Louisville Cardinals (19-7, 8-5) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-16, 2-12)
Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky.
Announcers: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play) and Mike Gminski (analysis)
Favorite: Louisville by 23.5
Series: Louisville leads, 27-16
Last Meeting: Georgia Tech won 77-70 on Feb. 1, 2025 in Atlanta
Projected Starting Lineups:
- G Mikel Brown Jr. (6-5, 190, Fr.)
- G Isaac McKneely (6-4, 195, Sr.)
- G Ryan Conwell (6-4, 215, Sr.)
- F J’Vonne Hadley (6-7, 210, Sr.)
- C Sananda Fru (6-11, 245, Jr.)
- G Akai Fleming (6-4, 184, Fr.)
- G Lamar Washington (6-4, 200, Sr.)
- G Jaeden Mustaf (6-6, 210, So.)
- F Kowacie Reeves Jr. (6-7, 205, Sr.)
- F Baye Ndongo (6-9, 240, Jr.)
Georgia Tech’s Season to Date:
It’s been a very rough go of it for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who enter Saturday’s game against Louisville at 2-12 in the ACC and riding an eight game losing streak. The last four of those losses have all come by 15 points or more.
Tech currently sits at No. 165 on KenPom, the lowest ranking of any power conference team in the country.
Despite significant offensive struggles (they turn the ball over on 18.4% of their offensive possessions), Georgia Tech plays at the fastest pace of any team in the ACC. They will absolutely try and get up and down with Louisville.
The most consistent player on this team is big man Baye Ndongo, a consistent double-double threat who gave Louisville fits on the glass last season. Senior guard Kowacie Reeves has stepped up to be the team’s leading scorer at 15.1 ppg.
Outside of that, there’s just not enough on this Yellow Jacket roster to be competitive in a league like the ACC. While they still mathematically have a chance to qualify for the league tournament, it seems far more likely than not that these last five games of the regular season will be the last ones they play in 2025-26.
—Louisville will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday. Seniors will be honored during a ceremony following the game. Fans attending the game are encouraged to wear red.
—Louisville has won 35 straight games when playing as an AP-ranked team against a non-AP-ranked team at the KFC Yum Center.
—Louisville has won 14 of its last 17 meetings with Georgia Tech, losing just three times to the Yellow Jackets since 1997.
—Louisville is 14-5 all-time in home games against Georgia Tech, and 6-0 against the Yellow Jackets inside the KFC Yum Center.
—Louisville has not lost a home game to Georgia Tech since Jan. 25, 1992.
—Louisville’s home winning streak against Georgia Tech currently sits at nine games.
—Louisville is 11-8 all-time against Georgia Tech when playing as a top 25 team. They have, however, lost two straight in this situation.
—Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey is 0-1 in games against Georgia Tech.
—Georgia Tech head coach Damon Stoudamire is 1-1 in games against Louisville.
—Louisville and Georgia Tech were founding members of the Metro Conference in 1975, but the Yellow Jackets left for the ACC in 1978.
—The Cards are 12-3 against the Yellow Jackets since joining the ACC in 2014-15. Of those 12 ACC wins over Georgia Tech, five have been decided by four points or fewer.
—Louisville and Georgia Tech played the first college basketball ever inside the Georgia Dome. The game was played in front of the largest crowd ever to witness a college game in the state of Georgia at the time (28,885). The Jackets won the game on a halfcourt buzzer-beater by James Forrest.
—Louisville is one of three DI teams with at least six victories of 40 points or more this season, joining Michigan (7) and High Point (6). The six 40+ point wins are the most U of L has ever had in a single season.
—Louisville has hit the 100-point mark six times in a season for the first time ever.
—Louisville is one of four programs that has logged at least three games of 18+ made 3’s, joining Cornell (4), Charleston Southern (3) and VMI (3).
—Georgia Tech is 5-10 against top 25 opponents under Damon Stoudamire.
—Louisville is 46-0 under head coach Pat Kelsey when leading with five minutes to play. The Cardinals are also 0-14 under Kelsey when trailing with five minutes to play.
—Louisville is currently 14th in the country in scoring margin at +15.0 points per game.
—Louisville is 0-9 under head coach Pat Kelsey when trailing by 5 points or more at halftime.
—Georgia Tech’s current 8-game losing streak is the program’s longest since a 9-game skid in 2022-23.
—Georgia Tech is 9-1 this season when holding its opponent to under 40.0% shooting from the floor. Alternatively, the Jackets are 2-15 when opponents shoot over 40.0% from the field, including an 0-6 mark when shooting over 50.0%.
—Louisville is 14-0 over the past 11 seasons when limiting opponents to no more than one three-point field goal.
—Louisville is 122-0 all-time when scoring 100 or more points in non-overtime games.
—Louisville has won 167 consecutive games when holding an opponent under 50 points.
Ken Pomeroy Prediction: Louisville 92, Georgia Tech 69
