Georgia Tech Basketball: Yellow Jackets Want to Keep the Winning Feeling Against NC State

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-10, 1-7 ACC) snapped their seven-game losing skid in emphatic fashion by smashing the No.23 Miami Hurricanes 70-50 on the road at Corral Gables.

Now it is time for the Yellow Jackets to keep that same edge they took with them on the road to Miami, and use it to get a solid home win at McCamish against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (13-9, 4-5 ACC).

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Brian Gregory and his squad should feel good for breaking into the win column after a tough stretch. The good feelings the team has however should be short-lived, and turned into focus.

They are well aware that they have not won a home game since December 30th when they beat the Charlotte 49ers 67-66.

This team is long overdue for a home win and NC State would be a nice team to get that victory against.

Mark Gottfried’s club is solid. 2014 ACC Player of the Year T.J. Warren has moved on to the NBA, but there is still plenty in the cupboard for the Pack to work with.

They still have their table setter in sophomore Anthony “Cat” Barber who is knocking down 44.2% of his shots from the floor at the point guard spot, averaging 10.0 points and 3.5 assists.

Forward Ralston Turner is back for his senior campaign dropping 13.2 points on 42.5% shooting from the floor.

The player that has emerged into an All-Conference star is 6-foot-3 junior guard Trevor Lacey.

Lacey is the leading scorer for the Wolfpack averaging 16.5 points and 3.5 assists while shooting 46.2% from the floor and 42.1% from beyond the arc.

The Wolfpack are coming to McCamish Pavilion on a three game losing skid having dropped games to No.23 Miami, No. 8 Notre Dame, and Clemson.

The last two loses for NC State happened at home. However, on the road the Pack did snuff out the Duke Blue Devils 87-75, and played the Tar Heels tough in Chapel Hill only falling to them by a bucket 81-79.

NC State as a team averages 71.5 points per game while yielding 65.1 points per game to their opponents.

Where this game is going to be won is down in the paint for one of these teams.

There are very few teams in the ACC that can say they rebound as good or better than the Yellow Jackets.

NC State is one the few that have that distinction. The Wolfpack snatch 41.8 rebounds per contest.

The Jackets were able to get a monster game from Marcus Georges-Hunt who went for 24 points and six rebounds in Corral Gables.