Augustinaite led No. 17 Georgia Tech against No. 23 Nebraska with 23 points

Augustinaite led No. 17 Georgia Tech against No. 23 Nebraska with 23 points

Associated Press

Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12-0, 1-0 ACC)

Atlanta; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Georgia Tech hosts No. 23 Nebraska after Rusne Augustinaite scored 23 points in Georgia Tech’s 88-57 win over the Rice Owls.

The Yellow Jackets are 8-0 on their home court. Georgia Tech ranks fourth in the ACC with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game, led by Kayla Blackshear with a 3.3 average.

The Cornhuskers are 0-1 away from home. Nebraska ranks eighth in the Big Ten with 12.2 offensive rebounds per game, led by Natalie Potts with a 2.8 average.

Georgia Tech is making 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.6 percentage points more than Nebraska has allowed its opponents (36.2%). Nebraska scores 25.4 more points per game (80.7) than Georgia Tech allows (55.3).

TOP PERFORMERS: Tonie Morgan is averaging 11.8 points and 5.1 assists for the Yellow Jackets.

Alexis Markowski is averaging 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds for the Cornhuskers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yellow Jackets: 10-0, averaging 83.7 points, 38.8 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.8 points per game.

Cornhuskers: 9-1, averaging 80.0 points, 39.3 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.7 points.

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.


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