GEORGIA TECH (8-6, 1-2 ACC) vs. NOTRE DAME (6-9, 1-3 ACC)
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | 9 p.m. EST | Atlanta, Ga. | McCamish Pavilion
THE FLATS – Looking to even its Atlantic Coast Conference slate, Georgia Tech finishes off a two-game homestand at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday night against Notre Dame at McCamish Pavilion.
The Yellow Jackets (8-6, 1-2 ACC) are looking to end a three-game skid that includes losses to Nevada (72-64) and Florida State (82-71) away from home, and a 95-87 defeat at home Saturday to Boston College. Tech won its only conference game against Duke, 72-68 at home on Dec. 2.
Notre Dame (6-9, 1-3 ACC) is on the road for the first time since early December, having finished a six-game home stretch with ACC losses to NC State (54-52) and Duke (67-59) last week. The Fighting Irish’s lone conference win came Dec. 30 with a 76-54 decision over Virginia.
Tuesday’s game will be televised live on the ACC Network with a live stream available on the ESPN app. Radio coverage is on the Georgia Tech Sports Network by Legends Sports and flagship station 680 the Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM). The Tech broadcast is also available on SiriusXM channel 381 and the SiriusXM app.
THE TIP-OFF
- Georgia Tech is 7-13 against Notre Dame since it joined the ACC, with all seven wins against the Fighting Irish coming at home.
- Tech is looking to even its ACC record at 2-2 and improve to 6-2 at home with a win Tuesday.
- Tech saw its NCAA NET ranking leap from No. 162 following its loss to Georgia on Dec. 5 to No. 110 after its runner-up finish in the Diamond Head Classic. Tech’s NET ranking is now No. 124.
- Tech concluded its non-conference schedule 7-4 against a slate that included six teams that won 20 or more games in the 2022-23 season, four of them post-season teams. Tech’s four non-conference losses came to teams that currently have a combined record of 43-10.
- Tech is 3-5 against Quad 1 and Quad 2 teams this season, with a Quad 1 win over Duke and Quad 2 wins over Mississippi State and Massachusetts. The Jackets have nine Quad 1 and four Quad 2 opponents remaining on its schedule. Tech was 3-14 last season against Quad 1/2 foes.
- Lance Terry, Deebo Coleman and Kyle Sturdivant combined for 42 of Tech’s 70 points in Tech’s last meeting vs. Notre Dame, a 70-68 Yellow Jacket win in which Terry scored the winning basket at the final horn. Only Miles Kelly, Coleman and Terry played in that game, while Matt Zona is the only Fighting Irish player back.
- Freshman forward Baye…
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