Undefeated Mastodons Take on Georgia Tech

ATLANTA - The undefeated IPFW men's basketball team takes to the road to face off against ACC opponent Georgia Tech on Friday evening, in the first-ever meeting between the two squads. The Mastodons, who are 2-0 for the first time since 1999, will take on the Yellow Jackets who are also 2-0 after wins over Georgia and Alabama A&M.

When: Friday, November 21 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Atlanta, Ga. | McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Radio: ESPN Radio 1380
Live Video: ESPN 3
Live Stats: Georgia Tech GameTracker

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech comes into the game with a perfect 2-0 record with a seven-point win over Georgia and a 20-point victory over Alabama A&M.

Charles Mitchell leads the team with averages of 16.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, as Quinton Stephens and Demarco Cox average 14.5 and 11.5 points per game, respectively. Robert Sampson pulls down 7.0 rebounds per game, as the Yellow Jackets average 17.5 offensive rebounds per game - six per game from Mitchell.

Josh Heath has dished out a team-best 11 assists, as he has half of the team's 22 assists this year. Stephens has been the deep threat for the Yellow Jackets, hitting 7-of-11 from long range through two games (63.6%), and has seven of the team's 10 made three-pointers on the year.

QUICK HITTERS
•    IPFW senior guard Isaiah McCray is coming off of a career-best effort against SIUE with a career high in points (23), rebounds (12), a career-high-tying six assists, while also blocking two shots.
•    IPFW Is looking for its first 3-0 start since the 1999 season
•    This is IPFW's first game against Georgia Tech, and the Mastodons are 0-5 all-time against teams currently in the ACC (0-1 vs. Miami, 0-4 vs. Notre Dame)
•    The Mastodons used a 19-0 run in the first half of its season-opener against Manchester to pull away for a 74-50 victory at the Gates Sports Center
•    IPFW used to different double-figure runs in a win over SIUE, a 10-0 run in the first half followed by a 16-0 run in the second half that turned an eight-point deficit into an eight-point advantage.
•    IPFW was picked to finish first in the Summit League in the preseason poll of the league's head coaches, SIDs, and select media members.
•    IPFW's 25 wins last season was the first time since 1992-93 that a team has won at least 20 games, and stands as the most wins in program history
•    IPFW is looking for its first win over a high-major program in team history (0-39)
•    IPFW's 25-11 record last year was the most wins and highest win percentage of any NCAA Division I team in the state.
•    IPFW returns five players who have started at least 10 games in their careers at IPFW, and another - Max Landis - who started parts of two seasons at Gardner-Webb.
•    The Mastodons will play in 10 games that will be nationally and regionally televised, highlighted by the December 8 game at Purdue. Among that group are four others that are televised on ESPN3, and five on Fort Wayne's PBS39 station.

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