Four games into the ACC schedule, Georgia Tech has exceeded almost everyone’s expectations. Sitting at 2-2 with wins over North Carolina and Clemson (not to forget the huge non-conference win at VCU), the Yellow Jackets embark on a three-game road stretch starting tonight in Raleigh against NC State. The Wolfpack have had a bit of a disappointing start to the new year. Last time out, the Pack lost at projected bottom-feeder Boston College. The game prior, they lost by 51 to arch-rival UNC.
NC State desperately needs to beat the Yellow Jackets tonight. They are already on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble - a home loss to Tech might knock them so far off the bubble that they won’t be able to recover.