Road Trek Begins for #MBB at Bethune-Cookman

Wednesday, December 3

Daytona Beach, Fla.

8:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Bethune-Cookman

12/2/2014 4:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

Game Notes (pdf)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The North Florida basketball team begins a stretch of playing eight of its next nine games on the road Wednesday when the Ospreys visit in-state foe Bethune-Cookman at Moore Gym. The game is slated to tipoff at 8 p.m.

The Ospreys (4-3) have won three straight including a dominating 97-65 performance over Edward Waters on Monday night at UNF Arena. Against the Tigers, Beau Beech finished with a season best 25 points, going 7-10 from the three-point arc, while Romelo Banks posted a career best night with 20 points and eight rebounds.

Bethune-Cookman (2-5) has lost its last two heading into the matchup, suffering a 75-67 loss at UCF on Sunday. The Wildcats are 1-1 at home this season having defeated Trinity College in their season opener before falling to UT-Martin, 74-56, on Nov. 25.

For the season, Dallas Moore leads the Atlantic Sun and the Ospreys in scoring at 17.4 points per game. The sophomore standout was named the A-Sun Player of the Week on Monday after earning tournament MVP honors at the Cancun Challenge for leading UNF to the tournament title.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Wednesday, Dec. 1
Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Place	Moore Gym
Opponent	Bethune-Cookman
Live Stats	BCUAthletics.com
Listen	1010 XL (AM)
Live Video	n/a
Twitter	@OspreyMBB,(In-game Updates)
Tickets	BCUAthletics.com

SERIES NOTES
* Wednesday's game marks the 4th all-time meeting on the hardwood between the Ospreys and Wildcats
* UNF is 3-0 against BCU including a 71-65 win in their last visit to Moore Gym on Nov. 27, 2012
* Ospreys are also 15-10 all-time against teams from the MEAC

MILESTONE WINS IN REACH
* The next UNF victory will mark the 250th in the program's 23-year history
* Ospreys are just 3 wins shy of 100 in the program's 10-year Division I era

TEAM LEADERS
Scoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 17.4 ppg | Clemmye Owens (BCU) 13.4 ppg
Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 5.9 rpg | Quentin Brewer (BCU) 8.1 rpg
Assists: Jalen Nesbitt (UNF) 25 | Tony Kynard (BCU) 22

Team-by-Team Comparison
	North Florida	Bethune-Cookman
Record	4-3 (0-0 ASun)	2-5
Points/game	71.0	58.6
Rebounds/game	33.4	29.3
Assists/game	14.6	9.3
FG Percentage	47.7	41.1
3PT Percentage	35.5	36.4
FT Percentage	67.2	71.2