Ospreys Continue ASUN Opening Road Stretch at USC Upstate

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The North Florida basketball team continues its three-game road stretch to open ASUN play on Thursday at 7 p.m. against USC Upstate in the Hodge Center.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs USC Upstate
WHERE: Hodge Center (837)
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 12 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: USC Upstate leads 16-12
LAST MEETING: North Florida posted a dominating 92-69 win over Upstate in opening round of ASUN Tournament at UNF Arena... Ospreys blew open a 7-point halftime margin by outscoring Spartans 45-29 in 2nd half... Trio of UNF players netted 20+ points: Dallas Moore (22), Trent Mackey (20) & Davenport (20)... Beau Beech added a double-double (14 pts/10 rebs)... Mike Cunningham had 17 pts to pace Upstate

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
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RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: UpstateSpartans.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (6-12 / 1-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT USC UPSTATE (11-7 / 1-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida topped crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday night, 80-64, to open ASUN play with a victory. The win gave UNF back-to-back victories for just the second time this season. Dallas Moore scored 24 points including 15 in the second half to lead a quartet of Ospreys in double digits. Freshman Wajid Aminu narrowly missed a double-double finishing with 16 points and 9 rebounds in his ASUN debut.
-USC Upstate tipped off league play with a 75-65 victory at home over NJIT. Michael Buchanan paced the Spartans with a double-double (24 pts/15 rebs). Upstate's defense limited the Highlanders' leading scorer Damon Lynn to 11 points (half of his season average).

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 29th all-time on the hardwood between UNF and Upstate... Spartans lead the series 16-12 but Ospreys have claimed the last 4 meetings between the duo
- Next UNF win will be the 125th of Matthew Driscoll's coaching tenure with the Ospreys
- Game pits the two winningest active ASUN coaches against each other as Driscoll and Upstate's Eddie Payne both own 69 conference victories (T-14th All-time)
- UNF snapped an 8-game road losing skid with win at Jacksonville on Saturday (1-8 this season) while Spartans are 6-2 at home including 3 straight wins

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 31, 1998 at Upstate
- Spartans won 7 of first 10 meetings before UNF claimed 4 of 5... Upstate won 8 of 9 including 5 straight prior to current UNF 4-game win streak
- The two squads have met in each of the last three ASUN Tournaments with Ospreys boasting a 2-1 record including 2015 ASUN Championship game victory
- UNF is 4-9 all-time at Upstate including a 78-62 win in their last visit
- Head coach Matthew Driscoll has guided the Ospreys to a 8-9 record against the Spartans
- Chris Davenport (27) & Nick Malonga (16) both posted their career highs at Hodge Center

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys conclude their ASUN road trip Saturday at NJIT before making their conference home debut versus Kennesaw State next Thursday (Jan. 19)

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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

Beau Beech

Chris Davenport

Trent Mackey

Nick Malonga

Dallas Moore

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