Wake Forest 76 (4-6, 1-6 ACC) vs. Pitt 75 (9-6, 4-4 ACC) ​ ​ Jan. 23, 2021 | Game 10 | Winston-Salem, N.C. Postgame Notes

Saturday's Starters Wake Forest ● #1 Isaiah Mucius ● #4 Daivien Williamson ● #20 Jonah Antonio ● #25 Ismael Massoud ● #33 Ody Oguama Pitt ● #0 Ithiel Horton ● #1 Xavier Johnson ● #5 Au'Diese Toney ● #11 Justin Champagnie ● #12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

Team Highlights ● With the win, head coach Steve Forbes captured career victory No. 300 and his first conference win as an ACC head coach. ○ During his six seasons as a Division-I head coach, he has compiled an impressive mark of 134-48 (.736) ● Wake Forest’s 15 made 3-pointers against Pitt are the most in a conference game since Feb. 13, 2002 against Clemson when the Deacs knocked down 19 threes. ● Wake Forest was 15-of-32 (.469) from the 3-point range against the top 3-points defense in the ACC ○ This marked the fourth time this season and the third time in ACC the Deacs have made 10 or more threes in a single game. ○ Additionally, Wake Forest finished with its second-highest three-point field goal percentage this season: ■ at Virginia ● 10-of-19 (.526) ■ vs. Pitt ● 13-of-32 (.469) ■ vs. Delaware State ● 14-of-31 (.452) ■ at North Carolina ● 13-of-34 (.382) ● The Deacs ranked sixth in the nation in defensive percentage entering Sunday (8.9 per game): ○ vs. Delaware State (20) ○ vs. Longwood (10) ○ vs. Catawba (7) ○ at Georgia Tech (9) ○ at Virginia (4) ○ at Duke (7) ○ vs. Louisville (4) ○ vs. Virginia Tech (10) ○ at North Carolina (5) ○ vs. Pitt (6) ● The Deacs came into Saturday’s game fourth in the ACC (behind Clemson, NC State, and Georgia Tech) in turnover percentage, forcing their opponents to 15.0 a game. ○ 12 forced turnovers at North Carolina on Wednesday. ○ 11 forced turnovers vs. Pitt on Saturday ● Wake Forest held the third-best 3-point FG percentage defense in the league coming into Saturday’s game, holding teams to .316 percent from behind the arc. ○ That mark is behind only Pitt (.261) and Syracuse (.287). ■ Pitt came into the game ranked 9th in the nation in 3-point FG percentage (26.1), averaging 6.7 a game. ■ The Deacs held the Panthers to just five 3-pointers for the game ● Wake Forest holds the fourth spot in the league for percentage at .762 and went 9-for-12 from the line Saturday. ○ Virginia - . 802 ○ Notre Dame - .791 ○ Syracuse - .786 ○ Wake Forest - .762 ○ Florida State - .744

Individual Highlights ● Sophomore forward Ismael Massoud had a career night, posting 31 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 8-of-10 from behind the arc. ● It marked the most points by a Demon Deacon since John Collins also had 31 against Duke on Feb. 18, 2017. ○ Massoud netted 12 of the first 16 points for the Demon Deacons, going 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from behind the three point arc to start the game. ○ He ended the first half with 17 points, the most since Brandon Childress had 18 points in the second half against NC State on Dec. 7, 2019. ■ At the midway point of the game, Massoud had an efficiency rating of 15.0 while also averaging 1.063 per minute on the floor. ○ Massoud set a career-high in three pointers made in one game with his fifth three of the first half with 5:17 left. ○ He started the game shooting 6-of-7 from the floor, tying his previous career-best 17 points in a game (Duke, Jan 9, 2021) in his first 16 minutes on the floor. ● Single Game 3-Point Field Goal Leaders ○ 11 by Craig Dawson at Clemson (2OT) on Feb. 13, 2002 ○ 9 by Randolph Childress vs. (4) N. Carolina (OT) on Mar. 12, 1995 ○ 8 by Ismael Massoud vs. Pitt on Jan. 23, 2021 ○ 8 by Dinos Mitoglou vs. LSU on Dec. 22, 2016 ○ 8 by Justin Gray at (18) Texas on Jan. 13, 2004 ○ 8 by Randolph Childress vs. Duke on Mar. 10, 1995 ○ 8 by Cal Boyd at (8) North Carolina on Feb. 16, 1989 ● Single Game 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 3FG) ○ 100.0 (6-6) C.J. Harris vs. Virginia Tech on Mar. 10, 2013 ○ 100.0 (5-5) C.J. Harris (2) vs. Miami on Feb. 23, 2013 ○ 100.0 (5-5) Randolph Childress at Florida State on Jan. 8, 1994 ○ .857 (6-7) Chaundee Brown at Boston Coll. on Jan. 6, 2018 ○ .857 (6-7) Dinos Mitoglou vs Miami on Feb. 11, 2015 ○ .857 (6-7) Justin Gray vs Georgia Tech on Jan. 18, 2006 ○ .857 (6-7) Rusty LaRue vs Florida State on Feb. 7, 1996 ○ .833 (5-6) Brandon Childress vs NC State on Dec. 7, 2019 ○ .833 (5-6) Keyshawn Woods vs. Bucknell on Nov. 13, 2016 ○ .833 (5-6) Travis McKie at Virginia Tech on Jan. 22, 2014 ○ .833 (5-6) Harvey Hale vs Wright State on Dec. 14, 2008 ○ .833 (5-6) Harvey Hale vs. Fairfield on Nov. 9, 2007 ○ .833 (5-6) Harvey Hale vs. Ga. Tech (2ot) on Mar. 8, 2007 ○ .833 (5-6) Robert O’Kelley vs. UNCG on Nov. 18, 1998 ○ .833 (5-6) Rusty LaRue at Clemson on Jan. 22, 1994 ○ .833 (5-6) Danny Young at Georgia Tech on Feb. 12, 1983 ○ .800 (8-10) Ismael Massoud vs. Pitt on Jan. 23, 2021 ○ .777 (7-9) Craig Dawson at (2) Maryland on Feb. 24, 2002 ○ .777 (7-9) Randolph Childress vs. (3) UNC on Jan. 30, 1993 ● Sophomore forward Ody Oguama had a season-best 10 rebounds while finishing the game with seven points. ● Junior guard Daivien Williamson dished a season-high eight assists to go along with nine points against the Panthers.