GEORGIA TECH (2-0) vs. UMASS LOWELL (2-0)
THE FLATS – Looking to start a season with three straight wins for the second straight year, Georgia Tech plays host to UMass Lowell in a 7:30 p.m. tip Tuesday night at McCamish Pavilion.
Tech entertains the River Hawks to close out a three-game homestand to open its first season under new head coach Damon Stoudamire. The Yellow Jackets opened the campaign with an 84-62 victory over Georgia Southern on Nov. 6, then rallied past Howard, 88-85, last Thursday.
Winners of 26 games a year ago, UMass Lowell has opened its 2023-24 season defeating Rivier and Dartmouth by an average of 39 points. The River Hawks are in Atlanta for the second game in a stretch of six consecutive road games.
Tuesday’s game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+, and is also available on the ESPN app. Radio coverage is on the Georgia Tech Sports Network by Legends Sports and flagship station 680 the Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM). The Tech broadcast is also available on the SiriusXM app and SiriusXM channel 388.
THE TIP-OFF
- Georgia Tech started last season with three straight wins, but the Yellow Jackets have been 3-0 only once in the last seven seasons.
- Tech has its first three games of the 2023-24 season in the friendly confines of McCamish Pavilion, where the Yellow Jackets are 125-68 in 11-plus seasons. Tech’s first road trip comes Nov. 22 at Cincinnati.
- UMass Lowell is one of five guaranteed non-conference opponents for Tech that won 20 or more games in the 2022-23 season, including four that played in the post-season. Mississippi State (21-13), Penn State (23-14) and Howard (22-13) all played in the NCAA Tournament last season, while Cincinnati (23-13), a new member of the Big 12, reached the quarterfinals of the NIT. UMass Lowell (26-8) finished second in the America East Conference. The Yellow Jackets potentially could play two more 20-win teams in the Diamond Head Classic, with a possible game against Hawai’i (21-11) in the…
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