University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Closes Home Stand Saturday Against Kennesaw State

By: North Florida Athletics

Todd Drexler

Men's Basketball | 1/12/2018 12:22:00 PM

QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team closes its current home stand Saturday against ASUN Conference foe Kennesaw State. The game tips at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena and will be carried on ESPN3.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Kennesaw State
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 13 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads the series, 22-18
LAST MEETING: Kennesaw State dominated the Ospreys, 85-68, in the KSU Convocation Center last year (Feb. 18) | Chris Davenport scored 28 pts off the bench for UNF but 4 of 5 Owl starters netted dbl digits led by 18 from Aubrey Williams | KSU tallied 27 assists on 35 baskets and shot 51% from the floor

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-12 / 1-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE (4-13 / 0-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 646 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 398 straight
- UNF is 3rd in the nation for 3PM and ranks 5th in 3PA and 8th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 12 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 41st all-time between Ospreys and Owls with UNF holding a 22-18 advantage in the series | This is UNF's longest running series with an opponent
- UNF has won 14 of the last 16 contests between the pair, but both KSU wins have come in the last three match-ups
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 14-2 mark against Kennesaw while Coach Al Skinner is 2-2 versus UNF
- The winner in 10 of the last 12 meetings has topped the 80-point mark
- Last year's meeting in UNF Arena came down to the wire with Dallas Moore dropping in a 15-foot baseline floater at the buzzer to secure the 86-84 Osprey win

HOME SWEET HOME: Ospreys are 42-11 (.792) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 78-37 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF is 6-1 at home this year | Ospreys open 2018 calendar with four consecutive home tilts

UP NEXT
- North Florida will play four of its next five games on the road beginning with a trip to NJIT on Thursday (Jan. 18).

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