@OspreyMBB Tip Off Weekend Road Trip At USC Upstate

Thursday, February 12

Spartanburg, S.C.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

USC Upstate

2/11/2015 1:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

Game Notes (pdf)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The North Florida basketball team has the opportunity to avenge its lone Atlantic Sun Conference loss of the season on Thursday night when the Ospreys face USC Upstate at the Hodge Center.

The Ospreys (15-10, 7-1 Atlantic Sun) faced the Spartans (18-7, 5-3) on Jan. 31 at UNF Arena and dropped a hard fought 79-74 decision. The loss snapped a program record seven-game win streak for UNF. In the game, Upstate's Ty Greene connected on eight three-pointers as part of his career high 39 points while Beau Beech finished with 23 points to lead the Ospreys.

North Florida heads into Thursday's rematch following a record setting 27-point (77-50) win over crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday night. Against JU, UNF placed five players in double digits led by 16 from Beech and 14 for Demarcus Daniels. Chris Davenport added 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds in pacing Ospreys to a 30-19 advantage on the glass.

The Spartans are carrying a season-best five game win streak into the tilt after topping Kennesaw State by 28 points (74-46) on Saturday. USC Upstate is 11-3 at home this season but are only 2-2 against Atlantic Sun foes.

As part of the Atlantic Sun's ESPN3 on Campus initiative, Thursday's game will be part of the league's weekly package and available online at ESPN3 as well as on the WatchESPN app.

After visiting Upstate, North Florida wraps up its weekend road trip on Saturday afternoon at Kennesaw State.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Thursday, Feb. 12
Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Place	Hodge Center
Opponent	USC Upstate
Live Stats	UpstateSpartans.com
Listen	1010 XL (AM)
Live Video	ESPN3 / WatchESPN app
Twitter	@OspreyMBB,(In-game Updates)
Tickets	---

SERIES NOTES
* Thursday's game marks the 24rd all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Spartans on the hardwood
* USC Upstate holds a 15-8 advantage in the series including wins in four straight and seven of the last eight meetings
* Ospreys are 3-8 vs the Spartans at Hodge Center
* North Florida's last win in Spartanburg was a 63-55 decision on Feb. 11, 2011

TIDBITS
* Ospreys are 7-8 on the road this season with wins in four straight, which is the longest road win streak in program history
* Game features two of the league's top three-point shooting teams and shooters: UNF's Trent Mackey and Upstate's Ty Greene
* The last time UNF played at the Hodge Center, Chris Davenport scored a career high 27 points in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament

TEAM LEADERS
Scoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 15.8 | Ty Greene (UPST) 19.4
Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.5 | Michael Buchanan (UPST) 6.0
Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 100 | Fred Miller (UPST) 95

Team-by-Team Comparison
	North Florida	USC Upstate
Record	15-10 (7-1 ASun)	18-7 (5-3 ASun)
Points/game	75.4	72.7
Rebounds/game	34.1	33.9
Assists/game	14.8	15.8
FG Percentage	47.0	44.5
3PT Percentage	39.5	33.9
FT Percentage	72.5	66.6