No. 12 Miami will be looking to extend its nine-game winning streak when it travels to Georgia Tech on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes have opened conference play with several impressive showings, including a 76-65 win at Notre Dame last Friday. Georgia Tech has suffered three losses to open the ACC portion of its schedule, falling to No. 13 Virginia on Saturday.
Miami won its first four games this season before losing to Maryland in a neutral-site game on Nov. 20. The Hurricanes have responded with a nine-game winning streak, including four wins against conference opponents. They picked up a 66-64 win against then-No. 6 Virginia before Christmas, and they returned with a 76-65 win at Notre Dame last Friday. Miami has won its past two meetings with Georgia Tech and leads the all-time series 16-12. The Hurricanes are off to a 13-1 or better start for the sixth time in program history and the second time under coach Jim Larranaga. They are 4-0 in conference play for the second time in the past 10 years.
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The Hurricanes have been a strong road team, winning eight straight regular-season road games and seven straight ACC road games. They are led by veteran guard Isaiah Wong, who moved into No. 11 on the program’s all-time scoring list when he had 15 points against Notre Dame. He has a school-record 889 career points against ACC teams and is averaging 23.8 points in his past five games. Wong leads a strong Miami offense that is No. 12 in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency ratings, as they are shooting 56.5% from 2-point range. The Hurricanes are inside the top 60 nationally in field goal percentage, turnover rate and offensive rebounding percentage. They are facing a Georgia Tech defense that is No. 83 in field goal percentage, No. 248 in turnover rate and No. 329 in offensive rebounding rate.