Callin' Baton Rouge: Ospreys Visit LSU on Friday Night

Friday, November 18

Baton Rouge, La.

8:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

LSU

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11/17/2016 11:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

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BATON ROUGE, La -- The North Florida men's basketball team wraps up its hectic opening week of the season Friday night with a game on the road against LSU at the Maravich Assembly Center.

The Ospreys (1-2) are coming off a tough 94-56 loss on Wednesday night versus Miami at UNF Arena. Dallas Moore finished with 12 points to pace the squad followed by a career-best performance by freshman Wajid Aminu with 11 points and six rebounds.

UNF is playing its fourth game in the last eight days while the Tigers (2-0) will be hosting their third consecutive game.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Friday, Nov. 18
Time	8:00 p.m. (ET)
Opponent	LSU \| Schedule \| Roster \| Stats
Live Stats	LSU Live Stats
Live Video	SEC Network+ (Watch ESPN app)
Radio	1010XL AM \| 92.5 FM
Twitter	@OspreyMBB (In-game updates)

#Notable
- North Florida and LSU will be meeting for the 2nd time on the hardwood... The Tigers outlasted the Ospreys, 119-108, in a shootout last year on Dec. 2 at the PMAC
- Ospreys are 0-16 all-time against teams from the SEC having faced 7 different teams // Marks the 2nd of 4 games vs SEC foes this year (Auburn, Arkansas & Florida)
- LSU marks the 3rd group of Tigers that UNF has played this season in its first four games. The Bayou Bengals join Auburn and Edward Waters as striped feline mascots
- UNF is playing its 47th game against a Power Conference foe under head coach MatthewDriscoll // Osprey seniors will be playing in 23rd game vs high-major opponent (2-20) with wins at Purdue and Illinois
- North Florida's 109 points vs Edward Waters on Monday night marked the highest point total of the season in the ASUN... Dallas Moore's 37-point effort also tops the league's single game chart for the year
- 3 of the squad's Top 5 scorers are currently coming off the bench: Garrett Sams (11.3), Wajid Aminu (7.7) & Aaron Horne (5.3)
- Chris Davenport is just 7 rebounds shy of moving into 3rd place on UNF All-Time list, while also needing just 2 assists to climb into the Top 5
- Freshman Garrett Sams is the only UNF player to have netted double-digit points in each of the team's first 3 games

#LastTimeWeMet
- Tigers used a 43-point outburst from standout Ben Simmons to outlast the Ospreys for a 119-108 victory
- Former Osprey Beau Beech and current senior Dallas Moore both notched 31 points to pace the UNF offense
- UNF led 56-48 at the half before being outscored 71-52 in the second half
- Simmons, the 1st pick in the NBA Draft, also collected 14 points and 7 assists
- North Florida drilled a then program high 19 treys in the loss led by 8 from Beech

LSU
>LSU leads series 1-0
H: 0-0 | A: 0-1 | N: 0-0
12/2/15 L, 108-119 A

UP NEXT: North Florida returns home to host Florida National on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.