Men's Basketball Tips Off Busy Week at Minnesota

OPENING TIP – After an 10-day break from competition for fall semester exams, the North Florida men's basketball squad tips off a busy stretch with three games in five days beginning Tuesday night against Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Minnesota
WHERE: Williams Arena (14,625)
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 11 - 9:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF trails 1-0
LAST MEETING: Dec. 1, 2012 | The No. 21-ranked Minnesota squad handed the Ospreys an 87-59 loss at Williams Arena | Former UNF standout Parker Smith led all players with 22 points

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: Big Ten Network
LIVESTATS: GopherSports.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (4-5 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT MINNESOTA (8-2 / 1-1 Big Ten)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTABLE
- North Florida and Minnesota meet for just the second time in program history with both contests coming in the Driscoll Era at UNF
- The Gophers posted the win in the inaugural match-up of this series
- UNF snapped a 5-game road losing skid on Dec. 1 with a win at Charleston Southern | Gophers are 4-0 at home this year
- Against Big Ten members, the Ospreys have posted a 2-12 mark all-time having earned upset wins at Purdue and Illinois
- Head coach Matthew Driscoll earned his 150th win at UNF with victory vs FAMU on Nov. 29
- The game at Minnesota opens a span of three games in five days for UNF with two of those contests coming on the road
- Ospreys are playing 5 of 6 games on the road in December
- In the last outing at CSU, junior Garrett Sams finished with a season best 20 point effort while Ivan Gandia-Rosa matched a career high with 5 3PM

UP NEXT
North Florida continue its current road trip with a game Thursday night at FIU in Miami

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Players Mentioned

Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Garrett Sams

Parker Smith

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