Game Notes (pdf)JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida basketball team closes out the home portion of the regular season Saturday against USC Upstate in UNF Arena at 7 p.m. The game, which has been designated as a "Blue Out" and sponsored by Southeast OrthopedicSpecialist, will be carried on ESPN3 and locally on the radio at 1010 XL AM and 92.5 FM. The Osprey's senior class will be honored in a pregame ceremony. The Ospreys (19-10, 8-4 ASun) snapped a four-game skid on Thursday night after topping NJIT, 107-71, in UNF Arena. The win was the largest margin of victory for UNF in Atlantic Sun play and also marked the first triple-digit effort in league play. Junior Dallas Moore scored 21 points to become the all-time scoring leader at UNF while also handing out a career best 11 assists. Demarcus Daniels added a career high 25 points in the victory.USC Upstate (9-20, 3-9) enters the contest having dropped four of their last five including a hard luck 81-76 loss at Jacksonville on Thursday night. Deion Holmes leads the Spartans in scoring at 12.5 points per game.The game is a rematch of a Jan. 21 meeting that saw the Ospreys post a 78-62 win at the Hodge Center in Spartanburg, S.C.
Nick Malonga and
Dallas Moore each scored 16 points to pace UNF while Upstate's Michael Buchanan netted a career best 31 points in the loss. With a victory Saturday, North Florida would secure a hosting role in the quarterfinal round of the upcoming Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
After hosting the the Spartans, North Florida concludes the regular season Thursday against crosstown rival Jacksonville. The River City Rumble battle tips off in historic Swisher Gymnasium at 7 p.m.#QuickHits- UNF and USC Upstate will be meeting for the 27th time in program history with Spartans holding a 16-10 lead in the all-time series
- Ospreys have claimed two straight in the series but Spartans had won the previous five before last year's ASun Championship game.
- North Florida is currently receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
- Ospreys are 1 of 8 teams in nation with 5 or more players averaging double digits
- North Florida is 12-1 at home this season and have won 19 of their last 20 in UNF Arena
-UNF scored 107 points against NJIT on Thursday marking the most in an ASun game ever by the Ospresy and the most by any team in the conference since 2010-11
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Dallas Moore became UNF's all-time scoring leader with a 21-effort on Thursday night
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Beau Beech &
Demarcus Daniels have been a part of a program record 72 wins & counting in their careers, eclipsing previous 4-yr span mark of 68 (2011-2015)
#BirdsOfTrey*UNF ranks 1st in the nation for 3PM & 3PM/game while listed 7th in NCAA for 3PT%
*Ospreys are only team in nation with over 350 3PM / Just 1 of 4 teams in nation with 300+ 3PM / UNF has set program's single season record this year with 365 (also an ASun Conference season mark)
*Set program's single game record with 20 3PM against NJIT
* UNF has had 4+ players with a 3PM in every game
• Double digit treys in 24 games including 11 of last 12
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Trent Mackey (97) &
Beau Beech (86) rank 4th & 8th nationally for 3PM // Mackey/Beech also listed 8th/33rd in 3PT% and 8th/22nd in 3PT/game
