University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Closes Home Stand Saturday against USC Upstate

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 2/10/2017 3:10:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team wraps up its three-game home stand of the season Saturday hosting ASUN foe USC Upstate in UNF Arena at 7 p.m. UNF's senior class of Dallas Moore, Chris Davenport and Aaron Bodager will be honored during a pregame ceremony. The game is sponsored by Global Diamonds.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs USC Upstate
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 11 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: USC Upstate leads 16-13
LAST MEETING: North Florida claimed the first meeting of the season vs USC Upstate, rallying from a seven-point halftime deficit to earn the 73-65 win... Ospreys outscored Spartans, 44-29, in second half led by 17 points by Dallas Moore... Moore finished with 19 and sparked UNF to the win with three straight treys in a 58 second span that erased a 9-point Upstate lead... Ospreys closed the game with a 13-5 run... Aaron Bodager had a season best 5 3PM in the game.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (11-16 / 6-4 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT USC UPSTATE (16-11 / 6-4 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 30th all-time meeting between UNF and Upstate... Spartans lead series 16-13 but Ospreys have won last 5 meetings including a 73-65 win earlier this year in Spartanburg
- Game pits the two winningest active coaches in the ASUN against each other with both mentors having guided squads to 74 ASUN wins (T-11th all-time)
- Ospreys are 8-4 at home this year while Spartans are 6-7 on the road including a 3-2 mark in ASUN play
- UNF senior class (Moore, Davenport, Bodager) will be recognized during a pregame ceremony
- UNF win tonight would be 150th in Division I era

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 31, 1998 at Upstate
- Spartans won 7 of first 10 meetings before UNF claimed 4 of next 5... Upstate then won 8 of 9 including 5 straight followed by UNF's current 5 game win streak
- The two squads have met in each of the past 3 ASUN Tournaments (UNF leads 2-1)
- Ospreys are 8-7 all-time at home vs Spartans including a 92-69 win last year in ASUN tourney
- Matthew Driscoll has guided UNF to a 9-9 mark against USC Upstate

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys hit the road for the final time of the regular season next week with games at Lipscomb (Feb. 16) and Kennesaw State (Feb. 18).

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Players Mentioned

#12 Aaron Bodager: G; 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior; Health Science

#35 Chris Davenport: F; 6' 8"; Senior; Criminal Justice

#14 Dallas Moore: G; 6' 1"; Senior; Criminal Justice

#11 Garrett Sams: G; 6' 6"; Freshman; Business Management

Players Mentioned

#12 Aaron Bodager
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior; Health Science
: G

#35 Chris Davenport
: 6' 8"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: F

#14 Dallas Moore
: 6' 1"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: G

#11 Garrett Sams
: 6' 6"; Freshman; Business Management
: G