Louisville @ Georgia Tech preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 22, 2020 ) Georgia Tech 64, Louisville 68

Fifth-ranked Louisville opened 2020 with a loss but hasn’t looked back since, bringing a 10-game winning streak into Wednesday’s visit to Georgia Tech and looking to improve to 7-0 on the road in ACC play. The Cardinals snapped a nine-game losing streak to Virginia with Saturday’s 80-73 home victory, and junior forward Jordan Nwora continued his stellar season as the conference’s leading scorer finished with 22 points and seven rebounds.

“I just give our guys credit for staying with it,” Louisville coach Chris Mack told reporters postgame. “I don’t think there is one way to beat Virginia. You just have to survive their identity.” Louisville is 21-3 for the first time since 1982-83, and has won 10 straight conference games for the first time since joining the ACC in 2014-15. The Yellow Jackets have dropped two of their past three games and are tied for 10th in the league standings entering Tuesday, committing 22 turnovers in falling 73-64 Saturday at Pittsburgh. “Too many possessions we gave away,” Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner told the media afterward. “That’s not going to win the game.”

TIME: 8 p.m. ET. TV: ACC Network

ABOUT LOUISVILLE (21-3, 12-1 ACC): Nwora, who averages 19.5 points, is averaging 23.5 points and eight rebounds across his past four games while shooting 47.1 percent from 3-point range and 96 percent from the free-throw line in that span. Junior forward Malik Williams scored 13 points against Virginia and has reached double figures in two straight games after scoring 16 points total in his three previous contests. The Cardinals, who average 76 points per game, are 9-0 when scoring 80-plus points.

ABOUT GEORGIA TECH (11-13, 5-8): Sophomore guard Michael Devoe, working his way back from a foot injury, scored 22 points against Pittsburgh on 7-for-10 shooting from the field (3-for-5 from 3-point range), and added seven assists but was responsible for eight turnovers. Junior guard Jose Alvarado had averaged 18.8 points across his previous six games before scoring just nine on 3-for-8 shooting from the field Saturday. Georgia Tech shot 50 percent from the field in the second half against Pittsburgh and finished at 48 percent overall.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Devoe leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring at 16.2 points, recording 20-plus Saturday for the first time since finishing with 21 in Georgia Tech’s 68-64 loss at Louisville on Jan. 22.

2. The Cardinals shot 87.5 percent from the free-throw line against Virginia, and has made at least 20 free throws in three of its past four games.

3. Louisville senior C Steven Enoch and Williams each scored 13 points in the victory over Georgia Tech last month, a game the Yellow Jackets led for more than 25 minutes.

PREDICTION: Louisville 76, Georgia Tech 69