Playing for the first time since Dec. 22, No. 2 Duke welcomes Georgia Tech to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils have had their last two games postponed due to the University’s health and safety protocols. Duke has won four straight games and opened ACC play with a 76-65 victory over Virginia Tech on Dec. 22, behind 23 points – including 17 in the second half from freshman Paolo Banchero.
About Duke
- Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the nation’s only player averaging 17.0+ points, 5.0+ rebounds and 5.0+ assists on .580+ shooting from the field.
- Tuesday’s game matches up four of the ACC’s top 11 leading scorers in Duke’s Moore and Banchero (17.1, 6th) and Georgia Tech’s Michael Devoe (21.2, 1st) and Jordan Usher (15.1, 11th).
- Over Duke’s four-game winning streak, freshman AJ Griffin is averaging 12.0 points and shooting .654 (17-of-26) from the field, .500 (7-of-14) from three-point range and is 7-of-7 at the free throw line.
- Duke leads the ACC in field goal percentage (.494, ranked 12th in the NCAA), scoring margin (+20.8, 10th) and scoring offense (85.2, 8th).
- One of the nation’s best ball-handling teams, Duke ranks third in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (+1.9), eighth in fewest turnovers (9.3), 13th in turnover margin (+5.8) and 12th in assists (17.8).
About Georgia Tech
- For its second game following an 11-day hiatus, Georgia Tech makes its first Atlantic Coast Conference road trip of the season against the highest-ranked team it will face in 2021-22, visiting No. 2 Duke.
- Tech (6-6, 0-2 ACC) is coming off a 67-64 home court loss to Louisville Sunday night, its first opportunity to play after having a pair of games postponed, including a road game at Syracuse that was scheduled for Dec. 29.
- The defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Yellow Jackets have played and lost to three top-25 teams this season – No. 23/22 Wisconsin, No. 25/24 LSU and No. 10/9 USC.
- Reigning ACC Tournament MVP Michael Devoe (Orlando, Fla.), the ACC’s leading scorer (21.4 points per game), top three-point shooter by volume (2.91 per game) and No. 2 by percentage (46.9), leads the Jackets along with senior forward Jordan Usher (Canton, Ga.), averaging 15.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Duke vs Georgia Tech
- Tuesday’s game is the 100th meeting between Duke and Georgia Tech, with the Blue Devils leading 75-24.
- In Durham, Duke has won 11 straight and leads 37-5, with each of the 42 meetings coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Duke leads Georgia Tech, 55-17, in ACC regular-season games and leads 60-19 under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
- Georgia Tech’s 81-77 victory in overtime last season in Atlanta snapped Duke’s 14-game winning streak in the series. Wendell Moore Jr., and Mark Williams each scored 20 in the game for Duke.
- When the teams met earlier last season at Cameron, DJ Steward scored 19 and Matthew Hurt added 17 in a 75-68 Duke victory.
How to Watch
Time: 9:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: ACCN (Wes Durham, Cory Alexander)
Stream: Watch ESPN
Radio: Blue Devils Sports Network (David Shumate, John Roth)
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