
Basketball Road Trip Begins Saturday at Missouri
12/15/2017 4:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team tips off a week long, three-game road trip Saturday night at Missouri. The game starts at 8:30 p.m. and will be carried by the SEC Network.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Missouri
WHERE:Â Mizzou Arena (15,061)
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16 - 8:30 PM (ET)
THE SERIES:Â Mizzou leads series 1-0
LAST MEETING: UNF and MU met on Nov. 20, 2010 in Mizzou Arena | The #15-ranked Tigers used a 55-point second half explosion to claim a 96-58 victory | Ospreys committed 34 turnovers and shot just 38% from the field while MU connected at a 51% pace | Former Osprey sharpshooter Parker Smith led the team with 17 points (4 3PM) | The Tigers had 5 players in double digits led by 18 from Marcus Denmon and both Laurence Bowers (12P/10R) and Ricardo Ratliffe (16P/10R) posted double-doubles | MU held just a 41-33 lead at the half
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network
LIVESTATS:Â MUTigers.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-7 / 0-0Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT MISSOURI (8-2 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- Ospreys and Tigers will be meeting for the second time
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 639 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 391 straight
- UNF ranks 2nd in the nation in 3PM, 4th in 3PA and 5th in 3PM/game
- North Florida is 0-19 all-time against SEC squads | This is UNF's second game vs an SEC member (Florida) with two more on the schedule (LSU and Mississippi State)
- Ospreys are riding a four-game win streak into the match-up while MIzzou has won three straight and is 5-0 at home this year
- This marks the 56th guarantee game for UNF in Coach Driscoll's 9-year tenure
 UP NEXT
- North Florida continues its current road stretch on Tuesday night at Ball State.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Missouri
WHERE:Â Mizzou Arena (15,061)
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16 - 8:30 PM (ET)
THE SERIES:Â Mizzou leads series 1-0
LAST MEETING: UNF and MU met on Nov. 20, 2010 in Mizzou Arena | The #15-ranked Tigers used a 55-point second half explosion to claim a 96-58 victory | Ospreys committed 34 turnovers and shot just 38% from the field while MU connected at a 51% pace | Former Osprey sharpshooter Parker Smith led the team with 17 points (4 3PM) | The Tigers had 5 players in double digits led by 18 from Marcus Denmon and both Laurence Bowers (12P/10R) and Ricardo Ratliffe (16P/10R) posted double-doubles | MU held just a 41-33 lead at the half
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network
LIVESTATS:Â MUTigers.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-7 / 0-0Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT MISSOURI (8-2 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- Ospreys and Tigers will be meeting for the second time
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 639 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 391 straight
- UNF ranks 2nd in the nation in 3PM, 4th in 3PA and 5th in 3PM/game
- North Florida is 0-19 all-time against SEC squads | This is UNF's second game vs an SEC member (Florida) with two more on the schedule (LSU and Mississippi State)
- Ospreys are riding a four-game win streak into the match-up while MIzzou has won three straight and is 5-0 at home this year
- This marks the 56th guarantee game for UNF in Coach Driscoll's 9-year tenure
 UP NEXT
- North Florida continues its current road stretch on Tuesday night at Ball State.
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