After playing its last six games at home, Notre Dame men's basketball is on the road for the first time since mid-December on Tuesday at Georgia Tech.
The Irish (6-9, 1-3 ACC) have not won a true road game this season, with previous losses to South Carolina, Miami (Fla.) and Marquette. The Yellow Jackets (8-6, 1-2 ACC) lost their last game, which was at home, to Boston College on Saturday, 95-87.
In its recent losses, Notre Dame has been plagued by slow starts to the second half and lack of offensive juice beyond freshman point guard Markus Burton, who averages a team-high 16.2 points per game. On the defensive end, head coach Micah Shrewsberry's squad has stepped up to the challenge and held its opponents, like NC State and Duke, to significantly below their team scoring averages.
The Irish are shooting 40% from the field and 29% from the 3-point line. Burton, forward J.R. Konieczny, guard Braeden Shrewsberry and forward Carey Booth have each shot at least 50 attempts from the 3-point line so far this season. Konieczny and Booth are both shooting at a 31% clip.
ND is allowing 64.9 points per game, which is nearly eight points fewer than Georgia Tech's team average of 72.7 points per contest. Guard Miles Kelly leads the charge for the Yellow Jackets offensively at 14.9 points per game while guard Kowaice Reeves and forward Baye Ndongo, two other starters, each average slightly over 12 points per game.
Duke is the only common opponent between the two programs so far this season. The Yellow Jackets defeated Duke 72-68 in December while the Irish lost to the Blue Devils 67-59 in their last outing.
Tip: 9 p.m. EST
Watch: ACC Network
Listen: Notre Dame Radio Network
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The Irish (6-9, 1-3 ACC) have not won a true road game this season, with previous losses to South Carolina, Miami (Fla.) and Marquette. The Yellow Jackets (8-6, 1-2 ACC) lost their last game, which was at home, to Boston College on Saturday, 95-87.
In its recent losses, Notre Dame has been plagued by slow starts to the second half and lack of offensive juice beyond freshman point guard Markus Burton, who averages a team-high 16.2 points per game. On the defensive end, head coach Micah Shrewsberry's squad has stepped up to the challenge and held its opponents, like NC State and Duke, to significantly below their team scoring averages.
The Irish are shooting 40% from the field and 29% from the 3-point line. Burton, forward J.R. Konieczny, guard Braeden Shrewsberry and forward Carey Booth have each shot at least 50 attempts from the 3-point line so far this season. Konieczny and Booth are both shooting at a 31% clip.
ND is allowing 64.9 points per game, which is nearly eight points fewer than Georgia Tech's team average of 72.7 points per contest. Guard Miles Kelly leads the charge for the Yellow Jackets offensively at 14.9 points per game while guard Kowaice Reeves and forward Baye Ndongo, two other starters, each average slightly over 12 points per game.
Duke is the only common opponent between the two programs so far this season. The Yellow Jackets defeated Duke 72-68 in December while the Irish lost to the Blue Devils 67-59 in their last outing.
Tip: 9 p.m. EST
Watch: ACC Network
Listen: Notre Dame Radio Network
Follow live stats here.
