A brief history of the last 11 Wake Forest trips to Atlanta... SPOILER ALERT: We've lost 10 in a row there.
2015 – GT 73 WFU 59 – GT jumps to an 11-0 lead as Wake misses its first 7 shots. Wake shoots 29.7% from the floor. The Deacs close the game on a 7-0 run to only lose by 14.
2014 – NO GAME
2013 – GT 82 WFU 62 – GT jumps out to a 16-0 lead, hitting 4 3-pointers in the first 3 minutes of the game. Lead stretches to 30 points by late in the first half. Outcome never in doubt.
2012 – GT 69 WFU 62 – Wake Forest doesn’t get called for a foul until the 4:43 mark of the first half. Competitive game that sees Wake up by as many as 5 in the 2nd half before GT goes on a run to put it away with about 5 minutes left.2011 – GT 74 WFU 39 – Wake Forest shoots 34.6% from the free throw line (9-26). After trailing 6-7, GT goes on a run and opens up a 44-26 halftime lead. GT scores the first 7 points of the second half and WFU is never closer than 24 points the rest of the way.
2011 – GT 74 WFU 39 – Wake Forest shoots 34.6% from the free throw line (9-26). After trailing 6-7, GT goes on a run and opens up a 44-26 halftime lead. GT scores the first 7 points of the second half and WFU is never closer than 24 points the rest of the way.
2010 – GT 79 WFU 58 – Proving that even good Wake Forest teams still get spanked in Atlanta, GT uses a 14-2 run early in the 2nd half to open up what had been a close game.
2009 – GT 76 WFU 74 – Freshman Iman Shumpert hits a game-winning pull-up jumper over Jeff Teague with 1 second left. The Deacons (ranked #6 in the country) fall to 17-2 on the season. It is the first conference win for Georgia Tech. Aminu vs Aminu… both brothers have a double-double.
2008 – GT 87 WFU 79 (OT) – After a 2-2 start to the game, GT leads the entire way until Jeff Teague ties the game w/ 43.6 seconds left. GT blows a 13 point lead, but manages to secure an overtime victory.
2007 – GT 75 WFU 61 – Javaris Crittenton (!) scores 22 points and adds 9 assists as GT opens up an early 17 point lead. A Jamie Skeen 3 pointer with 8:02 left cuts the deficit to 52-56, but GT responds w/ a 9-0 run to put the game away. Thaddeus Young scores 17. Wake avenges this loss w/ a 2OT 114-112 victory in the ACC Tourney.
2006 – GT 76 WFU 61 – Eric Williams scores 24 points and pulls down 15 rebounds, but it isn’t enough to keep the Deacs from dropping yet another ACC road game. Wake has lost 9 of 10 on the season. The win stops a 1-11 skid for GT.
2005 – GT 102 WFU 101 (OT) – Jarrett Jack hits 2 free throws w/ 3.3 seconds left in OT to give #22 GT the victory over #5 WFU. Chris Paul (2-11 from the floor) misses potential game-winners in both regulation and overtime. Eric Williams scores 27. Will Bynum has a career high 30.
***2004 – GT 76 WFU 80 – Justin Gray carries the Deacs to victory, scoring 26 points to cap off a run where Wake Forest beats 3 ranked teams in a row (Cincy & Duke). Freshman Chris Paul shoots 1-6 and has 2 points to go along w/ 4 turnovers.
