Georgia Tech Basketball vs Louisville: Preview and Score Prediction

Can Georgia Tech beat Louisville in their second matchup of the season?

Jackson Caudell | Feb 24, 2023

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Georgia Tech is going to get a rematch with the last-place Louisville Cardinals and hopes to avoid another embarrassing loss. Louisville is 4-24 this season and 2-15 in the ACC, one of those wins of course coming against Georgia Tech, and the other was against Clemson last weekend.

This is going to be the final home game of the season for the Yellow Jackets and they are hoping to close out the last game at home with a victory. Georgia Tech is also looking to stay ahead of Louisville in the ACC standings with a victory.

Tech has won its last three home games, taking down Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, and Division II Florida Tech. Tech enters the weekend in 13th place in the ACC standings, a game ahead of Notre Dame and Louisville.

One good thing about this game for the Yellow Jackets is that Louisville is a poor road team.

The Cardinals are 0-9 on the road this season, dropping those games by an average of nearly 16 points. The closest was an 83-95 defeat at Miami on Feb. 11.

Georgia Tech finishes out the regular season next week with a pair of road games at eighth-place Syracuse and 10th-place Boston College. If the ACC Tournament started today, the Yellow Jackets would face either Florida State or Virginia Tech in the opening round (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Kyle Sturdivant shooting — Georgia Tech closes out its home schedule against Louisville on Saturday / Georgia Tech Athletics

Tech’s February upswing has been led by its two transfers, center Ja’von Franklin and guard Lance Terry, who have averaged 14.0 and 11.7 points, respectively, over the last six games (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Head coach Josh Pastner has found a starting lineup that he likes and that is a big reason Georgia Tech has been more competitive in the last couple of weeks.

Tech has utilized the same starting lineup (Lance Terry, Kyle Sturdivant, Deebo Coleman, Miles Kelly, Ja’von Franklin) for its last six games, the longest stretch of games this season that head coach Josh Pastner has sent out the same five (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Georgia Tech will honor two senior players - guard Coleman Boyd and center Ja’von Franklin - and four senior managers on their final home game at McCamish Pavilion Saturday (Per Georgia Tech PR).

With Deivon Smith missing his third straight game with an ankle injury, Tech used only six players for significant minutes at Pitt (Freds Pauls Bagatskis played seven seconds late in the game). It was the first time this season the Jackets have used fewer than eight players, and the two reserves that played totaled 30:18 (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Tech’s 47.3-percent clip from the floor against Pittsburgh was its highest percentage on field goals against an ACC team this season. The Jackets have shot better than that in only five games – Clayton State, North Alabama, Georgia, Alabama State, and Florida Tech (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Kelly has reached double figures in three straight games, averaging 17 points and hitting 18-of-39 from the floor (46.2 pct.) and 11-of-26 from three-point range (42.3 pct.). This comes after a stretch in which he scored in double digits just three times in nine games and averaged 9.8 points (Per Georgia Tech PR).

How To Watch Georgia Tech vs Louisville

Who: Georgia Tech vs Louisville

When: 2:00 p.m., Saturday

Where: McCamish Pavilion

TV: ACC Regional Networks

Live Stream: FuboTV (Start your free trial)

Radio: Georgia Tech Sports Network by Legends Sports (Xtra106.3 FM/1230 AM in Atlanta) | SiriusXM ch. 390, SXM app 980 | Listen Online | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App | TuneIn

Play-by-Play: Andy Demetra | Analyst: Randy Waters

Score Prediction

Georgia Tech Basketball — Georgia Tech needs a win over Louisville on Saturday / Georgia Tech Athletics

I will keep this one short and sweet. I think Georgia Tech wins this game on Senior Day and avoids falling to last place in the ACC. This was an ugly game before and Louisville can win again, but I think Georgia Tech has been playing more consistently in the last six games.

Final score: Georgia Tech 76, Louisville 72

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