Men's Basketball Faces Florida in Road Swing Finale

OPENING TIP – The North Florida men's basketball team concludes a stretch of four consecutive road games on Tuesday when the Ospreys face in-state foe Florida at Exactech Arena in Gainesville. The game also marks the start of a three games in five day span for UNF.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Florida
WHERE: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151)
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 27 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: Florida leads 7-0
LAST MEETING: Nov. 16, 2017 | North Florida was bested by in-state foe Florida, 108-68, at Exactech Arena

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: SEC Network (WatchESPN)
LIVESTATS: FloridaGators.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (2-4 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FLORIDA (3-3 / 0-0 SEC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTABLE
- North Florida and Florida will be meeting for the 8th time in program history and 6th time in Gainesville | UF leads 7-0 in the series
- Ospreys and Gators meeting for the 4th consecutive season including an NIT matchup in Jacksonville in 2016
- Gators have topped 90 point mark in each of the last three meetings while UNF has not reached 70 points in a game in the series
- UNF is 0-22 all-time against teams from the SEC having faced 8 of the current 14 members
- Ospreys are seeking their first road win of the season
- A victory would mark the 150th in HC Matthew Driscoll's 10-year tenure at North Florida
- The game opens a stretch of three games in five days for UNF, with games vs FAMU (Thursday) and at Charleston Southern (Saturday) to follow
- Juniors JT Escobar and Noah Horchler were both named to the All-Tournament team at the Cancun Challenge | Escobar drilled a career best 8 three-pointers in the championship game while Horchler averaged a double-double for the weekend
- North Florida is the only team in the country that returns all 5 starters from a year ago without having a senior on its current roster

UP NEXT
North Florida hosts in-state foe Florida A&M on Thursday in UNF Arena at 8 p.m. The game marks just the second home contest for the Ospreys this season and is part of a doubleheader with the UNF women's team, who play Charleston Southern at 5:30 p.m.

Players Mentioned

Noah Horchler

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