ACC basement dwellers are coming out to play, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-13, 5-17-1 ATS, 2-10 ACC) in Atlanta to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-15, 9-13-0 ATS, 1-12 ACC). These teams played a thriller on January 10, with Notre Dame winning 73-72 in OT. Notre Dame has walked away victorious in seven of the last eight meetings. This game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 p.m. in Georgia Tech's McCamish Pavilion.
Notre Dame has only played five road games, but they haven't won any yet. It doesn't help that all five of those were in the ACC where they are just 2-10, only 1.5 games above last-place Georgia Tech. Notre Dame is 170 in the nation according to KenPom, and another appearance in the NCAA tournament isn't in their cards unless they win the ACC tournament.
Their last game was an 81-64 home loss to Wake Forest that saw the Fighting Irish trail the entire second half. They only shot 38.0% from the field and 19.0% from three. Notre Dame was outrebounded 41-33. Nate Laszweski had 18 points and seven rebounds, leading the team in both statistics.
The Fighting Irish play at a slow pace, ranking 315th in adjusted tempo. They are 10th in the ACC putting up 70.4 points per game because of it. However, they are an incredible three-point shooting team, knocking down 36.7% of their three balls whi ch is third in the conference and 50th in the country. Conversely, they average the fewest offensive boards per game in the ACC with just 6.9.
Slow tempo has not saved their defense, as they allow 72.0 points per game despite it, 12th in the 15-school ACC. Opposing teams shoot 46.8% against them, last in the conference and 339th in the nation. Opponents also convert 34.9% of threes on them, 13th in the ACC. The Fighting Irish average the fewest steal per game among ACC teams, 4.7.
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