Men's Basketball 3/2/2015 6:23:00 PM North Florida Athletics

March Madness Begins Tuesday for @OspreyMBB vs Stetson in ASun Quarterfinals

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The No.1-seeded North Florida basketball team opens up play in the 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship tournament against No. 8 seed Stetson on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in UNF Arena. The game marks the first home postseason game in UNF program history.

The Ospreys (20-11, 12-2 ASun) claimed the program's first conference title with an 86-71 victory over the Hatters (9-21, 3-11) on Saturday night in UNF Arena. Tuesday's game is a rematch between the in-state foes and marks the first postseason meeting between the pair. UNF carries a five-game win streak into Tuesday's tilt, while Stetson has won just one of its last seven contests.

In Saturday's game, first-team All-Atlantic Sun guard Dallas Moore scored 21 points to lead a balanced Osprey offense. Fellow first-team All-Atlantic Sun performer Beau Beech added 10 points and seven rebounds, while Chris Davenport narrowly missed a double-double for UNF finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds. Senior Jalen Nesbitt collected 14 points and five assists in his Senior Night game. All-Atlantic Sun second-team selection, Kentwan Smith, finished with 15 points for Stetson with Angel Rivera adding a career high 22 points to lead all scorers.

North Florida is 2-4 all-time in the Atlantic Sun tournament having reached the championship game in 2011. The Ospreys are just 1-4 in opening round games of the postseason event.

The winner of Tuesday's game advances to a semifinal matchup on Thursday night versus the winner between No. 4 Northern Kentucky and No. 5 Lipscomb.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Tuesday, Mar. 3
Time	7:30 p.m. EST
Place	UNF Arena
Opponent	Stetson
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
* Tuesday's game marks the 22nd all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Hatters on the hardwood
* UNF owns a slim 11-10 edge in the series including their current seven-game win streak
* UNF is 5-5 at home against the Hatters having won the last four match-ups in UNF Arena

TIDBITS
* Beau Beech enters the game needing just 20 points to become the 10th member of UNF's 1,000-Point Club
* Demarcus Daniels (47) is just 2 blocked shots shy of setting a new single season record for the Ospreys
* UNF currently ranks 4th in the NCAA with 283 made three-pointers
* Game features three all-conference performers (UNF's Dallas Moore/Beau Beech and Stetson's Kentwan Smith), two All-Freshmen honorees (Stetson's Divine Myles and Grant Lozoya), the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year (UNF's Demarcus Daniels)

TEAM LEADERS
Scoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 15.4 | Kentwan Smith (SU) 13.6
Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.4 | Kentwan Smith (SU) 6.7
Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 120 | Angel Rivera (SU) 118

Team-by-Team Comparison
	North Florida	Stetson
Record	20-11 (12-2 ASun)	9-21 (3-11 ASun)
Points/game	76.1	66.6
Rebounds/game	34.2	33.5
Assists/game	14.6	12.7
FG Percentage	47.2	43.4
3PT Percentage	39.6	33.2
FT Percentage	72.6	66.7

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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

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

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

#4 Devin Wilson: G; 5' 11"; 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

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

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

#4 Devin Wilson
: 5' 11"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: G