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Ospreys Close Road Trek at LSU on Friday

By: North Florida Athletics
Preview graphic for UNF vs LSU game with cheering bench players in the background

Men's Basketball | 12/21/2017 5:09:00 PM

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.
 
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: 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: LSUSports.net
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-9 / 0-0 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 641 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. 2 

 
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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

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6' 7"
Sophomore
International Business

Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

6' 7"
Sophomore
International Business
F