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Texas So. Tigers @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Current Records: Texas So. 1-2, Georgia Tech 1-1
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The Texas So. Tigers’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at McCamish Pavilion. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Texas So. is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since November 28, 2023 on Sunday. They were dealt a punishing 92-64 defeat at the hands of Georgia. The Tigers were surely aware of their disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result.
Texas So.’s loss came about despite a quality game from Kavion McClain, who went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored Georgia Tech on Sunday, but the final result did not. They fell 105-93 to North Florida. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (85), the Yellow Jackets still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn’t tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Baye Ndongo, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kowacie Reeves Jr., who earned 17 points plus two blocks.
Even though they lost, Georgia Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Florida only posted 12.
Texas So. now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Georgia Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Texas So. hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 77.7 points per game. However, it’s not like Georgia Tech struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 89. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.