Tipoff: Thursday, 1 p.m. CT
Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
TV: ESPNU

• Georgia Tech is 3-1 on the young season, with two blowout wins and two one-basket games they split. In the two big wins, GT defeated Cornell and Green Bay by 65 combined points with a scoring average of 111.5 per game. In a 69-67 win against SEC opponent Tennessee, the Yellow Jackets survived when the Vols missed a three-pointer as time expired. GT was not so lucky in a 69-68 loss to ETSU, as the Bucs hit a trey as time expired to stun the hosts at McCamish Pavilion.

• With their high-octane offense, the Yellow Jackets are scoring 90 points per game, with four seniors posting double-figure averages. Guard Marcus Georges-Hunt leads the way with 16.8 points per game, with a 50 percent mark from the field and is shooting a team-best 23-for-27 from the foul line through four games. Forward Nick Jacobs (15), forward Charles Mitchell (14.5) and guard Adam Smith (11.5) are the other top options for GT on the offensive end.

• On the defensive end, the Yellow Jackets are out-blocking their opponents 26-7 through four games, while holding them to 41.9 percent shooting from the field. GT is also controlling the glass, out-rebounding its opponents an average of 45.2-34, a plus-11.2 margin per contest.

• Head coach Brian Gregory is in his fifth year with the Yellow Jackets, with a record of 58-72 (.446) in four-plus seasons. Before coming to Atlanta, Gregory was the head coach at Dayton for eight seasons. He compiled a 172-94 (.647) record with the Flyers, which included two NCAA Tournament appearances and three NIT appearances, including an NIT championship in 2010.

• Arkansas is 3-10 in the state of New York, with two victories over City College of New York (1943, 1944) and one against Duke (1990).

• The Razorbacks are 1-3 against Georgia Tech, with the last meeting coming in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1984. Arkansas also dropped contests in 1965 and 1966, but won the first meeting on Dec. 30, 1961 in the Poinsettia Classic in Greenville, S.C.