Morehouse @ Georgia Tech preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 28, 2019 ) Morehouse 0, Georgia Tech 0

Georgia Tech steps outside of ACC play on Tuesday to host Morehouse, hoping to give sophomore guard Michael Devoe a chance to heal from a left foot injury while building off an inspiring home victory Saturday over North Carolina State. Junior guard Jose Alvarado scored 26 points and set a school record with nine steals, sparking the Yellow Jackets during a game-ending 14-3 spurt to earn a 64-58 victory and snap a three-game losing streak.

Alvarado, who missed time with an ankle injury earlier in the season, recorded steals on NC State’s final two possessions and scored six points during the decisive burst. “We’ve gotten better as a team,” Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner told the media postgame. “We just have to be able to get through the door. That was our next step in our progression, and our guys found a way to defend, and we defended at a high level.” Alvarado is averaging 16.9 points, 5.1 assists, three steals and 4.6 rebounds in his past seven games. Morehouse, a Division II program located in Atlanta, has won two of its past three after downing Clark Atlanta University 67-62 on Saturday.

TIME: 7:30 p.m. ET. TV: None

ABOUT MOREHOUSE (9-9): Senior guard Robert Andrews leads the Maroon Tigers in scoring at 12.9 points and rebounding per game at 7.2, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds against Clark Atlanta. Sophomore guard Malik Kennedy averages 10 points, shooting 37 percent from 3-point range, while senior guard Michael Olmert averages 6.2 assists per game. Morehouse, which has not faced a Division I opponent this season, averages 70.7 points while allowing 71.4 points.

ABOUT GEORGIA TECH (9-11): Devoe averages a team-leading 16.2 points and scored 21 in a loss at fifth-ranked Louisville on Wednesday, and Pastner told reporters after Saturday’s victory his status is day-to-day. Senior forward/center James Banks III scored six points with seven rebounds and two blocks against NC State, snapping a streak of six consecutive double-figure scoring outputs. Junior forward Evan Cole scored a season-high 11 points off the bench on 3-for-5 shooting from the field in 24 minutes.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Yellow Jackets last four losses are by a total of 22 points.

2. Georgia junior F Moses Wright is averaging 13.2 points and shooting 50.4 percent from the field in ACC matchups.

3. Banks ranks second in the ACC in blocks per game (2.75) and is ninth in rebounding (7.5).

PREDICTION: Georgia Tech 84, Morehouse 58