Game Notes (pdf)JACKSONVILLE -- The top-seeded and defending Atlantic Sun Conference tournament champion North Florida basketball team welcome rival FGCU to UNF Arena for a semifinal contest in the 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The game is being carried on ESPN3 and 92.5 FM. The Ospreys (22-10) scored a program ASun Tournament record 92 points on Tuesday night in topping No. 8-seed USC Upstate, 92-69, in quarterfinal action. North Florida saw three players top the 20-point mark led by 22 points and seven assists from Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, Dallas Moore. Trent Mackey connected on five treys to finish with 20 points, while Chris Davenport also netted 20 to go along with eight rebounds. First-team All-Conference selection, Beau Beech, recorded a double-double finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
FGCU (18-13) defeated Kennesaw State, 74-64, in quarterfinal play at Alico Arena. The No.4-seeded Eagles have won five of their last seven contests and finished the conference regular season in a three-way tie for second at 8-6. FGCU is led by Marc-Eddy Norelia, who ranks among the league leaders in both scoring (17.0 ppg) and rebounding (9.1 rpg). The two squads split their regular season meetings with the home team earning the victory. UNF outlasted FGCU in the first meeting on Jan. 30 in Jacksonville, 82-76, before dropping a tough 81-65 decision to the Eagles a week later (Feb. 6) in Ft. Myers. The teams will be meeting for just the second time in Atlantic Sun Tournament play with the Eagles defeating the Ospreys, 73-63, in the 2013 event held in Macon, Ga.
The winner of Thursday's clash advances to Sunday's Atlantic Sun Championship game against the winner of the other semifinal a matchup between No. 6-seed Lipscomb and No. 7-seed Stetson.#QuickHits- UNF and FGCU will be meeting for the 23rd time in program history (3rd time this season) with Eagles owning a slim 12-10 lead in the all-time series
- Ospreys have won the 3 of last 4 meetings but fell 81-65 on Feb. 6 in Ft. Myers // UNF posted an 82-76 victory at UNF Arena on Jan. 30
-UNF is 14-1 at home this year/ FGCU is 3-8 on the road
-Game marks the 2nd all-time meeting for the pair in the ASun Tournament / FGCU topped UNF 73-63 in 2013 matchup in Macon, Ga.
- North Florida is currently receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
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Dallas Moore is one of just four players in the country that lead their conference in both scoring and assists
- Osprey's 92-point in Tuesday's win over USC Upstate marked a program record for ASun Tournament play
- UNF is 1 of 2 teams in nation with 5 active 1,000-point scorers
#BirdsOfTrey*UNF ranks 1st in the nation for 3PM & 3PM/game while listed 6th in NCAA for 3PT%
*Ospreys are 1 of 2 teams in nation with over 350 3PM / UNF has set program's single season record this year with 394 (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 but one (Tuesday night vs USC Upstate)
• Double digit treys in 26 games including 13 of last 16
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Trent Mackey (107) &
Beau Beech (93) rank 3rd & 12th nationally for 3PM // Mackey/Beech also listed 5th/28th in 3PT% and 10th/31st in 3PT/game
