Men's Basketball | 2/5/2015 1:52:00 PM

Game Notes (pdf)

JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida basketball squad opens up the second half of their Atlantic Sun Conference ledger on Friday night with the River City Rumble rematch against crosstown rival Jacksonville in UNF Arena at 7 p.m.

The Ospreys (14-10, 6-1) are currently tied atop the conference standings after posting the best league start in program history. UNF won its first six A-Sun games before dropping a hard fought 79-74 decision to USC Upstate last Saturday night. In the first meeting between the pair this season, North Florida used a 51-point second half explosion to post a decisive 86-63 win over Jacksonville (7-17, 1-6 ASun) on Jan. 10 at Veterans Memorial Arena.

Against JU, sophomore Dallas Moore led the way for the Ospreys finishing with 20 points while juniors Beau Beech and Demarcus Daniels chipped in 17 and 16, respectively. Jalen Nesbitt added 11 points including a 9-9 performance at the FT line and Chris Davenport nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. JR Holder posted 17 points and 10 boards to pace the Dolphin attack.

UNF features five players averaging double digit points in conference play led by Beech with 17.7 per game. Moore averages 15.1 followed by Nesbitt (12.3), Davenport (11.2) and Trent Mackey (10.3). Daniels is at 9.3 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at 7.1 per contest.

The Dolphins enter Friday's tilt having lost their last five games including a 51-50 decision to Kennesaw State last Saturday. JU is just 1-11 on the road this season with a 79-56 decision at Florida A&M marking their only victory.

As part of the Atlantic Sun's ESPN3 on Campus initiative, Friday'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 battling their rival, North Florida hits the road for a pair of rematches beginning on Thursday, Feb. 12 at USC Upstate.
 

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Friday, Feb. 6
Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Place	UNF Arena
Opponent	Jacksonville
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 Dolphins on the hardwood
* JU leads the series 15-7 but UNF has claimed last three meetings and won 6 of the last 8
* Nine of the last 11 games in River City Rumble have been decided by 9 points or less, but Ospreys are coming off their largest margin of victory over JU in the last outing
* Ospreys average 79.1 PPG in their 7 victories but have failed to reach 70-point mark in 12 of 15 losses

TIDBITS
* North Florida currently holds a 5-3 lead in the River City Rumble standings for this season (see results)
* All reserved section seats have been sold // General admission tickets ($10) are still available
* Free T-shirts for students and reserved seat ticket holders while supplies last
* UNF Tailgate in Lot 18 (large lot at back of campus) starting at 3 p.m.
* Change 4 Change: UNF Basketball is collecting change for the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation at the gates

TEAM LEADERS
Scoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 16.0 | Andris Misters (JU) 13.9
Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.5 | Antwon Clayton (JU) 4.7
Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 98 | Kori Babineaux (JU) 85
 

Team-by-Team Comparison
	North Florida	Jacksonville
Record	14-10 (6-1 ASun)	7-17 (1-6 ASun)
Points/game	75.4	61.8
Rebounds/game	34.2	31.9
Assists/game	14.8	10.0
FG Percentage	46.9	39.7
3PT Percentage	39.2	36.0
FT Percentage	71.9	65.2