How to watch Georgia Tech vs. Duke basketball game
Who’s Playing
Duke Blue Devils @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Current Records: Duke 9-2, Georgia Tech 5-6
How To Watch
When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 12 p.m. ETWhere: McCamish Pavilion — Atlanta, GeorgiaTV: ACC NetworkFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Georgia Tech is 2-8 against Duke since January of 2017 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Both will face off in an ACC battle at 12:00 p.m. ET at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 76.5 points per game this season.
Georgia Tech took a loss when they played away from home on Sunday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against UMBC by a score of 91-82. The victory was some much needed relief for the Yellow Jackets as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Georgia Tech relied on the efforts of Naithan George, who went 5 for 9 en route to 18 points plus eight assists and two steals, and Baye Ndongo, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Ndongo had some trouble finding his footing against Northwestern on Sunday, so this was a nice turnaround. Jaeden Mustaf was another key player, earning 15 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Georgia Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Duke had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 68-47 win. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Duke can attribute much of their success to Cooper Flagg, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Flagg had some trouble finding his footing against Incarnate Word last Tuesday, so this was a step in the right direction.
Georgia Tech’s victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for Duke, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Georgia Tech has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 39.6 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Duke struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 40.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Georgia Tech came up short against Duke when the teams last played back in January, falling 84-79. Will Georgia Tech have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Series History
Duke has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Georgia Tech.
Jan 13, 2024 – Duke 84 vs. Georgia Tech 79Dec 02, 2023 – Georgia Tech 72 vs. Duke 68Jan 28, 2023 – Duke 86 vs. Georgia Tech 43Jan 04, 2022 – Duke 69 vs. Georgia Tech 57Mar 02, 2021 – Georgia Tech 81 vs. Duke 77Jan 26, 2021 – Duke 75 vs. Georgia Tech 68Jan 08, 2020 – Duke 73 vs. Georgia Tech 64Jan 26, 2019 – Duke 66 vs. Georgia Tech 53Feb 11, 2018 – Duke 80 vs. Georgia Tech 69Jan 04, 2017 – Duke 110 vs. Georgia Tech 57
