Home Stand Continues For #MBB Saturday Night Against USC Upstate

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 1/30/2015 4:39:00 PM

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JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida basketball team carries a program record seven-game win streak into Saturday's tilt against Atlantic Sun Conference foe USC Upstate in UNF Arena at 7 p.m.

Saturday's game marks the completion of the first half of conference play for the Ospreys (14-9, 6-0 ASun), who sit on top of the conference standings. USC Upstate (15-7, 3-3) has won a pair of games following a stretch of three straight losses but marginsof one, two and three points.

On Thursday night, UNF raced out to an early lead over Kennesaw State and never looked back en route to a double-digit victory. Jalen Nesbitt and Beau Beech shared team honors scoring 17 points each. Chris Davenport added 13 points and eight rebounds in the win.

The Spartans posted an impressive 78-65 win at Jacksonville on Thursday.

As part of the Atlantic Sun's ESPN3 on Campus initiative, Saturday's game will be part of the league's weekly package. Local television sports director and radio personality, Brent Martineau, 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 hosting Upstate, North Florida tips off the second half of league play and concludes their current home stand on Friday against crosstown rival Jacksonville.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Saturday, Jan. 31
Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Place	UNF Arena
Opponent	USC Upstate
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
* Saturday's game marks the 23rd all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Spartans on the hardwood
* USC Upstate holds a 14-8 advantage in the series including wins in three straight and six of the last seven games
* North Florida's lone win in the recent span was a 77-53 decision on Feb. 13, 2013
* Ospreys are 5-6 vs the Spartans at UNF Arena

TIDBITS
* Ospreys are 5-1 at home this season
* UNF's current win streak is 14th longest active streak in the country and has matched the program's all-time record
* North Florida has held all six of its A-Sun opponents to 67 points or less, while averaging 83.9 ppg
* The game features the league's Co-Players of the Week (UNF's Beau Beech and Upstate's Ty Greene) along with the conference's top two scorers: Osprey's Dallas Moore (16.3) and Spartan's Greene (18.6)

TEAM LEADERS
Scoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 16.3 | Ty Greene (UPST) 18.6
Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.5 | Michael Buchanan (UPST) 5.5
Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 92 | Fred Miller (UPST) 82

Team-by-Team Comparison
	North Florida	USC Upstate
Record	15-9 (6-0 ASun)	15-7 (3-3 ASun)
Points/game	75.4	72.0
Rebounds/game	34.1	36.7
Assists/game	14.8	16.4
FG Percentage	47.1	44.1
3PT Percentage	39.1	33.6
FT Percentage	71.4	67.1

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Players Mentioned

#2 Beau Beech: G/F; 6' 8"; Junior; Business Management

#32 Demarcus Daniels: F; 6' 7"; Junior; Health Science

#35 Chris Davenport: F; 6' 8"; Sophomore; Undeclared

#11 Trent Mackey: G; 6' 3"; Redshirt Junior; Accounting

#14 Dallas Moore: G; 6' 1"; Sophomore; Criminal Justice

#0 Jalen Nesbitt: G; 6' 6"; Senior; Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

#2 Beau Beech
: 6' 8"; Junior; Business Management
: G/F

#32 Demarcus Daniels
: 6' 7"; Junior; Health Science
: F

#35 Chris Davenport
: 6' 8"; Sophomore; Undeclared
: F

#11 Trent Mackey
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Junior; Accounting
: G

#14 Dallas Moore
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; Criminal Justice
: G

#0 Jalen Nesbitt
: 6' 6"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: G