Wake Forest Routs Boston College

• No. 2 Wake gets 1st-ever win over Boston College, Associated Press

“I told them, ‘We’ve never beaten Boston College, and pretty soon you’ve got to say: Enough’s enough,’” Demon Deacons coach Dino Gaudio said. “We rubbed salt in that wound this week.”

• It was a case of split personalities, Bob Ryan, Boston Globe

As amazing as it now seems, BC really did beat North Carolina. Beat ‘em fair and square, in the Dean Dome. Well, Wake beat Carolina, too, and last night No. 2-ranked Wake laid one on BC by an 83-63 score in Conte Forum. The game was, and wasn’t, that close.

The first half was ug-lee. Wake took advantage of a nonexistent interior defense to embarrass the Eagles with alley-oops and other assorted easy inside shots, few of them properly contested. At the other end, BC was confused and sloppy. The Eagles were never really in the game, and by the half, it was a 20-point game (47-27) and the only real remaining issue for BC was to see if it could salvage some dignity. Sure, Wake is good, but the game was not remotely competitive.

• Eagles learn a fast lesson, Julian Benbow, Boston Globe

Jeff Teague would be out on a fast break, and he’d finish it by bending the rim with a one-handed dunk designed for your nightly sportscast.

• Wake Forest just too good for Boston College, Deacons teach Eagles a lesson, Jerry Spar, Boston Herald

Wake Forest, which posted its first-ever victory over BC in eight meetings, scored the first five points of the second half to take its biggest lead of 25 points (52-27). BC fought back and closed the gap to nine after a Rice 3-pointer with eight minutes remaining, igniting the sellout crowd. However, Wake would not give in, pulling away down the stretch.

• Side Story: Teague’s growth puts Wake Forest in good hands, more hoop thoughts, Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated

During the summer of 2006, Dino Gaudio, who was then an assistant coach at Wake Forest, watched Jeff Teague, a point guard from Indianapolis, play AAU ball more than a dozen times. On the occasions when Gaudio’s boss, Skip Prosser, wasn’t with him, he would call Gaudio to ask how the prospect performed.

“Skip, he played great,” Gaudio often replied, “but he’s going to drive you nuts.

• Side Story: Teague reminds some of Wake great Paul, Jeff Rabjohns, Indianapolis Star

Chris Paul is the former Wake Forest point guard, who four seasons ago led the Demon Deacons to their only No. 1 ranking in school history before becoming an NBA star.

Jeff Teague is Wake’s current point guard, who as a sophomore has the Deacons sitting at No. 2 after leading them to a 92-89 victory Sunday over preseason national title favorite North Carolina.

“I wasn’t highly recruited. I didn’t get a lot of pub with the great high school players in Indiana like E’Twaun and Eric,” Teague said, referring to E’Twaun Moore, starting shooting guard for Purdue, and Eric Gordon, starting shooting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. “I always used it as motivation.”