Mercer hosts Dunn and Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-0) at Mercer Bears (4-6)

Macon, Georgia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Tech faces Mercer after Kara Dunn scored 23 points in Georgia Tech’s 78-75 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

The Bears have gone 3-2 at home. Mercer has a 2-5 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Yellow Jackets play their first true road game after going 8-0 to start the season. Georgia Tech is eighth in the ACC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Dunn averaging 4.3.

Mercer’s average of 2.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 3.8 per game Georgia Tech allows. Georgia Tech has shot at a 44.3% rate from the field this season, 5.1 percentage points higher than the 39.2% shooting opponents of Mercer have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ashlee Locke is shooting 33.7% and averaging 9.0 points for the Bears.

Dani Carnegie is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.

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