SMU Mustangs (10-13, 2-9 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (18-4, 6-4 ACC)
Atlanta; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SMU plays No. 17 Georgia Tech after Nya Robertson scored 22 points in SMU's 79-71 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies.
The Yellow Jackets have gone 12-2 at home. Georgia Tech leads the ACC with 18.5 assists per game led by Tonie Morgan averaging 5.8.
The Mustangs are 2-9 against conference opponents. SMU is 5-5 in games decided by 10 or more points.
Georgia Tech scores 79.9 points, 11.4 more per game than the 68.5 SMU allows. SMU's 37.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.1 percentage points lower than Georgia Tech has allowed to its opponents (39.9%).
The Yellow Jackets and Mustangs meet Thursday for the first time in ACC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kara Dunn is shooting 53.0% and averaging 15.6 points for the Yellow Jackets. Morgan is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.
Robertson is shooting 30.5% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Mustangs, while averaging 19.7 points. Jessica Peterson is averaging 8.7 points and 12 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yellow Jackets: 6-4, averaging 76.8 points, 33.3 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points per game.
Mustangs: 2-8, averaging 61.6 points, 32.3 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 35.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
