Men's Basketball | 2/15/2017 10:00:00 AM

NASHVILLE – The North Florida men's basketball team visits ASUN leading Lipscomb on Thursday night to tip-off the final regular season road trip of the year. The Ospreys are looking to earn a victory and move a step closer to hosting the first round of the ASUN Championship tournament.
 
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Lipscomb
WHERE: Allen Arena (5,500)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 16 - 7:30 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 13-10
LAST MEETING: North Florida outlasted the Bisons for the 90-84 win at UNF Arena... Both teams topped the 50-point mark in the second half with Ospreys edging Lipscomb, 51-50... Dallas Moore finished with 36 points and 9 rebs, while Romelo Banks pulled down 12 boards... Josh Williams paced LU with 25 points and Garrett Mathews has 16 pts/12 rebs... Bisons made 11 of 40 3PA.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (11-17 / 6-5 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIPSCOMB (17-11 / 9-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 24th all-time meeting between UNF and Lipscomb... Ospreys hold 13-10 lead in series with wins in 5 of the last six meetings including a 90-84 win earlier this year in Jacksonville
- Ospreys are 2-11 on the road this year with both wins coming in ASUN play while Lipscomb owns a 9-3 home record including a 4-1 mark in the ASUN
- North Florida saw its two-game win streak halted Saturday vs USC Upstate while Lipscomb carries a 6-game in streak into the tilt with last loss coming vs Ospreys on Jan. 21.
- Ospreys have lost last 3 road games
- UNF win tonight would be 150th in Division I era

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 9, 2006 at UNF
- UNF is 9-3 all-time against Lipscomb HC Casey Alexander, who was also head coach at Stetson (6-2 at Lipscomb / 3-1 at Stetson)
- The two squads have met in each of the past 3  ASUN Tournaments (UNF leads 2-1)
- Ospreys are 5-6 all-time at Allen Arena with wins in 4 of their last 5 visits although, Bisons earned a 94-87 win in last season's trip to the Music City
- Dallas Moore has twice scored 36 points in a game vs the Bisons
- Matthew Driscoll has guided UNF to a 12-4 mark against Lipscomb

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys visit Kennesaw State on Saturday afternoon (4:30 p.m.) for the final regular season road game of the year.