The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets visit Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday to play the No. 25 ranked Florida State Seminoles. The Yellow Jackets fell to 11-10 on the season following a 77-54 loss to North Carolina on Tuesday. Georgia Tech suffered through Tar Heel runs of 20-5 and 34-11 during the 23-point loss. Abdoulaye Gueye led Georgia Tech with 14 points.
Florida State improved to 15-5 on the season following its 78-66 win over Miami. The Seminoles were led by M.J. Walker who made six shots from 3-point territory and FSU went on a 15-0 run over three minutes late in the first half to separate from the Hurricanes.
Jose Alvarado leads Georgia Tech in scoring and assists with averages of 13.1 points and 3.4 assists per game. James Banks III leads in rebounding with an average of 7.4 per game and is the second leading scorer with an average of 10.6 points per game. Georgia Tech is shooting 45.3% from the field and 30.0% from 3-point territory.
Mfiondu Kabengele is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Florida State with averages of 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Terance Mann is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.6 per game. Trent Forrest leads the Seminoles in assists with an average of 3.7 per game. Florida State is shooting 44.9% from the field and 32.3% from 3-point territory.
