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 LEADERSScoring:
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 |
