Men's Basketball | 1/1/2019 12:59:00 PM

OPENING TIP – The new year tips off for North Florida men's basketball on Wednesday as the Ospreys host Florida National in the final non-conference clash of the season at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Florida National
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 2 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 2-0
LAST MEETING: Jan. 2, 2018 | Ospreys dominated play taking a 42-26 at the half and then exploding for 62 second half points in a 104-70 victory | Five UNF players reached double digits led by 18 from JT Escobar | #BirdsofTrey finished with 16 3PM | Game featured 107 rebounds and 44 fouls whistled

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN+ ($)
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-9 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT FLORIDA NATIONAL (10-8 NAIA)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- UNF and FNU will be meeting for the third time in program history and in the third consecutive season
- The Ospreys wrap up non-conference play and will be playing just the fourth home game of the year
- North Florida is undefeated (3-0) at home this year | FNU has posted a 4-5 mark on the road
- Against non-DI foes, UNF owns a 19-0 record under Coach Driscoll including 100-point outputs in 6 of the last 8 contests
- On Saturday at No. 12 Auburn, Noah Horchler and Ezekiel Balogun led the way for the Ospreys with 10 points each
- UNF's next victory marks the 325th in the program's 27-year history

UP NEXT
The Ospreys tip-off ASUN play on Saturday (Jan. 5) against league newcomer North Alabama in Jacksonville at 5 p.m.