Ospreys Conclude ASUN Opening Road Trip at NJIT on Saturday

Saturday, January 14

Newark, N.J.

4:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

NJIT

1/13/2017 10:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team looks to conclude their ASUN season opening road trip with a third consecutive victory as the Ospreys face NJIT on Saturday in the Fleisher Athletic Center at 4 p.m.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs NJIT
WHERE: Fleisher Athletic Center (1,500)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 14 - 4:00 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 3-0
LAST MEETING: UNF, 107-71, on Feb. 18, 2016... North Florida reached triple figures for the first time against an ASUN opponent... Ospreys outscored NJIT 53-25 in the first half and followed that with a 54-point second half... Dallas Moore posted a 21 point, 11 assist double-double while Demarcus Daniels led all scorers with 25 points... For the game, UNF connected at a 68% clip from the floor highlighted by a 17-29 (59%) performance from long range

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: NJITHighlanders.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-12 / 2-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT NJIT (8-10 / 0-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida earned their second straight road win with a come from behind 73-65 victory at USC Upstate on Thursday night... Dallas Moore scored 17 of his game high 19 points in the second half highlighted by back-to-back-to-back treys in a one minute span that tied the score and sparked UNF to a late surge... Ospreys outscored the Spartans, 13-3, over the final three minutes of the game... Freshman Garrett Sams collected a career high 12 rebounds as the Ospreys dominated play on the glass... Senior Aaron Bodager had 5 3PM as part of his ASUN career best 17 point effort.
- NJIT dropped a heartbreaking 82-81 home loss to Jacksonville on Thursday night... The loss was the Highlanders second in a row and first home defeat of the season... Damon Lynn drilled 7 three-pointers en route to his team-leading 24 point output... Tim Coleman narrowly missed a triple-double finishing with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 4th all-time meeting on the hardwood between UNF and NJIT... The pair met twice last season in Highlanders debut ASUN season with Ospreys claiming both match-ups
- Game features 2 of the Top 3 active scorers in the NCAA: NJIT's Damon Lynn (2,103) is 1st while Dallas Moore (2,051) ranks third.
- UNF opened season 0-8 on the road but have rebounded with back-to-back road Ws in ASUN play
- NJIT suffered first home loss of the year (5-1) on Thursday against Jacksonville
- North Florida's current 3-game win streak is their longest of the season
- Block Party: Ospreys swatted a program single game record 13 shots vs PBA (Jan. 2) led by 6 from Wajid Aminu... UNF's lineup features 3 players (Aminu, Banks, Davenport) averaging 1.0 BPG or better this season
- Youth Movement: North Florida has two freshmen starters (Garrett Sams/Wajid Aminu) for the first time since 2013-14 season (Moore/Davenport)
- Chairmen of the Boards: UNF has out-rebounded 11 opponents this season including 50-plus 3 times
- Calendar Guys: UNF has played a game on each day of the week including multiple games on every day except Tuesday... Wins on 5 of the 7 days
- Feeling Charitable: Against Upstate (Jan. 12), UNF went 10-for-10 from the FT line marking team's first perfect performance since going 14-14 at Stetson on Feb. 28, 2008
- Turnover Trends: 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 4 times the previous 3 seasons combined... After losing turnover battle in first 16 games, Ospreys have committed less than opponent in back-to-back contests

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 3, 2004 at FGCU (DII game)
- Ospreys have claimed all three previous meetings by double digits including a 107-71 victory at UNF Arena last year
- UNF averaged 18.5 3PM against the Highlanders in two games last season highlighted by a program record 20 treys in Fleisher Center on Jan. 24.
- Dallas Moore recorded a career best 11 assists against NJIT last season

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys will make their ASUN home debut against Kennesaw State on Thursday (Jan. 19) at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena... Game will be carried live locally on the radio on 1010 XL AM and also via a webcast on ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)