Ospreys Carry Win Streak into Wednesday's Battle With FIU

QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team closes out the home portion of 2017 by hosting in-state foe FIU on Wednesday in UNF Arena. Ospreys have won four of their last five games including three straight. The game has been designated as Military Appreciation Night.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs FIU
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 13 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: FIU leads series 4-1
LAST MEETING: FIU posted an 78-54 win over UNF last year on Dec. 21 in Miami | Ospreys struggled offensively, shooting just 36% from the field for the game while surrendering 21 second chance points and getting out-rebounded 44-26 | Aaron Bodager had 4 3PM as part of his team high 14 point performance while Dallas Moore (11) as the only other UNF player in double digits | A quartet of Panthers finished in double figures led by 15 from Elmo Stephen | FIU held a 43-26 halftime advantage and also led for nearly 39 minutes of the contest

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (4-7 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FIU (5-4 / 0-0 CUSA)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- Ospreys and Panthers will be meeting for the third consecutive year
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 638 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 390 straight
- UNF ranks 3rd in the nation in 3PM, 4th in 3PA and 5th in 3PM/game
- North Florida is 2-11 all-time against C-USA squads
- Both teams enter the contest riding three-game win streaks | Ospreys have won their last five home games
- Ospreys are 39-10 at UNF Arena since the start of 2014-15 season
- After the UNF-FIU game, teams from NAS JAX and Mayport will play a basketball game on the court at UNF Arena.

UP NEXT
- North Florida now closes the month of December and the 2017 calendar on the road beginning with a week-long, three-game span. UNF visits Missouri on Saturday to tipoff the road stretch.

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