Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech: Full Game Preview
By on February 8, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | M Georges-Hunt 10.2 | R Carter 6.6 | M Udofia 2.9 |
| Virginia Tech | E Green 25.2 | C Raines 6.5 | E Green 4.0 |
Virginia Tech plays host to Georgia Tech at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday. It starts at 1 p.m. EST and you can catch it on RSN/ESPN3.com. The Hokies defeated the Yellow Jackets 70-65 on Jan. 12 and are 6-1 against them over the past four years.
Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech are tied for 10th in the conference. Virginia Tech is struggling, currently on a five-game losing streak.
In their last matchup on Feb. 7, Erick Green put up 29 points for the Hokies in a loss to Maryland, 60-55. He contributes team-best marks with 25.2 points per game, 4 assists per game, and 1.4 steals per game. For the Yellow Jackets, Daniel Miller put up 9 points and 5 rebounds in the 56-54 loss to Florida State on Feb. 5. He is averaging 7.8 points per game and leads the team in blocks with 2.1 per game.
Georgia Tech StatSmack
- The Virginia Tech scoring leader (Erick Green, 554 points) has more points than the Georgia Tech scoring leader (Marcus Georges-Hunt, 215 points).
- You get an A for effort, but Virginia Tech has emerged victorious against Georgia Tech the last 4 times they've played.
- Virginia Tech is better under pressure, and has defeated Georgia Tech in 5 out of the last 5 games decided by 5 points or fewer.
- Virginia Tech has a much better Kiplinger Out-of-State Ranking than Georgia Tech (#32 vs #50).
- At least you keep showing up. Virginia Tech has an average margin of victory of 7 over Georgia Tech in 11 wins since 1983.
- Virginia Tech has a much higher 4-year graduation rate than Georgia Tech according to Kiplinger (53% vs 31%).
- Cadarian Raines is ranked 8th in the ACC in blocks.
- Boom! Virginia Tech defeated Georgia Tech by 5 points the last time they played (Jan 12, 2013).
- Virginia Tech has a much lower out-of-state cost per year according to Kiplinger than Georgia Tech ($30,017 vs $36,672).
- Jarell Eddie is ranked 8th in the ACC in three-pointers.
| GT Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B- | Daniel Miller | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| B- | Robert Carter | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | M. Georges-Hunt | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Mfon Udofia | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Kammeon Holsey | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Chris Bolden | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Brandon Reed | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Jason Morris | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Aaron Peek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Solomon Poole | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Brooks Doyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | S. Poole, Jr. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Julian Royal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Pierre Jordan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VT Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A | Erick Green | 36 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B- | Jarell Eddie | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Cadarian Raines | 25 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Robert Brown | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C- | C.J. Barksdale | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | J. van Zegeren | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | Marshall Wood | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Marquis Rankin | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Christian Beyer | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Will Johnston | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Joey Racer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Greg Donlon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Marcus Patrick | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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