Basketball Closes Non-Conference Road Slate at FIU on Wednesday

MIAMI – The North Florida basketball team closes out the road portion of their non-conference schedule against FIU on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs FIU
WHERE: Lime Court @ FIU Arena (5,000)
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 21 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: FIU leads 3-1
LAST MEETING: - In last year's 94-72 win for UNF, Ospreys had 16 3PM and saw 5 players reach double digits including a pair of 20+ performances (Dallas Moore - 21, Demarcus Daniels - 20)... Adrian Diaz paced the Panthers finishing with 19 points, while Cameron Smith had 11 pts/12 rebs... Last year was UNF's first and only win in series

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (4-10 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FIU (3-9 / 0-0 CUSA)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida dropped a hard fought 80-59 decision at UConn on Sunday afternoon... Ospreys kept things close until a 25-9 closing run by the Huskies over the final 13 minutes... Dallas Moore led the way for UNF scoring 24 points while Garrett Sams chipped in 16 including scoring the team's final 9 points
- FIU lost their fourth consecutive game falling 60-53 to Northern Illinois on Saturday in FIU Arena

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the fifth all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Panthers on the hardwood... FIU owns a 3-1 edge in the series but UNF claimed meeting last year in Jacksonville, 94-72.
- UNF owns an 2-10 record versus current members of the C-USA having previously faced 6 teams from the league (FIU, FAU, MTSU, Rice, USM, WKU)
- Both squads head into the contest looking to snap skids with Ospreys seeking their first road win of the season (0-7) and FIU hoping to halt a 5-game overall losing streak
- Ospreys are 31-12 under Driscoll against non-conference D1 mid-major opponents (like size programs)
- Ospreys have out-rebounded 9 opponents this season including two games with 50-plus
- North Florida has already played a game on each of the days of the week
- Turnovers have been hindered this year with the squad averaging 18.0 per game... UNF has had 20+ miscues 5 times this season, after only having 20+ just once last year (21 vs Florida in NIT) and a total of four times the previous 3 seasons combined... Additionally, Ospreys have not had less turnovers than an opponent in any game this season
- UNF has two freshmen starters (Garrett Sams/Wajid Aminu) for the first time since Dallas Moore/Chris Davenport in 2013-14
- UNF redshirt freshman CJ Fisher will be playing in his hometown
- FIU will be playing their fourth ASUN opponent of the season having previously lost to Stetson (82-67), Jacksonville (78-75 in OT), and FGCU (82-63)

UP NEXT
- Following a break for the Christmas Holiday, North Florida returns to the hardwood on Dec. 29 against Ball State in UNF Arena.

Basketball Closes Non-Conference Road Slate at FIU on Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

Demarcus Daniels

Chris Davenport

CJ Fisher

Dallas Moore

Garrett Sams

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