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Men's Basketball Meets FGCU in #ASUNMBB Tournament Semifinal

By: North Florida Athletics
Preview graphic for UNF vs FGCU in ASUN Semifinals with group of players coming onto the court in the background

Men's Basketball | 2/28/2018 4:06:00 PM

QUICK VIEW – For the third consecutive year, the North Florida men's basketball team squares off against rival FGCU in ASUN Tournament action. The Ospreys and Eagles meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in semifinal action at Alico Arena. The game will be carried on ESPN3.
 
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: No. 5 North Florida vs No.1 FGCU
WHERE: Alico Arena (4,633)
WHEN: Thursday, Mar. 1 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF trails the series, 10-18
LAST MEETING: The rivals last squared off on Jan. 29 at Alico Arena with FGCU posting a 103-70 victory | Eagles led 55-28 at the half | FGCU shot 56% and scored 24 pts off turnovers | UNF was led by 16 pts from Noah Horchler, who also pulled down 10 rebounds

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (14-18 / 7-7 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FGCU (22-10 / 12-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- North Florida is playing in its fourth consecutive ASUN semifinal
- Ospreys and Eagles have combined to win the ASUN regular season title in each of the last four years
- Today's meeting marks 29th all-time between Ospreys and Eagles with FGCU holding a 18-10 advantage
- Coach Matthew Driscoll owns a 9-12 mark against FGCU while Coach Joe Dooley has amassed a 9-3 mark vs UNF
- Series has been highlighted by streaks: FGCU won first 6 followed by 7 straight by UNF, Eagles won 5 more before Ospreys claimed 3 in a row. FGCU has won the last 7
- The UNF-FGCU game pits the league's top scoring team in league play against the top defensive team

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: North Florida played its first six games of the year away from UNF Arena and closed the 2017 calendar with 4 consecutive games on the road | UNF is 4-15 away from home this year | Ospreys opened ASUN Tournament play with a road win at NJIT on Monday.

UP NEXT
- The winner of the UNF-FGCU game advances to Sunday's ASUN Championship game against the winner of Lipscomb-Jacksonville at 3 p.m.


 
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Noah Horchler

#0 Noah Horchler

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6' 8"
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Players Mentioned

Noah Horchler

#0 Noah Horchler

6' 8"
Sophomore
Exploratory
F