Skip Prosser was the head coach for both the Xavier Musketeers from 1994-2001, then left Victory Parkway to be the head coach at Wake Forest from 2001-2007.
Prosser died of a heart attack after jogging in 2008. The two schools honor him by meeting on the basketball court.
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"Coach told us about Skip during the week," said Matt Stainbrook, who turned in a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds both game highs.
It was Mack's 100th win as a head coach of the 10-3 Musketeers.
"Skip Prosser meant a lot to me. He said it best, 'players win games.' I really don't have a career record."
Xavier won its first five games of the season, then lost all three games in the Battle for Antlantis in the Nassau Bahamas. Xavier rallied to beat Bowling Green, Evansville, Cincinnati and Alabama coming into the game.
"I was concerned about them running on us," Mack said. "They had a rebounding margin of plus 10 coming into the game. That presented problems for us." Wake Forest was ranked eighth in the country with 43.6 rebounds per game
Xavier solved the problems midway through the first half, taking a 42-27 lead at the half by holding Wake Forest scoreless for eight minutes from the 9:30 mark in the half.
"We had a 24-22 lead in the first half, then turned the ball over eight straight times. You can credit Xavier for that," Wake Forest coach Jeff Bzdelik said.
Xavier maintained the margin in the second half which by matching Wake Forest's 26 points.
Xavier turned the tables on the Demon Deacons by outrebounding them 50-34, while holding them to a season low for points.
Wake Forest's four-game winning streak was snapped, leaving them with a 10-3 record for the season. The teams have evenly split the four Skip Prosser Classics.
Xavier opens its first Big East season on noon New Year's ever by hosting St. Johns.
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