Tale of The Tape: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12-13, 6-8 ACC) @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-14, 4-11 ACC)
- Tipoff: Wednesday, February 19th at 7:00pm EST
- Location: Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC
- How To Watch: Regional Sports Network
- How To Listen: 680 AM / 93.7 FM
- Betting Favorite: Wake Forest (-2.0)
- KenPom Prediction: Wake Forest 70, Georgia Tech 68 (43% chance to win)
- All-Time Series: Georgia Tech leads 43-40
- Last Meeting: Georgia Tech won 92-79 on Jan. 5th, 2019 (home)
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Rankings:
| Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | |
|---|---|---|
AP/USA Today | NR/NR | NR/NR |
NET | 87th | 104th |
RPI | 81st | 119th |
SOS | 14th | 51st |
KenPom | 82nd | 97th |
Sagarin | 65th | 105th |
Team Leaders:
| Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | |
|---|---|---|
Points | Michael Devoe (16.0) | Ben Childress (15.0) |
Rebounds | James Banks III (7.6) | Olivier Sarr (8.8) |
Assists | Jose Alvarado (4.2) | Ben Childress (4.6) |
Steals | Jose Alvarado (1.9) | Ben Childress (1.3) |
Blocks | James Banks III (2.8) | Olivier Sarr (1.1) |
Scoring:
| Georgia Tech | ||
|---|---|---|
Points Per Game | 68.0 | 71.2 |
Field Goal % | 45.0% | 42.0 |
FGM/FGA Per Game | 25.4/56.5 | 23.8/56.7 |
Three Point % | 29.9% | 33.8% |
3PTA/3PTM Per Game | 5.1/17.1 | 6.5/19.2 |
Free Throw % | 65.9% | 74.5% |
Rebounding:
| Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | |
|---|---|---|
Rebounds Per Game | 36.0 | 38.4 |
Off. Reb. Per Game | 9.6 | 10.5 |
Def. Reb. Per Game | 26.3 | 27.9 |
Rebound Margin | +1.4 | +3.0 |
Defense:
| Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | |
|---|---|---|
Opp, Points Per Game | 66.6 | 72.1 |
Opp. FG% | 40.1% | 42.6% |
Opp. 3PT% | 29.4% | 32.7% |
Steals Per Game | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Blocks Per Game | 4.8 | 2.8 |
Ball Handling:
| Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | |
|---|---|---|
Assists Per Game | 13.6 | 12.4 |
Turnovers Per Game | 16.0 | 14.5 |
Turnover Margin | -2.2 | -3.2 |
Assist/Turnover Ratio | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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