The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-1) face off against the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) at the Barclays Center. Action begins at 2:00 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 26 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Yellow Jackets lost a tough one against East Tennessee State 69-68 on Sunday. Marcus Georges-Hunt finished with 20 points to lead the team. The Razorbacks, meanwhile, are coming off a 93-75 win against Charleston Southern on Friday. Dusty Hannahs shot 7 for 9 and led in scoring with 21 points.
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The Arkansas Razorbacks have a defensive rating of 106.6, ranked first in the country. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a top-tier offense with an offensive rating of 124.7 (ranked 13th).
The Arkansas Razorbacks average 72.9 possessions per game and 1.184 points per possession. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earn fewer possessions with 72.2, but they score more points with 1.247.
The Arkansas Razorbacks average an effective field goal percentage of 52.4% this season. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have split their games this season (1-1) when opponents have an eFG% of 52.4% or greater.
Georgia Tech attempts an average of 20.0 three pointers per game and Arkansas attempts 16.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are undefeated at 2-0 while the Arkansas Razorbacks are winless at 0-1.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are among the best in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.95 (ranked 10th). Ranking 17th, the Arkansas Razorbacks have an A/TO of 1.74.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 45.2 per game (ranked 23rd). The Arkansas Razorbacks are outside the top 100 with 39.7 rebounds per game (ranked 129th).
Georgia Tech ranks 92nd in defensive rebounding. When it comes to offensive rebounds, Arkansas ranks 55th.
Though Georgia Tech is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 15.9% (ranked first), Arkansas is undefeated (2-0) when its TO% is 15.9% or greater.
