University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Tips Off ASUN Play vs JU in River City Rumble

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 1/5/2018 1:22:00 PM

QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team hosts crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday night in the ASUN Conference opener for both squads. The River City Rumble contest tips at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena and will be carried on ESPN3.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Jacksonville
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 6 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: JU leads the series, 15-13
LAST MEETING: After sweeping the regular season games in 2016-17, UNF hosted JU in the opening round of the ASUN Tournament on Feb. 27 | Ospreys edged the Dolphins 77-74 behind 37 points (5 3PM) and 7 rebounds by Dallas Moore | JU had a trio of double digit scorers led by 26 from Marcel White | UNF outrebounded JU, 39-29

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (6-11 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE (6-11 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 644 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 396 straight
- UNF leads thenation in 3PM and ranks 2nd in 3PA and 8th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 11 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 29th all-time between the River City rivals with JU claiming a slim 15-13 edge
- UNF has won 9 straight and 12 of the last 14 contests between the pair, while the Dolphins claimed 13 of the first 14 match-ups
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 12-7 mark against JU while Coach Tony Jasick is in search of his first win vs UNF (0-7)
- Nine games in the series have been decided by 5 points or less including 3 of the last 4 games
- The regular season series meetings have been swept by a team in every season except the first (2005-06)
- Game is sponsored by Bank of England | Designated as the "White Out" game with fans encouraged to wear white

HOME SWEET HOME: Ospreys are 41-10 (.804) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 77-36 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF carries a 7-game home win streak into the JU contest (5-0 this year) | Ospreys play first four games of 2018 at home

ASUN TIP-OFF: Ospreys are 7-5 all-time in ASUN openers and own a 7-game win streak in league lid lifters| UNF is 7-1 in ASUN debuts in Matthew Driscoll era and start league play at home for first time in 4 years | North Florida is 8-4 all-time in ASUN home openers including 8 consecutive wins under Driscoll

UP NEXT
- North Florida continues its current home stand by hosting ASUN foe Lipscomb on Thursday (Jan. 11).

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