WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A shot to Skip Prosser's players is like the ring of a bell to Pavlov's dogs: when it goes up, they had better salivate for the rebound, or else there will be a price to pay.
The Demon Deacons obeyed their instincts and their coach's philosophy yesterday afternoon, out-rebounding Virginia 38-23, including 13-7 on the offensive end, en route to a 90-68 victory at Joel Coliseum.
"We missed a lot of shots, so we gave ourselves the opportunity to get offensive rebounds," Prosser said. "We try to lead the conference in offensive rebounds -- that's an effort stat."
Virginia (13-12, 4-10 ACC) went almost eight minutes without a field goal in the first half, resulting in a 13-point halftime deficit. But the Cavaliers made up ground early in the second half.
The Demon Deacons (24-4, 11-3) opened up the half with turnovers on their first three possessions, allowing the Cavaliers to capitalize with a 10-2 run to cut Wake Forest's lead to five, 46-41, with 18 minutes remaining.
But the run proved inconsequential. Wake Forest shot 72 percent in the second half to push the lead back to double digits with 13 minutes to play. Virginia guard T.J. Bannister attributed Wake Forest's husky shooting numbers to poor defensive play.
"A lot of it is us," Bannister said. "There's no excuse
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