If you're the Notre Dame men's basketball team, there's no point in quitting now.
Life has been good for the Irish over the past few days since Saturday's home win over Virginia Tech ended an Atlantic Coast Conference losing streak at seven. Would you like to go buy some more? Wednesday would be a good place for the Irish to pick up where they left off.
Neue:Notre Dame men's basketball wins ACC game it was meant to win
When does the Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech game start? Is it on TV? Are tickets available?
☘ where: Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
☘ Who: Notre Dame (8-16 overall, 3-10 ACC, 3-way tie 13 teams)th 1st place) vs. Georgia Tech (10-14; 3-10, 3-way tie for 13th place)
☘ when: Wednesday 7pm
☘ tv set: ACC network
☘ wireless: WSBT (960am).
☘ ticket: Available.
☘ online: Follow all Notre Dame games with live updates from Tribune beat writer Tom Noie on X (formerly Twitter) at twitter.com/tnoieNDI
Shrew view:Notre Dame men's basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry says he remains confident despite losing streaks.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Scout
In Saturday's 79-67 loss to Louisville, guard Myles Kelly had a career-high 36 points, seven rebounds and two assists, and Air Force graduate transfer guard Caleb Murphy had eight points, two rebounds and two assists. Added an assist. In this game, the score was tied seven times and the lead changed hands eight times. The Yellow Jackets allowed 49 points in the second half. Georgia Tech has lost three straight and 11 of 13 games. … The Yellow Jackets are 2-7 in road games, 4-8 overall on the road and 1-5 in league road games with the win over Clemson. …Georgia Tech ranks 13th in seven of his ACC statistical categories, including scoring offense (13th, 71.7 ppg), field goal percentage (14th, .417) and scoring differential (15th, -4.50) ranked below. … Only four players (all starters) returned from last year's team, which finished 15-18 overall, 6-14 and 13th in the ACC. Georgia Tech had the No. 13 pick this preseason. … Georgia Tech is one of six rematch opponents and two (Boston College) of permanent rematch opponents since Notre Dame joined the ACC in 2013-14. This is one of the.
In terms of numbers
13.4: Georgia Tech coach Damon Stoudemire's NBA career scoring average, spanning 14 seasons and 878 games with four teams.
15.6: Average loss margin in the Yellow Jackets' last 3 league games/losses.
24.4: Georgia Tech is ranked No. 2 in the ACC, No. 82.n.d. At bench points across the country. In the first matchup against Notre Dame, the Irish finished with a 33-7 advantage in bench points.
28: Georgia Tech committed the most fouls at Louisville in a season.
1990: Georgia Tech's last win was an 88-80 overtime victory on Feb. 24 at Purcell Pavilion and then at the Joyce Center.
who is hot
Guard Nathan George came from seemingly nowhere to make it on a team in a league full of rookies. George, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound freshman from Toronto, did not play in the first three games of the season but started the final 21 games. He is averaging 9.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and a team-high 4.9 assists in 29.2 minutes per game. . He has scored in double figures in seven of the past nine games. George chose Georgia Tech over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, San Houston State, and Seattle.
Who is not?
Power forward Baye Udongo, a three-time league Rookie of the Week, has scored in single digits in three of his last four games, including Saturday's win over Louisville, with two points and eight rebounds in 15 minutes. , recorded 5 fouls. Udongo had 15 points and nine rebounds in Notre Dame's first game.
Quotes from Yellow Jacket
“It drives me crazy because my game is based on toughness and being the smallest guy on the court almost every night. You have to have pride when you play the game. You have to have pride when you play the game. You can't lower it.'' — Head coach Damon Stoudemire
Series history
Notre Dame leads 16-13 overall, 13-7 among conference peers and 11-2 at Purcell Pavilion. Ireland have won four of their last five games. Two of the final three and three of the last five went into overtime.
Scouting Notre Dame against the Irish
Freshman guard Braden Shrewsberry scored a career-high 25 points off the bench and Notre Dame cruised to a 75-68 overtime victory over Georgia Tech in its first game on Jan. 9 in Atlanta. The league losing streak ended at 13 games. Four Irish players scored in double figures, and two players, Tae Davis (10-10) and J.R. Konicesny (10-11), had double-doubles in points and rebounds. …The Irish have used nine different starters in each of their last three games, including different players. …Notre Dame ranks second in the ACC in scoring defense (65.7 points), third in field goal defense (.414) and ninth in free throw percentage (.724) It has been. …The Irish won 74-66 at home against Virginia Tech on Saturday, ending a seven-game losing streak and aiming for their second straight win of the season. … Notre Dame is 3-7 against him against six repeat league opponents.
In terms of numbers
9-0: Notre Dame hasn't lost to Georgia Tech at home in the last 10 years as ACC teammates. The 2021 home games have been canceled due to COVID-19 issues with the Yellow Jackets.
12.3: Average margin of victory in Notre Dame's three league wins.
13.0: Shrewsbury has averaged double figures in points in eight of their past 10 games. Shrewsbury's average intake this season is 9.4ppg.
57.4: Notre Dame averaged 74 points in its past seven games prior to Saturday's matchup with Virginia Tech.
718: It has been a few days since Ireland last won back-to-back league games. In February 2022, Notre Dame defeated Syracuse and Georgia Tech for the league's final winning streak.
who is hot
Sophomore power forward Keba Nzi is quietly learning how to be an effective post player in a league dominated by post play. Engie had 11 points and six rebounds against Virginia Tech on Saturday, marking his first double-digit scoring performance in 10 games. He held forward Lynn Kidd, the ACC leader in field goal percentage, to two points and one rebound in 15 minutes. In the last game against Duke, Enzi held Kyle Filipovski, the league's preseason player of the year, to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting from the floor in 21 minutes.
Who is not?
Sophomore swingman Tae Davis scored an ACC career-high 16 points at Pittsburgh, but he had four points with five fouls against Duke and three points and three rebounds in 25 minutes against Virginia Tech. He has only scored single digits in six of the last seven games.
Quote from an Irishman
“Going back to work, focusing on what we've been trying to focus on the last few practices, the last few games, just getting back to basics and playing like that. We had a pretty basic game for us (against Virginia Tech). University). Remember the little things that helped you win.” — Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry On how to build on Saturday's win.
Looking to the future
Notre Dame will take a second seven-day break from game action following this game, returning to action on Wednesday, February 21st against Louisville (8-16, 3-10, three-way tie) 13th place).
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