In the second to the last home game of the season, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team faced the Wake Forest Demon Deacons tonight. As the Fighting Irish prepared to defend their home turf, they carried with them the weight of past encounters. Holding a slight edge in their head-to-head record at 8-7, with a commendable 5-1 home record, Notre Dame aimed to tip the scales in their favor once again. However, recent history favored the Demon Deacons, having clinched victory in their last two meetings, including a resounding triumph the prior season in Winston-Salem (81-64).