ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia-Georgia Tech men's basketball rivalry has been dominated by the home team in recent years. That is a trend the Yellow Jackets will try to end when they visit the Bulldogs tonight.
Tech hasn't won in Athens since 1976. A win against Georgia would provide a boost going into the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule.
Georgia is 8-4 with losses in three of its last five games. Georgia Tech is 7-6, above .500 only after a shaky win over lowly Presbyterian.
The Yellow Jackets beat Georgia 78-69 at Tech on December 22nd, 2006. But they have lost 11 straight in Athens. The streak includes six losses at Stegeman Coliseum since the series returned to campus sites in the 1995-96 season.
The only win by a visiting team in the last 12 years was Georgia's 75-70 victory at Tech on December 6th, 2000.
Georgia is coming off a 75-67 road loss to Gonzaga last weekend. The Bulldogs will open their Southeastern Conference schedule on Saturday at Mississippi State.
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