The Villanova Wildcats (5-0) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-1) will square off at the Barclays Center for this game. The game gets underway at 3:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 27 and will air on ES2 and ES3.
The Wildcats beat Stanford 59-45 on Thursday. Mikal Bridges played a pivotal role with seven points, six rebounds, and two steals. The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-73 win against Arkansas on Thursday. Charles Mitchell had a good performance and claimed his fifth double-double of the season, posting 18 points and 18 rebounds.
Notes
The Villanova Wildcats have a defensive rating of 78.0, ranked first in the country. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a top-tier offense with an offensive rating of 123.6 (ranked 15th).
The Villanova Wildcats average a field goal percentage of 43.5% this season. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have split their games this season (1-1) when opponents have a FG% of 43.5% or greater.
The Villanova Wildcats rank lower for their field goal percentage (192nd) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (139th), but the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a better FG% ranking (39th) than eFG% ranking (76th).
Georgia Tech ranks among the best in the nation in assists at 17th (19.0 assists per game). Villanova is ranked 40th with 17.6 assists per game.
Villanova ranks 68th in blocks per game with 4.8 and Georgia Tech ranks 41st with 5.6 blocks per game.
Villanova ranks 84th in offensive rebounding. When it comes to defensive rebounds, Georgia Tech ranks 72nd.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets average 6.2 steals per game. The Villanova Wildcats are undefeated with a 3-0 record when they give up at least 6 steals.
