The Ups
Defense. Pretty simple, really. Wake Forest held Radford to 36% shooting for the game, 25% from deep, and that was with the percentages getting better in the second half. Not only that, the Deacs had very active hands on the defensive end, racking up 10 blocks and 9 steals as a team. There were definite defensive lapses, and I'll get to some of those a bit later, but all in all a good effort.
Balanced Contributions. John Collins stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but so did Bryant Crawford with 14 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds.