Postgame Notes: No. 25 Notre Dame 85, Wake Forest 62

Jan. 31, 2016

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POSTGAME NOTES
No. 25 Notre Dame 81 (15-6, 6-3 ACC), Wake Forest 62 (10-11, 1-8 ACC)
January 31, 2016
Purcell Pavilion – Notre Dame, IN (9,149 Attendance)

GAME/SERIES

All-time series: Notre Dame trails 3-2
Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest at Purcell Pavilion: 2-0

TEAM

Notre Dame is 26-19 in ACC regular-season play after two-plus seasons in the conference.
Steve Vasturia (Jr./G), Zach Auguste (Sr./F), Austin Burgett (Sr./F), V.J. Beachem (Jr./F) and Demetrius Jackson (Sr./G) started the contest for Notre Dame. The Irish are 1-0 with that starting lineup.
Five players reached double figures for the Irish: Auguste (21 points), Beachem (15), Jackson (14), Burgett (14) and Vasturia (10). The last time Notre Dame had five double-figure scorers was against Boston College (1/23/16).
With a 3-pointer at 18:37 in the opening half, Burgett extended the Irish streak to 568 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal.
Notre Dame has won their last 10 “bounce-back” games. The Irish have not lost back-to-back games since the end of the 2013-14 campaign.
Notre Dame secured 46 points in the first half alone. The total was a program high for points registered in the first half of an ACC contest.
The Irish led 46-29 after the first half. Notre Dame is 12-2 this season when leading after the first 20-minute stanza.
Notre Dame players combined for 13 steals in the game, which was a season high. The total was also a program high for the Irish in ACC play.
Notre Dame forced 18 Wake Forest turnovers. Wake Forest’s total turnovers marked a season-high for the Irish defense, as well as the most for Notre Dame in ACC play.
The game was Notre Dame’s 10th this season shooting 50 percent or better from the field. The Irish shot 52 percent for the game (31-60).
The Irish held a 36-28 rebounding advantage over the Demon Deacons. Notre Dame is 13-1 this season when outrebounding its opponent.

Mike Brey

Brey is now 347-171 during his career at Notre Dame and 446-223 overall as a head coach.
At the helm of the Notre Dame program, Brey owns a 2-2 record against Wake Forest.

Austin Burgett (Sr./F)

Burgett earned his first start since March 3, 2014 and fifth overall at Notre Dame.
The leader of the ‘Blue Team’ during Notre Dame’s practices, Burgett’s outstanding play in practice over the past week earned him the starting nod.
Burgett produced a career-high 14 points and a season-high five rebounds. He previously registered a career-best 11 points against Georgia Tech (1/11/14).
His two steals tied a career high set on three occasions during his Irish career.

Demetrius Jackson (Jr./G)

Jackson returned to the starting lineup today after having been sidelined for the Jan. 28 game at Syracuse with a pulled hamstring, suffered in the opening minutes of Notre Dame’s Jan. 23 victory over Boston College.
With 14 points vs. Wake Forest, Jackson posted his 17th double-figure outing this season and the 54th of his career.
Jackson’s six steals were a career high. His previous best was five steals recorded against UMass (11/22/14).

Zach Auguste (Sr./F)

Auguste totaled 21 points and 12 rebounds against the Demon Deacons. The effort was the 12th double-double in 21 games for Auguste, as well as the 17th of his collegiate career.
Auguste has secured double-figure points in 16 games this season and 10-plus rebounds on 15 occasions. For his career, he has 55 double-figure games and 21 contests with 10-plus rebounds.
The game was Auguste’s fourth this season with 20-plus points.

Steve Vasturia (Jr./G)