Lammers, Yellow Jackets Look to Extend Winning Streak Against UGA

In the Last Meeting:

The Yellow Jackets will look to revenge last year’s loss to the Georgia Bulldogs as well as extend their winning streak to three games on Tuesday night. Tuesday’s meeting between Georgia and Georgia Tech will be the 193rd meeting between the two programs, with the Yellow Jackets enter the contest leading the all time series 105-87.

Last season, the Yellow Jackets fell victim to J.J Frazier’s 35-point night as well a strong second half and shooting night (48%) by the Bulldogs in a 75-61 loss. Frazier will

On Sunday, the Yellow Jackets downed Alcorn State 74-50 and were led by junior center Ben Lammers who put up 12 points and 13 rebounds, marking his sixth double-double of the season.

Know the Opponent:

The Bulldogs will enter Tuesday night’s match-up with a 7-3 record and will also be looking to be pushing their win streak to three games and are coming off an 84-64 victory over Charleston Southern.

Nov 22, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Georgia Bulldogs forward Yante Maten (1) shoots a free throw during the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks at Sprint Center. Kansas won 65-54. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

The Bulldogs are looking to continue a strong start and hoping to ride a wave of momentum in their SEC conference schedule that begins on the 29th. Their three losses this season have come against strong teams in Clemson (8-2), #3 Kansas (10-1), and Marquette (8-3). In their seven wins, the Bulldogs are averaging a winning margin of 13-points.

Over the season thus far, the Bulldogs have averaged 74.2 points per game on the season but have struggled shooting threes this season, shooting at .335%

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Players to Watch:

While the Yellow Jackets will have to keep J.J Frazier shutdown on Tuesday night, junior forward Yante Maten is the player to watch for tonight for Georgia. The Pontiac, Michigan native is coming off a great shooting night, his best of the season as he scored 30-points while shooting 84% from the floor including 2-for-3 from three-point range.

Overall, Maten is averaging 21.5 points on the season to go along with averages of 8.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. The 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward is also nearly averaging 2.0 blocks per game.

While Ben Lammers is the star of this Georgia Tech squad, Quinton Stephens is one of the unsung heroes of the Yellow Jackets. Stephens has averaged 11.7 points per game this to go along with 7.7 rebounds per game. So far this season, Stephens has put up double-digits in points eight times and has three double-doubles.

In the Yellow Jackets 74-50 win on Sunday, Stephens put up 11 points to go along with eight rebounds and three assists. He also was great on the defensive side of the ball with one block and three steals.

Prediction:

After a back-and-forth first half that sees Georgia take a small lead heading into halftime, the Yellow Jackets use a strong second half lead by Ben Lammers and Quinton Stephens to pull out a close 79-71 victory over the Bulldogs on Tuesday night.

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