University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Continues Road Trek at #8 Florida on Thursday Night

By: North Florida Athletics

Dave Donoher

Men's Basketball | 11/15/2017 9:02:00 PM

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida men's basketball team tips off its fourth consecutive road game to start the season when the Ospreys battle No. 8 Florida at Exactech Arena.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at #8 Florida
WHERE: Exactech Arena/O'Connell Center (10,151)
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 16 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: UF leads 6-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys and Gators squared off last year on Dec. 1 with Florida earning the 91-60 victory. Dallas Moore netted 31 points to lead UNF while Chris Chiozza had 16 points and 9 assists for UF.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network
LIVESTATS: FloridaGators.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (0-3 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FLORIDA (1-0 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- Florida owns a 6-0 advantage in the all-time series including a 4-0 mark against Matthew Driscoll
- Gators and Ospreys are facing each other for the third consecutive year and the first time in Gainesville during the span
- UNF is 0-18 all-time against SEC teams with Florida game marking the first of four contests versus SEC squads this season (Ospreys will also play at Missouri, at LSU and at Mississippi State)
- Ospreys have a stretch of 383 consecutive games with a three-pointer made (entire D1 era for the program) | UNF is coming off a 17 3PM performance at VCU on Monday
- North Florida currently leads the NCAA for 3-point attempts with 10 of 12 players having tried a trey this year

UP NEXT
- North Florida wraps up its season opening road swing this weekend with a pair of games that conclude the Maui on the Mainland event. UNF faces Mount St. Mary's (Saturday) and Wofford (Sunday) in Spartanburg, S.C.

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