Thursday, February 15
Jacksonville, Fla.
7 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
USC Upstate
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Photo by: Todd Drexler
Basketball Welcomes USC Upstate on Thursday to Tip Off Final Home Stand
2/14/2018 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK VIEW – The North Florida men's basketball team hosts USC Upstate Thursday to tip-off the final ASUN home weekend of the season. The game tips at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena and will be carried on ESPN3.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs USC Upstate
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 15 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES:Â UNF trails the series, 14-17
LAST MEETING:Â Ospreys and Spartans met on Jan 20 at the Hodge Center with UNF earning the 100-80 victory | North Florida led 39-35 at the half but exploded for 61 second half points | Noah Horchler notched a 31 point/13 rebound double-double for UNF | Osprey starters accounted for 97 of the team's 100 points scored | UNF had 14 3PM | Deion Holmes led Upstate with 16 pts while Malik Moore chipped in a dbl-dbl (13 pts/11 rebs)
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3Â (PxP: Brent Martineau | Color: Lee Moon, Jr.)
LIVESTATS:Â UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (11-17 / 5-6Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT USC UPSTATE (7-21 / 3-9Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 655 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 407 straight | Streak marks the 26th longest active streak in the NCAA
- UNF is 2nd in the nation for 3PM and ranks 4th in 3PA and 9th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 16 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 32nd all-time between Ospreys and Spartans with Upstate owning a 17-14 advantage
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 10-10 mark against USC Upstate while Coach Kyle Perry is 0-1 vs UNF as a head coach
- Ospreys have won 6 of the last 7 meetings between the teams but Spartans halted a UNF win streak with their win last February in UNF Arena |Â
-Â The UNF-Upstate game pits the league's top 2 three-point shooting squads against each other: UNF averages 10.9 3PM/game while Spartans are making 10.1 per game
Home Sweet Home: - Ospreys are 44-12 (.786) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 80-38 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF is 8-2 at home this year and playing final regular season home contests of the year this weekend
UP NEXT
- North Florida hosts NJITÂ on Saturday for the final regular season home game of the season. Prior to the game, UNF will honor its senior class of Osborn Blount and Chase Driscoll.
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GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs USC Upstate
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 15 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES:Â UNF trails the series, 14-17
LAST MEETING:Â Ospreys and Spartans met on Jan 20 at the Hodge Center with UNF earning the 100-80 victory | North Florida led 39-35 at the half but exploded for 61 second half points | Noah Horchler notched a 31 point/13 rebound double-double for UNF | Osprey starters accounted for 97 of the team's 100 points scored | UNF had 14 3PM | Deion Holmes led Upstate with 16 pts while Malik Moore chipped in a dbl-dbl (13 pts/11 rebs)
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3Â (PxP: Brent Martineau | Color: Lee Moon, Jr.)
LIVESTATS:Â UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (11-17 / 5-6Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT USC UPSTATE (7-21 / 3-9Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- #BirdsofTrey have made a three-pointer in 655 consecutive games including every game of their Division I history - a string of 407 straight | Streak marks the 26th longest active streak in the NCAA
- UNF is 2nd in the nation for 3PM and ranks 4th in 3PA and 9th in 3PM/game | Ospreys have 16 games with double digit 3PMs
- Today's meeting marks 32nd all-time between Ospreys and Spartans with Upstate owning a 17-14 advantage
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 10-10 mark against USC Upstate while Coach Kyle Perry is 0-1 vs UNF as a head coach
- Ospreys have won 6 of the last 7 meetings between the teams but Spartans halted a UNF win streak with their win last February in UNF Arena |Â
-Â The UNF-Upstate game pits the league's top 2 three-point shooting squads against each other: UNF averages 10.9 3PM/game while Spartans are making 10.1 per game
Home Sweet Home: - Ospreys are 44-12 (.786) in home games since start of 2014-15 season | 80-38 all-time under Driscoll at UNF Arena | UNF is 8-2 at home this year and playing final regular season home contests of the year this weekend
UP NEXT
- North Florida hosts NJITÂ on Saturday for the final regular season home game of the season. Prior to the game, UNF will honor its senior class of Osborn Blount and Chase Driscoll.
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