Ospreys Continue Road Swing at FIU

OPENING TIP – Following a hard fought loss at Minnesota on Tuesday, the North Florida men's basketball squad continues its current road trip on Thursday at FIU in Miami.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at FIU
WHERE: Ocean Bank Convocation Center (5,000)
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 13 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF trails 4-2
LAST MEETING: Dec. 13, 2017 | Exactly one year ago, North Florida edged FIU, 87-85, in a game played at UNF Arena | Ivan Gandia-Rosa led all scorers with 24 points including a perfect 12-for-12 performance from the FT line

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: CUSA.tv ($)
LIVESTATS: FIUSports.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (4-6 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FIU (7-2 / 0-0 CUSA)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTABLE
- North Florida and FIU are meeting for the 7th time in program history and in the fourth consecutive season
- The home team has enjoyed success in this series with the host earning the win in every contest (UNF 2-0/ FIU 4-0)
- 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 CUSA members, the Ospreys have posted a 4-11 mark all-time having wins in last two match-ups against the conference
- Head coach Matthew Driscoll earned his 150th win at UNF with victory vs FAMU on Nov. 29
- The game at FIU continues 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
- On Tuesday against Minnesota, Garrett Sams led the squad with 13 points while Wajid Aminu set a program record with 7 blocked shots

UP NEXT
North Florida closes a three game in five day span by hosting Charleston Southern in a rematch of a meeting earlier this season (UNF win, 76-70, on Dec. 1) | Game marks the final home contest for UNF in 2018

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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Garrett Sams

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