Wednesday, January 24
Jacksonville, Fla.
7 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
FGCU
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Men's Basketball Hosts FGCU on Wednesday Night
1/23/2018 12:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team takes a quick break from the road by hosting ASUN rival FGCU at UNF Arena on Wednesday night. The Ospreys and Eagles are slated to tipoff at 7 p.m. with the game carried on ESPN3.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs FGCU
WHERE:Â UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 24 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES:Â UNF trails the series, 10-16
LAST MEETING:Â The Ospreys and Eagles met three times last year including squaring off in the ASUN Tournament championship game on Mar. 5 at Alico Arena | FGCU earned the victory 77-61 after rallying from a 39-33 halftime deficit | Eagle defense held UNF to just 22 pts in second half on 18% shooting including 1-for-14 from the arc | Dallas Moore led Ospreys with 19 pts while Wajid Aminu chipped in a dbl-dbl (11 pts/12 rebs) | All 5 FGCU starters reached double figures led by 19 from Brandon Goodwin
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3Â (PxP: Brent Martineau | Color: Lee Moon, Jr.)
LIVESTATS:Â UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-13 / 3-2Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT FGCU (14-8 / 5-0Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 649Â consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 401 straight
- UNF is 1st in the nation for 3PM and ranks 4th in 3PA and 8th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 13 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 27th all-time between Ospreys and Eagles with FGCU holding a 16-10 advantage
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 9-10 mark against FGCU while Coach Joe Dooley has amassed a 7-3 mark vs UNF
- Series has been highlighted by streaks: FGCU won first 6 followed by 7 straight by UNF, Eagles won 5 more before Ospreys claimed 3 in a row. FGCU has won the last 5
-Â The UNF-FGCU game pits the league's top scoring team in league play (UNF - 86.4 PPG) against the top defensive team (FGCU - 59.2 PPG allowed)
- Game is also highlighted by this week's ASUNÂ Newcomer of the Week (Noah Horchler) and Player of the Week (Brandon Goodwin)
- Frassati Newman Hall is tonight's game sponsor
- The game is also part of the NABC's Coaches vs Cancer Suits and Sneakers movement
HOME SWEET HOMEÂ - Ospreys are 43-11 (.796) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 79-37 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF is 7-1 at home this year having won two straight
UP NEXT
- North Florida closes out the first half of the ASUNÂ schedule at Stetson on Saturday before battling FGCUÂ in a rematch on Monday in Fort Myers.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs FGCU
WHERE:Â UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 24 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES:Â UNF trails the series, 10-16
LAST MEETING:Â The Ospreys and Eagles met three times last year including squaring off in the ASUN Tournament championship game on Mar. 5 at Alico Arena | FGCU earned the victory 77-61 after rallying from a 39-33 halftime deficit | Eagle defense held UNF to just 22 pts in second half on 18% shooting including 1-for-14 from the arc | Dallas Moore led Ospreys with 19 pts while Wajid Aminu chipped in a dbl-dbl (11 pts/12 rebs) | All 5 FGCU starters reached double figures led by 19 from Brandon Goodwin
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3Â (PxP: Brent Martineau | Color: Lee Moon, Jr.)
LIVESTATS:Â UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-13 / 3-2Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT FGCU (14-8 / 5-0Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 649Â consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 401 straight
- UNF is 1st in the nation for 3PM and ranks 4th in 3PA and 8th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 13 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 27th all-time between Ospreys and Eagles with FGCU holding a 16-10 advantage
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 9-10 mark against FGCU while Coach Joe Dooley has amassed a 7-3 mark vs UNF
- Series has been highlighted by streaks: FGCU won first 6 followed by 7 straight by UNF, Eagles won 5 more before Ospreys claimed 3 in a row. FGCU has won the last 5
-Â The UNF-FGCU game pits the league's top scoring team in league play (UNF - 86.4 PPG) against the top defensive team (FGCU - 59.2 PPG allowed)
- Game is also highlighted by this week's ASUNÂ Newcomer of the Week (Noah Horchler) and Player of the Week (Brandon Goodwin)
- Frassati Newman Hall is tonight's game sponsor
- The game is also part of the NABC's Coaches vs Cancer Suits and Sneakers movement
HOME SWEET HOMEÂ - Ospreys are 43-11 (.796) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 79-37 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF is 7-1 at home this year having won two straight
UP NEXT
- North Florida closes out the first half of the ASUNÂ schedule at Stetson on Saturday before battling FGCUÂ in a rematch on Monday in Fort Myers.
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