Men's Basketball | 2/3/2017 9:00:00 AM
JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team opens up a three-game home stand against in-state foe Stetson on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Ospreys are looking to snap a current three-game skid and earn the program's 300th victory.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Stetson
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 4 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 13-12
LAST MEETING: Stetson earned its 2nd straight win over the Ospreys last Saturday with an 88-74 decision in the Edmunds Center... Game featured 5 ties and 6 lead changes... UNF held a 41-32 halftime lead but Hatters rallied with 56 second half points, the most surrendered in a half this season by the Ospreys, to collect the win... Chris Davenport led UNF with 26 pts/12 rebs double-double... Derick Newton finished with 26 for Stetson along with 19 (17 in 2nd half) from Luke Doyle, while Divine Myles chipped in double-double (16 pts/11 rebs)
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
TICKETS: (904) 620-BIRD | Buy Tickets
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-16 / 4-4 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT STETSON (10-15 / 2-6 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida dropped a disappointing 74-59 decision at FGCU on Monday in Ft. Myers. UNF was led by 20 points from Chris Davenport and 17 by Dallas Moore.
- Stetson stepped out of ASUN Conference play and picked up a 76-67 road victory over Bethune-Cookman. The Hatters lost 89-86 to Jacksonville on Monday night in their last conference contest.
NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 26th all-time meeting between UNF and Stetson... Ospreys own slim 13-12 lead in the series following back-to-back Hatters wins
- UNF and SU are facing off for the 2nd time in a week having met last Saturday in DeLand with Hatters earning an 88-74 victory
- Both teams enter the contest having lost 3 of their last 5 (UNF has lost 2 straight while SU comes in off a win)
- Ospreys are 6-4 at home this year while Stetson is 2-9 on the road including an 0-3 mark in ASUN play
- Next UNF win will be the 300th in program history
- Chris Davenport is coming off back-to-back 20+ point performances for the first time in his career
Series DYK...
- First meeting: Feb. 1, 1993 at Stetson
- UNF leads 13-12 with wins in 9 of the last 11 but Stetson has claimed last two meetings
- Ospreys are 6-6 all-time in UNF with wins in 5 of the last 6 (Stetson won last year 86-82)
- Hatters earned victory in first 7 meetings with UNF owning wins in 13 of the last 18 matchups
- Game pits former prep teammates against each other:
Aaron Bodager (UNF) & Luke Doyle (SU) played at Hagerty HS in Oveido/
Karlos Odum (UNF) & Brian Pegg (SU) both played at Faith Baptist Academy.
UP NEXT
- The Ospreys continue their three-game home stand Thursday night (Feb. 9) against NJIT.
