Game Notes (pdf)FT. MYERS, Fla -- Picked in the preseason as the two favorites to win the Atlantic Sun Conference title, the North Florida basketball team faces current conference leader Florida Gulf Coast in a battle for the top spot on Wednesday night in Alico Arena.The Ospreys (18-11, 10-2 ASun) hope to extend their current win streak to four games following victories last week Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky. UNF also handed the Eagles (21-7, 11-1) their only loss in conference play, 80-64, back on Jan. 14 in UNF Arena.Against NKU on Saturday, senior Jalen Nesbitt had a career game finishing with 26 points including going 3-3 from long range. Junior Beau Beech collected the first double-double of his career with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Demarcus Daniels added 15 points and swatted four shots to push his league leading total to 46 for the season. FGCU has been one of the hottest teams in the nation over the last month entering Wednesday's tilt with a 10-game overall win streak and an 8-game home win streak. The Eagles topped USC Upstate, 86-72, in their last outing on Saturday.In the first meeting of the season between UNF and FGCU, the Ospreys expanded on a two-point halftime lead with an explosive second half performance that saw the Ospreys outscore the Eagles, 41-27.
Dallas Moore was the catalyst for UNF finishing with a career-high matching 27 points and nine assists. Brett Comer scored 21 points to lead FGCU's production.
After facing FGCU, North Florida closes out its regular season ledger against Stetson on Saturday in UNF Arena at 7 p.m. The Osprey senior class of Jalen Nesbitt and Devin Wilson will be honored during a pregame ceremony. SERIES NOTES* Wednesday's game marks the 20th all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Eagles on the hardwood* FGCU holds an11-8 lead in the series with UNF's win in January snapping a five-game skid vs FGCU
* Series has been highlighted by streaks: FGCU won first 6 / UNF claimed the next 7 / Eagles won next 5* Ospreys are 3-5 vs Eagles at Alico Arena with their last win coming on Jan. 7, 2012 (88-81)TIDBITS* Ospreys are 5-1 on the road this season against ASun foes
* Wednesday's game marks UNF's 18th true road game of the season (8-9 record)
* North Florida ranks 5th in the country for total 3PM with 264 and FGCU enters the game as ASun's top defensive team against the 3-pointerTEAM LEADERSScoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 15.3 | Bernard Thompson (FGCU) 13.9Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.3 | Jamail Jones (FGCU) 5.7Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 116 | Brett Comer (FGCU) 193 | Team-by-Team Comparison |
| North Florida | FGCU |
| Record | 18-11 (10-2 ASun) | 21-7 (11-1 ASun) |
| Points/game | 75.8 | 67.2 |
| Rebounds/game | 33.9 | 38.5 |
| Assists/game | 14.8 | 14.0 |
| FG Percentage | 47.0 | 43.2 |
| 3PT Percentage | 39.3 | 34.4 |
| FT Percentage | 72.3 | 67.6 |
