University of North Florida Athletics

Ospreys Visit Kennesaw State for Final Regular Season Road Clash

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 2/17/2017 5:32:00 PM

KENNESAW, Ga. – The North Florida men's basketball team hopes to close the road portion of its regular season ledger on a high note when the Ospreys visit Kennesaw State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Kennesaw State
WHERE: KSU Convocation Center (4,600)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 18 - 4:30 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 22-17
LAST MEETING: North Florida edged Kennesaw, 86-84, on Jan. 19 as Dallas Moore dropped in a 15-foot baseline floater to win the game with :02 left to play... Moore led all scorers with 29 points, hitting 5 of 10 treys made by UNF... Chris Davenport added 20 poinnts and Wajid Aminu just missed double-double with 15 pts/9 rebs... Kendrick Ray answered with 25 for the Owls while Aubrey Williams chipped in double-double (16 pts/13rebs)... Both teams shot over 50% from the floor... Ospreys trailed at half, 42-39.

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (12-17 / 7-5 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE (12-16 / 6-6 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 40th all-time meeting between UNF and KSU... This is the longest running series against single opponent for Osprey program
- Game pits ASUN's top two scorers: Dallas Moore (24.1 PPG) and Kendrick Ray (21.4 PPG)
- Ospreys are 3-11 on the road this year with all 3 wins coming in ASUN play while Kennesaw State owns a 7-4 home record including a 3-2 mark in the ASUN
- North Florida enters final road tilt having won 3 of last 4 including win at Lipscomb on Thursday... KSU has dropped two straight after falling to Jacksonville on Thursday by one point
- Dallas Moore is coming off a career high 39-point at LU moving him into 2nd on ASUN all-time scoring list

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 17, 1998 at UNF
- North Florida has won 14 of last 15 meetings against KSU including an 86-84 victory earlier this year at UNF Arena... Owls lone win in span came last season (101-91) in Kennesaw... Game is one of just three games UNF has lost after scoring 90+ points
- Ospreys are 9-10 all-time at Kennesaw with wins in 6 of their last 7 visits
- The winning team has scored 80+ points in 9 of the last 11 contests
- Matthew Driscoll has guided UNF to a 14-1 mark against the Owls in his career

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys return home to wrap up the regular season Thursday (Feb. 23) against crosstown rival Jacksonville in the River City Rumble rematch at UNF Arena.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#2 Wajid Aminu: F; 6' 7"; Freshman; International Business

Players Mentioned

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

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

#2 Wajid Aminu
: 6' 7"; Freshman; International Business
: F

Players Mentioned

#35 Chris Davenport

#14 Dallas Moore

#2 Wajid Aminu

Players Mentioned

#35 Chris Davenport

#14 Dallas Moore

#2 Wajid Aminu