Men’s Basketball Travels to Face Louisville – Men’s Basketball — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

GEORGIA TECH (10-13, 3-9 ACC) vs. LOUISVILLE (7-16, 2-10 ACC)

Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. EST | Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center

THE FLATS – Continuing to search for momentum in the month of February, Georgia Tech travels to face Louisville this weekend in a 6:30 p.m. contest Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center.

Tech (10-13, 3-9 ACC) has dropped both of its games this month, 82-76 at NC State and 80-51 at home to Wake forest, since knocking off No. 3 North Carolina to close out the month of January. The Yellow Jackets, who have also defeated Duke and Clemson in conference play, have lost five of their last six games and 10 of their last 12.

Louisville (7-16, 2-10 ACC) is in a similar place, having lost 10 of its last 12 with wins over Miami (80-71) in early December and Florida State (101-92) last Saturday, both at home. The Cardinals lost a tight 94-92 decision at Syracuse Wednesday night.

Saturday’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 380 and the SiriusXM app.

THE TIP-OFF

• Georgia Tech’s three ACC wins have come against the ACC’s three highest-ranked teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings – North Carolina (10), Duke (20) and Clemson (29).
• Nine of Georgia Tech’s 12 ACC games have been decided by single digits. Sixteen of Tech’s 23 games overall this season have been decided by fewer than 10 points, which is tied for second-most in Division I (Tech is 8-8 in those games). Nine of those by five points or fewer.
• Tech is 2-6 in true road games this season, and five of its eight remaining games are on the road.
• Tech has never won at the KFC Yum! Center in five trips. The Jackets were 3-8 at Freedom Hall.
• Despite scoring just 51 points against Wake Forest, Tech has been one of the better offensive teams in the ACC this season, averaging 72.3 points to rank eighth on conference games. The Jackets rank sixth in three-point percentage (.355) and second in three-pointers per game (9.08).
• Tech is 6-10 against Quad 1 and Quad 2 teams this season, with Quad 1 wins over Duke, Clemson and North Carolina and Quad 2 wins over Mississippi State, Penn State and Massachusetts. The Jackets have four Quad 1 and zero Quad 2 opponents remaining on its schedule (Louisville is a Quad 3 opportunity). Tech was 3-14 last season…