it belongs to xavier with 16:42 in the first half. >> dan: ishmael smith takes the call and sets the comes off and he goes right by frease. who is seven feet tall and well over 260 pounds, just can't move his feet quickly enough. >> ron: last night at their practice, they said you can't let this guy split the defense. i mean, chris mack was on had his team about it. >> dan: it's great to have the plan. it's harder to execute. >> ron: execute it. crawford showing some hops, and he's fouled on the play, and he will go to the line. foul is on l.d. williams, his first personal foul. at the line it will be jordan crawford, a sophomore out of detroit, michigan. played for indiana a couple years ago, sat out last year. was on the scout team. chris mack telling us during last season even when he was on the scout team, he was probably the most talented player they had. >> dan: he makes plays, he makes shots. he's a guy who plays really well with his back to the basket. we already saw he can run in transition and shoot the three. he's going to be a handful to the defense tonight. >> ron: he's t

i think what has to happen for wake forest, they've got to figure out a way to continue to get ishmael smithte in the first half, but smith is not a guy who can score in spurts. he's got to score consistently for wake forest. the story of this game, ron, if you want to boil it down to just one thing, wake forest has been to the free-throw line 16 times, they've made 8. xavier has been to the free-throw line 16 times and they've made 14, and so that's a six-point difference. the game is a five-point difference. so whenever you get into these tight, tough match-ups, free throw shooting turns out to be the difference in a lot of situations. >> ron: remember their two losses, they were outshot from the line. a little pump fake. c.j. harris is fouled on the play. >> dan: let's see if they rule that a shot and then if they also rule he was beyond the three-point arc. >> ron: 1.7 left to play. coming up at the halftime, the acura halftime report, we'll send it to los angeles for final score. we'll have highlights from the florida/north carolina state game in overtime plus first half highlights and

ishmael smith for three!is guy comes into the game as a 15% three-point shooter, but when wake needs a big basket, he hits it. he's a shotmaker. >> dan: 2 for 2 beyond the arc count. williams to the hole. count the basket and he'll go to the line! >> dan: another run by wake forest, and it's ish smith. they're playing off him because he's a 16% three-point shooter. when the shot is important. there's the steal by l.d. williams and not much of a foul by crawford, but in that particular situation, unless you're going to go for the blocked shot get out of the way. don't give the official the chance to pblow the whistle. he puts both hands on l.d. williams. >> ron: he struggled from the line tonight. but the lead is one with 1:22 to play for wake. >> dan: he came in as an 86% free throw shooter. >> ron: the crowd in front of us likes it, and the lead goes to two. a little pressure now by wake. you can see three time-outs for xavier, four for wake. possession arrow belongs to wake. crawford. >> dan: you don't want

al-farouq aminu and ishmael smith. the demon deacons are 4-2 in acc play and looking to pick up an important road win versus a ranked opponent. the yellow jackets come in ranked 22nd in the nation and are almost unbeatable at home as they are 9-1. can they fight off the big men of wake forest and carry the yellow jackets to another acc home win? it all begins right now as gary tech faces off against wake forest. >>> we welcome you to the flats. alexander memorial coliseum, the thriller dome, the georgia tech yellow jackets hit the hardwood. tonight a big acc matchup as they entertain the wake forest demon deacons in a 2010 acc race that is up for grabs. maryland begins the new week with a half a game lead over virginia. duke is in third and you can uejdtq) rs(ortance of this gam, the first of two in the regular season between these two clubs. a very pleasant good evening, everybody. bob rathbun and larry conley with you. to say it's anybody's race, lawrence, is an understatement. >> the conversation around the atlantic