Florida Basketball will Play Georgia Tech for Second Time in Program History
The Florida Gators will travel to Atlanta and face the Yellow Jackets for only the second time in program history. The matchup is part of the 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge and will be aired on ACC Network.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Florida women’s basketball will face Georgia Tech Wednesday night in the 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge. The Atlanta based contest will be Florida’s first away game of the 2023-24 season after competing on neutral grounds last week in the Baha Mar Tournament.
GEORGIA TECH (5-1, 0-0 ACC)
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 28
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Site: McCamish Pavilion
Stream: ACC Network<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/a57c3549-3daa-44ff-b498-f62abbd944a8>
Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://www.wruf.com/listen-live/>
Stats: StatBroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=490761&vislive=fla>
SERIES RECORD:
Georgia Tech leads all-time series 1-0, with their previous meeting dating back to Dec. 5, 1986. In their sole meeting 27 years ago, the Yellow Jackets defeated Florida 82-72.
FLORIDA’S LAST GAME:
Florida most recently played in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship, defeating both the Purdue Boilermakers (52-49), and the Columbia Lions (83-81). In both games, Florida was led in scoring by Aliyah Matharu with 41 points total, and led in rebounds by Ra Shaya Kyle with a combined 16.
The highlight of the tournament was a buzzer-beater from Matharu with one second left in the Columbia game to give Florida the two-point win and close out their time in the Bahamas. After the two-game tournament, Matharu is currently ranked second in the SEC for scoring, averaging 19.7 points a game.
ABOUT GEORGIA TECH:
Georgia Tech also holds a 5-1 record going into Wednesday night’s matchup and are coming off a 66-55 win on Nov. 25, versus New Mexico.
Georgia Tech has three players averaging double figures in scoring- Kayla Blackshear (17.2 ppg), Tonie Morgan (15.3 ppg), and Rusne Augustinaite (10.7 ppg). Leading the Yellow Jackets in rebounds is Tonie Morgan, grabbing an average of 7.2 per game.
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