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Men's Basketball Home Stand Continues Thursday against Lipscomb

By: North Florida Athletics
Basketball preview graphic for Lipscomb game with team huddle in the background
Todd Drexler

Men's Basketball | 1/10/2018 8:38:00 AM

QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team continues its current home stand Thursday against ASUN Conference rival Lipscomb. The Ospreys-Bisons game tips at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena and will be carried on ESPN3.
 
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Lipscomb
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 11 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads the series, 15-10
LAST MEETING: UNF and Lipscomb met in the semifinals of the ASUN Tournament last year with No.3-seed Ospreys earning the 91-85 upset road victory over the No.2-seed Bisons | North Florida had 5 players in double digits led by Dallas Moore with 18 pts and 7 assists | Ospreys drilled 16 three-pointers with Aaron Bodager making 5 and Garrett Sams going 4-4 from the arc | UNF shot 57% from the field and had to overcome 23 turnvovers | Garrison Mathews paced Lipscomb with 29 pts including 5 3PM while Rob Marberry chipped in a double-double (19 pts/10 rebs) | North Florida led 45-32 at the half after making 12 treys in the first 20 mins, but Bisons rallied with 53 second half points 

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3  (PxP: Richard Miller | Color: Lee Moon, Jr.)
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (6-12 / 0-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIPSCOMB (11-5 / 1-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 645 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 397 straight
- UNF is 3rd in the nation for 3PM and ranks 4th in 3PA and 8th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 11 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 26th all-time between Ospreys and Bisons with UNF holding a 15-10 advantage in the series
- UNF has won 3 straight and 13 of the last 15 contests between the pair, while the Lipscomb captured 8 of the first 10 match-ups
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 14-4 mark against Lipscomb while Coach Casey Alexander is 3-11 versus UNF with in stints at Lipscom (2-8) and Stetson (1-3)
- The winner in 6 of the last 7 meetings has topped the 90-point mark
- Game pits the ASUN's top 3-point shooting team (UNF - 37.7%) against the league's top 3-point defensive team (Lipscomb - 29.9%)

HOME SWEET HOME: Ospreys are 41-11 (.788) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 77-37 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF is 5-1 at home this year | Ospreys open 2018 calendar with four consecutive home tilts

UP NEXT
- North Florida conclude its current home stand Saturday at 7 p.m. against Kennesaw State

 
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Players Mentioned

Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

G/F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Business Management

Players Mentioned

Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

6' 6"
Sophomore
Business Management
G/F