Men's Basketball 1/20/2017 4:28:00 PM North Florida Athletics

Ospreys Continue Home Stand Saturday Night against Lipscomb

JACKSONVILLE – Winners of four of their last five games including a thrilling buzzer beating victory Thursday night, the North Florida basketball team continues its current home stand Saturday at 7 p.m. against Lipscomb.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Lipscomb
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 21 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 12-10
LAST MEETING: LU, 94-87, in Allen Arena earning a season split with UNF last year... Ospreys led 48-38 at the half, but saw the Bisons rally in the second half behind a 56-point explosion... Dallas Moore led UNF with 27 points with Beau Beech adding a double-double (14 pts/10 rebs)... Nathan Moran (24) and Garrison Mathews (23) both topped 20-pt mark for Lipscomb with Mathews adding 10 rebounds... George Brammeier chipped in a double-double of his own with 12 pts/10 rebs.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (8-13 / 3-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIPSCOMB (11-10 / 3-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida earned a nail-biting victory, 86-84, over Kennesaw State in their ASUN home opener on Thursday night. Dallas Moore led the way with 29 points including the game-winning baseline floater with :02 left on the clock to help UNF claim a share of the league's top spot in the standings. Chris Davenport chipped in a season high 20 points and freshman Wajid Aminu just missed a double-double finishing with 15 points and 9 rebounds.
-Lipscomb outscored Jacksonville, 112-95, to also earn a share of the conference lead. Garrison Mathews scored a program record 39 points, going 10-15 from the floor and making 18 of 21 free throws. Senior Josh Williams added 18 points including 4 three-pointers. The Bisons and Dolphins were whistled for a combined 65 fouls and shot 86 FTs.

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 23rd all-time meeting on the hardwood between UNF and LU... Ospreys lead series 12-10 including wins in 4 of last 5
- Lipscomb enters the game ranked among nation's leader in 3PM
- UNF enters match-up winning 4 of last 5 and Bisons have won 7 of last 8 on the season
- Ospreys are 5-3 at home this season including 2 straight wins while the Bisons are 4-5 on the road with 4 consecutive road wins including their 112-95 win at JU on Thursday night
- Tonight's game is part of a 5 game stretch in 12 days for North Florida, which resembles how the season started and the Thanksgiving holiday
- Cardiac Kid: Dallas Moore hit the game winner floater vs Kennesaw State on Jan. 19 giving UNF the 86-84 win. It marked his second buzzer-beating winner of the season after hitting a driving lay-up in UNF's 1-point victory (76-75) over North Dakota

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 9, 2006 at UNF
- North Florida has won 4 of last 5 meetings (10 of 12) against Lipscomb, but Bisons snapped UNF's win streak with a 94-87 victory last year in Nashville
- Ospreys are 7-4 at UNF Arena with 3 consecutive wins
- UNF is 8-3 all-time against Lipscomb HC Casey Alexander, and former head coach at Stetson (5-2 at Lipscomb and 3-1 at Stetson)
- Dallas Moore scored a then personal best 36 points vs Bisons in 2015 ASUN Semifinal game

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys will close out their current three-game home stand Wednesday versus rival FGCU at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Beau Beech: G/F; 6' 9"; Senior; Business Management

#35 Chris Davenport: F; 6' 8"; Senior; Criminal Justice

#14 Dallas Moore: G; 6' 1"; Senior; Criminal Justice

#2 Wajid Aminu: F; 6' 7"; Freshman; International Business

Players Mentioned

#2 Beau Beech
: 6' 9"; Senior; Business Management
: G/F

#35 Chris Davenport
: 6' 8"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: F

#14 Dallas Moore
: 6' 1"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: G

#2 Wajid Aminu
: 6' 7"; Freshman; International Business
: F