Ospreys Visit Arkansas Saturday in Road Trip Opener

Saturday, December 10

Fayetteville, Ark.

5:30 p.m.

University of North Florida

Arkansas

12/9/2016 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Arkansas
WHERE: Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 10 - 5:30 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: Arkansas leads 1-0 // H: 0-0 | A: 0-1 | N: 0-0
LAST MEETING: Arkansas

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: ArkansasRazorbacks.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (3-7 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT ARKANSAS (7-1 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida dropped a hard fought 77-71 decision on the road at #22 Syracuse... The Ospreys trimmed a 24-point deficit in the second half to just 5 points in the closing minutes behind a 30-point effort by Dallas Moore including 6 three-pointers... Freshman Wajid Aminu tallied his second double-double of the year finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds... It marked UNF's second consecutive game vs a Top 25 team
- Arkansas earned its fourth consecutive victory and remained undefeated at home this season with an 84-72 win over Houston... The Hogs used a 50-point explosion in the second half to erase a halftime deficit... A quartet of Razorbacks reached double digits led by the duo of Daryl Macon and Dusty Hannahs with 17 apiece

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks second all-time pairing and second consecutive year for UNF and Arkansas to meet on the hardwood // Razorbacks earned a 97-72 victory in last year's inaugural meeting in the series
- Hogs are 7-0 at home this season, while UNF is 0-4 in road tilts
- Arkansas carries a 4-game win streak into the contest while the Ospreys have dropped their last 4 games including back-to-back losses vs Top 25 ranked squads
- Dallas Moore averaged 30.5 PPG en route to earning ASUN Player of the Week honors on Monday
- Ospreys are 0-18 all-time against teams from the SEC having faced 7 different teams // Hogs mark the 4th game vs SEC foe this year (Auburn, Florida & LSU)
- UNF is playing its 50th game against a Power Conference foe under head coach MatthewDriscoll today vs Arkansas // Osprey seniors will be playing in 26th game vs high-major opponent (2-23) with wins at Purdue and Illinois
- Ospreys are 31-11 under Driscoll against non-conference D1 mid-major opponents (like size programs)
- Dallas Moore needs just 3 assists to become UNF's all-time leader... Moore's 37-point effort vs EWC (Nov. 14) is the tops in the ASUN this season
- Ospreys have out-rebounded 7 of their first 10 opponents including two games with 50-plus
- UNF made double-digit treys in 26 games last season but didn't net 10+ until finishing with 11 in last outing vs Syracuse this year

#LastTimeWeMet
- In the inaugural meeting of the series between the Ospreys and Hogs, Arkansas used an explosive second half performance to break open a closely played contest
- In that game, UNF finished with 10 3PM led by 5 from Trent Mackey. Mackey had 15 points while Dallas Mooreled the way with 17 points and 7 assists
- Moses Kingsley (22) and Anthlon Bell (20) led the Razorbacks in scoring
- Arkansas dominated the glass 52-28 and also handed out 27 assists for the game

SERIES CLOSE-UP
- This marks the second time that Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson has faced a Matthew Dricoll led UNF squad, with the pair facing off during the 2010-11 season while Anderson coached at Missouri... The Tigers claimed a 96-58 win in that matchup
- Anderson also served as the head coach at UAB when current UNF AD Lee Moon was a senior associate AD for the Blazers

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys continue their two-game road trip with a game Monday at UTRGV in Edinburg, Texas. Following that game, UNF hosts Thomas University on Thursday (Dec. 15) in the lone home tilt in a six-game stretch.