Don’t expect a high-scoring game when the Colgate Raiders (4-6) travel to Georgia Tech to play the Yellow Jackets (8-3). The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 23 and will air on ES3.
The Yellow Jackets beat Southeastern Louisiana 75-62 on Monday. With 12 points and 13 rebounds, James White recorded his second double-double this season. The Raiders are coming off a 75-59 win over New Hampshire on Sunday. Jordan Robertson led the team in scoring with 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting.
The high-powered offense of Georgia Tech (31st in the nation with an offensive efficiency of 115.9) will square off against the porous defense of Colgate (295th in the nation with a defensive efficiency of 109.0), a matchup that should favor the Yellow Jackets.
Notes
On average, Georgia Tech has 67.5 possessions per game and scores 1.159 points on each possession. Colgate has both fewer possessions (67.5) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.001).
The Colgate Raiders average an effective field goal percentage of 49.0% this season. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have split their games this season (3-3) when opponents have an eFG% of 49.0% or greater.
On average, Georgia Tech attempts 18.0 three pointers and Colgate attempts 25.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a winning 3-1 record while the Colgate Raiders have a poor 3-5 record.
Georgia Tech, the 26th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 42.4 rebounds per game. Colgate does worse, ranked 253rd with 35.3.
Colgate makes an average of 5.6 steals per game. Georgia Tech has a winning 4-2 record when it allows at least 5 steals.
