No. 1 Wake Forest knows Illinois will be dangerous
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As the nation&#39;s No. 1 team, Wake Forest looks pretty good. So just imagine how the Demon Deacons will look tonight if they can knock off fifth-ranked Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
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Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga.
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There was no celebrating when Illinois&#39; players found out they were the No. 1-ranked team in college basketball on Monday afternoon.
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Justin Gray refused to let a shot to his face upset his game, and his second-half shooting protected Wake Forest's No. 1 status Wednesday night. The top-ranked Demon Deacons survived some hot shooting by Providence's Ryan Gomes at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Friars 79-67 in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.
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The Deacons resume Preseason NIT action on Wednesday with a clash against Providence in the semifinals...Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Yale, 5-1.
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Give Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser another week or so, and he'll have a better handle on just how good the No. 1 Demon Deacons are and just how good they can be.
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Luther Head scored a season-high 26 points and No. 1 Illinois beat Northwestern 78-66 on Saturday to improve to 18-0 &#151; the best start in school history.
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Wake Forest&#39;s first game in nine days may have been tougher than a final exam. The sixth-ranked Demon Deacons were coaxed and cajoled all night by a feisty Temple team.
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Wake Forest's first game at No. 1 seemed just like the ones they played this season when ranked one spot lower.
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Wake Forest completed the finest road performance in Atlantic Coast Conference history against a team it had trouble beating anywhere.
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NEW YORK CITY -- Arizona came very close to pulling the huge upset over No. 1 Wake Forest. The Cats had a dominating first half performance but a 21-5 second half run by the Demon Deacons was too much for the Cats to overcome.
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Illinois was unable to dominate as it did against top-ranked Wake Forest, so the Illini took advantage of Arkansas&#39; breakdowns whenever it could and came away with a 72-60 victory Saturday.
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Wake Forest's defensive players huddled near the sideline, pushing and shoving, yelling and screaming, jumping and dancing. They were trailing 6-3 and ready to do something about it. Riley Swanson did.
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Top-ranked Illinois faced adversity for the first time this season. That means a coaching opportunity for Bruce Weber the next time he puts in a game tape.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Wake Forest's defensive players huddled near the sideline, pushing and shoving, yelling and screaming, jumping and dancing.
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Heading down the stretch in the first half, it seemed as though the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames were poised to take a second ACC team to the wire.
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You could have stuffed a turkey with all the nits Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser seemed intent on picking after his team&#39;s 79-67 victory over Providence last night at Madison Square Garden.