evans scored 16 points he was 5-11 on field goals 4-9 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 1 assists. As Cooper Flagg scored 28 points he was 9-14 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 9-11 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 4 assists. As Tyrese Proctor scored 20 points he was 7-12 on field goals ,3-3 on free throws 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

As a team Duke shot 52. 6% on field goals 33.3% on 3 pointers!

Following 3rd ranked Duke winning streak being extended to 12 games with 88-63 win at Boston College Saturday night Cooper Flagg who scored 28 points was 9-14 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 4 assists had this to say about the support from his family in the crowd!

It’s huge the level of support and just to be able to see them show up and support just means a lot to me, It just gives me a lot of confidence . I’m just really blessed.

Following 3rd ranked Duke winning streak being extended to 12 games with 88-63 win at Boston College Saturday night Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about how Duke played post defense and how it should be played!

Our post defense has to be better . We have to just straight up guard the ball better . But most importantly we weren’t moving five guys on a string like we had been . And that is something, you know , that we have to get back to practice . We have to take a look at that.

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article298535378.html

Ahead of Saturday’s game against Wake Forest in Durham Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts that are in Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article by saying it’s gonna be a tough game in a great environment. These are the games you want to be in . Fortunately for our team . we’ve seen a lot of great environments this year. This is the next step for us to do it against a really good team , a well -coached team, in a hostile environment. Great opportunity , great challenge. I haven’t been quite as happy with our, defense . I think our defense hasn’t quite at the same level because Maliq Brown is sidelined with sprained knee.

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article298999585.html

Wake Forest comes into the game with a record of 15-4 overall 7-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve won 6 games in a row because they knocked -off Duke’s tobacco foe, rival North Carolina 67-66 Tuesday night in Winston -Salem. As Wake Forest knocked -off Duke’s tobacco road foe, rival North Carolina 67-66 four players in double figures Efton Reid II was 3-5 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal , 2 blocks , 12 points. Tre’Von Spillers was 5-7 on field goals , 1-2 on on 3 pointers 1-1 on free throws to go along with 9 , 1 assists , 4 blocks , 12 points. Cameron Hildreth was 5-16 on field goals , 0-3 on free throws , 10-12 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 2 assists , 2 steals , 20 points . Hunter Sallis was 7-19 on field goals though he was 0-6 on 3 pointers , 0-2 on free throws to go along with 9 rebounds , 1 block, 14 points.

Following Wake Forest knocking off North Carolina 67-66 Tuesday night in Winston-Salem Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say!

I was really disappointed with how we played offensively in the first half. I don't think I've ever coached a game where we didn't have any assists and had ten turnovers in a half. That's not a great recipe for success. We were very fortunate to only be down two at half. A lot of that had to do with the fact that we put a lot of pressure on them off the dribble and forced them to foul us and make free throws. We were 8-for-22 for 38 percent from two in the first half. In the second half, we went 12-of-19 from two at 62 percent. That's a huge difference. We also played off two feet.

Cameron [Hildreth] was really good in the post and Efton [Reid] was fabulous. Obviously, we didn't have Efton much because of foul trouble in the first half. Hunter [Sallis] struggled to shoot the ball but he made some big shots and he chased RJ Davis the entire game, which is hard to do. They have really good guards and they are a great offensive team. It's hard to score on them. Part of the problem with the ball screen was that we weren't rolling, so they didn't have to help on the roll, so they were able to just stay out. We finally put some pressure on them with the roll and we got some offensive rebounds to really help us.

Defensively, we were outstanding the entire game. We got ten kills. 32 of their 65 shots were from three, so we did a good job of protecting the lane. They also only got 12 points in transition. They're fourth in the country for points per possession in transition. They are averaging 21 points per game in transition in conference play and tonight they only got 12. We guarded without fouling. The zone also slowed them down a little bit. We didn't finish the game very well, so I'm not pleased with that. We made some bad decisions. Hunter missed some free throws. He's a 90 percent free throw shooter and he missed two front-ends. Credit to Efton though. There's not many times you have a seven-foot center that can go and swish them like that. He was outstanding. It was a great atmosphere. The crowd came out. Really happy for the win."

According to article https://godeacs.com/news/2025/1/22/mens-basketball-deacs-earns-big-four-victory-over-north-carolina-in-front-of-sellout-crowd

Though,

unfortunately one of the teams winning streaks is going to conclude, end Saturday in Winston-Salem!

Is it going to be 2nd ranked Duke’s or Wake Forest?

Tip off is set for 4:30pm from Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave O’Brien, Jon Crispin commentating!