University of North Florida
Clemson
UNF tangles with Tigers at Clemson
12/15/2008 6:53:19 PM | Men's Basketball
Ospreys take on ACC opponent at 7 p.m.
Game Notes
The
The Tigers have started the year 10-0 but have been in some tight battles this season, with four of their 10 games being decided by less than five points.
The Ospreys (0-7) have also battled hard this year, and come into a two-game road trip to the state of
Cortez Riley continues to shine for the Ospreys this season after averaging 15.5 points in conference outings against Lipscomb and Belmont the first week in December. Riley will be looking for a little help from Stan Januska this week as well as freshman Matt Sauey. Januska is second on the team, averaging 7.7 points a game to go along with his 5.0 rebounds. Sauey is tops on the squad with a 5.2 rebounding average, scoring a season-high 16 points at
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Littlejohn Arena
On the Air: 1320-AM WBOB (Coverage begins at 6:45)
UNF's Record: 0-7
Clemson's Record: 10-0
Series: First Meeting
Who's Hot: Senior point guard Cortez Riley led the Ospreys with 16 points against Savannah State, 12 points against Rice and scored a career-high 21 points in outings against Charleston Southern and Lipscomb ... Riley has averaged better than 15 points in his last three outings ... Kyle Groothuis scored a season-high 11 points in his last outing against Belmont.
Gameday Notables: A win would give the Ospreys their first-ever win against Clemson in their first meeting with the Tigers, give UNF its first win against a team from the ACC (0-2) and give the team its first win of the year … Devon Jones will be back in the lineup this week after missing the first seven games of the season with a leg injury … Jones, a sophomore, started 23 games last year as a freshman, finishing tied for second on the team with 4.4 rebounds per contest … UNF has an active 54-game losing streak in games played away from UNF Arena.
