Three Game Home Stand for #MBB Begins Thursday Against Kennesaw State

Thursday, January 29

Jacksonville, Fla.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Kennesaw State

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Three Game Home Stand for #MBB Begins Thursday Against Kennesaw State

1/28/2015 12:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

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JACKSONVILLE -- The Atlantic Sun Conference leading North Florida basketball team tips off the longest home stand of the season Thursday night against Kennesaw State at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena.

The Ospreys (13-9, 5-0 ASun) have won six straight marking the longest win streak in the program's 10-year Division I era and are the only remaining undefeated team in the Atlantic Sun. The game with Kennesaw State (6-15, 1-4) will be just the second conference home game of the season for UNF, who just posted a perfect 3-0 record on their recently completed road swing, and the first of three consecutive home contests.

UNF overcame a double-digit halftime deficit in Saturday's victory over Lipscomb sparked by a 27-point performance from junior Beau Beech, which included 24 points and six three-pointers in the second half. Senior Jalen Nesbitt, who made 13-of-16 free throws, finished with 19 points and seven rebounds while junior Trent Mackey chipped in 12 points in the victory.

Kennesaw State enters Thursday's tilt having lost four of their last five including a 54-48 loss to Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. The Owls lone win in conference play came last Thursday night versus Stetson, 88-82.

As part of the Atlantic Sun's ESPN3 on Campus initiative, Thursday's game will be part of the league's weekly package. Local radio personality and member of Jaguars Public Relations staff, JP Shadrick, will handle the play-by-play duties while former UNF assistant coach Lee Moon, Jr., will provide color analysis. The game will be available online at ESPN3 as well as on the WatchESPN app.

After facing KSU, North Florida continues its home stand against USC Upstae on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Thursday, Jan. 29
Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Place	UNF Arena
Opponent	Kennesaw State
Live Stats	UNFOspreys.com
Listen	1010 XL (AM)
Live Video	ESPN3 / WatchESPN app
Twitter	@OspreyMBB,(In-game Updates)
Tickets	UNFOspreys.com / 904-620-BIRD (2473)

SERIES NOTES
* Thursday's game marks the 35th all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Owls on the hardwood
* UNF owns a slight 18-16 advantage in the series, thanks in part to their current 10-game win streak vs KSU
* Kennesaw State's last win was a 65-59 decision on Feb. 7, 2009 in Kennesaw
* North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll is undefeated (10-0) against the Owls
* Ospreys are 10-7 vs KSU at UNF Arena with victories in six straight

TIDBITS
* Ospreys are 4-1 at home this season
* UNF's current win streak is 14th longest active streak in the country and just one shy of the program's all-time longest streak
* North Florida has held all five of its A-Sun opponents to 66 points or less, while averaging 79.0 ppg
* UNF boasts the conference's top three rebounders -- Chris Davenport, Jalen Nesbitt and Demarcus Daniels

TEAM LEADERS
Scoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 16.6 | Yonel Brown (KSU) 15.8
Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.4 | Damien Wilson (KSU) 5.8
Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 83 | Yonel Brown (KSU) 66

Team-by-Team Comparison
	North Florida	Kennesaw State
Record	14-9 (5-0 ASun)	6-15 (1-4 ASun)
Points/game	75.0	64.7
Rebounds/game	34.0	34.2
Assists/game	14.6	10.4
FG Percentage	47.0	40.5
3PT Percentage	39.3	33.3
FT Percentage	71.0	72.7