University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Travels to League Newcomer Liberty on Saturday

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 1/18/2019 10:00:00 AM

OPENING TIP – Following back-to-back ASUN victories, North Florida continues its week-long road stretch Saturday against league newcomer Liberty in Lynchburg, Va.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Liberty
WHERE: Vines Center (9,511)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 19 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: 11/25/14 - UNF, 77-57 | In the only meeting between the Ospreys and Flames, UNF earned the win in the opening game of the Cancun Challenge | Former standout Dallas Moore led all scorers with 20 points including 4 of the team's 12 3PM | David Andoh and James Johnson shared Liberty honors with 10 points apiece | North Florida held the Flames to just 22 second half points on 36% shooting

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-10 / 3-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIBERTY (15-4 / 4-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game marks the 2nd all-time between the Ospreys and Flames | UNF claimed the inaugural meeting at the 2014 Cancun Challenge
- North Florida is 2-9 on the road this season having snapped a 5-game skid with Wednesday's victory at Stetson | Liberty is 8-0 in the Vines Center this season
- This marks the Ospreys first game in Commonwealth of Virginia since playing at VCU last year (Nov. 13)
- Ospreys have won 4 of their last 5 games including an 87-77 win vs Stetson | The Flames bring a 4-game win streak into the tilt highlighted by a 3-0 start in their ASUN debut season
- ASUN's top two three-point shooting squads face off with Liberty averaging 10.3 treys a game and North Florida making 9.2 per contest
- Against Stetson, UNF reached double-digit threes for the 5th consecutive time
- All five Osprey starters notched double figure points for the third straight game
- MILESTONES: Wajid Aminu became the 4th player in program history with 100 career blocked shots

UP NEXT
North Florida returns to the hardwood Monday against NJIT at 7 p.m. | The Ospreys then welcome crosstown rival Jacksonville for the first edition of the River City Rumble on Thursday in UNF Arena

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Players Mentioned

#14 Dallas Moore: G; 6' 1"; Freshman; Undecided

#2 Wajid Aminu: F; 6' 7"; Junior; International Business

Players Mentioned

#14 Dallas Moore
: 6' 1"; Freshman; Undecided
: G

#2 Wajid Aminu
: 6' 7"; Junior; International Business
: F

Players Mentioned

#14 Dallas Moore

#2 Wajid Aminu

Players Mentioned

#14 Dallas Moore

#2 Wajid Aminu