Friday, December 22
Baton Rouge, La.
8 p.m.
University of North Florida
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Ospreys Close Road Trek at LSU on Friday
12/21/2017 5:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team closes its current road trip Friday night against LSU. The Ospreys and Tigers will be facing off for the third consecutive season.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs LSU
WHERE: Maravich Assembly Center (13,215)
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 22 - 8:00 PM (ET)/7:00 PM (CT)
THE SERIES:Â LSU leads series 2-0
LAST MEETING: UNF and LSU met last year on Nov. 18 at the PMAC with the Tigers hanging on for the 78-70 victory | Both teams saw 4 of their 5 starters reach double digit points with Chris Davenport lead the Ospreys with 16 and Antonio Blakeney topping the Tigers with 20 | UNF's Wajid Aminu had 9 pts/7 rebs in 16 mins off the bench | North Florida won the battle of the boards 44-34 but committed 20 turnovers | Tigers held a slim 34-33 advantage at the half and held the scoring lead for 34 of the 40 minutes of play
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network+ | Watch ESPN App
LIVESTATS:Â LSUSports.net
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-9 / 0-0Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT LSU (7-3 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- Ospreys and Tigers will be meeting for the third straight season and third match-up all-time
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 641Â consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 393 straight
- UNF ranks 4th in the nation in 3PM, 5th in 3PA and 13th in 3PM/game
- North Florida is 0-20 all-time against SEC squads | This is UNF's third of four SEC opponents this year, having already face Florida and Missouri and a game at Mississippi State remaining
- Ospreys have dropped their last two games heading into the tilt while LSU bounced back from their first home loss with a win on Tuesday night | Tigers have won four of their last five and are 6-1 at the PMAC
- Game has been designated as the "Coaching for Literacy" game with coaches on both staffs wearing green ties, lapel pins and wristbands in support of the Fight for Literacy movement #Fight4Literacy / fightforliteracygames.org
 UP NEXT
- North Florida will have eight days off from competition for the Christmas Holiday before returning to action on Dec. 30 against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. UNF's final non-conference home game is slated for Jan. 2Â
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs LSU
WHERE: Maravich Assembly Center (13,215)
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 22 - 8:00 PM (ET)/7:00 PM (CT)
THE SERIES:Â LSU leads series 2-0
LAST MEETING: UNF and LSU met last year on Nov. 18 at the PMAC with the Tigers hanging on for the 78-70 victory | Both teams saw 4 of their 5 starters reach double digit points with Chris Davenport lead the Ospreys with 16 and Antonio Blakeney topping the Tigers with 20 | UNF's Wajid Aminu had 9 pts/7 rebs in 16 mins off the bench | North Florida won the battle of the boards 44-34 but committed 20 turnovers | Tigers held a slim 34-33 advantage at the half and held the scoring lead for 34 of the 40 minutes of play
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network+ | Watch ESPN App
LIVESTATS:Â LSUSports.net
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-9 / 0-0Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT LSU (7-3 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- Ospreys and Tigers will be meeting for the third straight season and third match-up all-time
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 641Â consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 393 straight
- UNF ranks 4th in the nation in 3PM, 5th in 3PA and 13th in 3PM/game
- North Florida is 0-20 all-time against SEC squads | This is UNF's third of four SEC opponents this year, having already face Florida and Missouri and a game at Mississippi State remaining
- Ospreys have dropped their last two games heading into the tilt while LSU bounced back from their first home loss with a win on Tuesday night | Tigers have won four of their last five and are 6-1 at the PMAC
- Game has been designated as the "Coaching for Literacy" game with coaches on both staffs wearing green ties, lapel pins and wristbands in support of the Fight for Literacy movement #Fight4Literacy / fightforliteracygames.org
 UP NEXT
- North Florida will have eight days off from competition for the Christmas Holiday before returning to action on Dec. 30 against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. UNF's final non-conference home game is slated for Jan. 2Â
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