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River City Rumble Returns Thursday Night at UNF Arena

By: North Florida Athletics
Preview graphic for men's basketball game versus Jacksonville with logos of North Florida, Jacksonville, ASUN and Bank of England along with background photo of team huddle on court.

Men's Basketball | 1/23/2019 10:56:00 AM

OPENING TIP – The men's basketball edition of the River City Rumble for 2018-19 tips off Thursday in UNF Arena when the Ospreys play host to crosstown rival Jacksonville at 7 p.m. The game is sponsored by the Bank of England.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Jacksonville
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 24 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF trails 17-13
CURRENT STREAK: UNF lost 2
LAST MEETING: 2/22/18 - JU, 86-81 | In the regular season finale a year ago, North Florida had a first half lead erased by a hard charging Jacksonville squad that scored 52 points in the second period | Garrett Sams led the Ospreys with 19 points while Ivan Gandia-Rosa hit 5 treys to finish with 17 points | JU saw 5 of 7 players garner double-digits paced by 26 from Jace Hogan.

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-12 / 3-3 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE (8-12 / 1-4 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game marks the 31st all-time meeting between the crosstown rivals | JU swept the season meetings last year halting a 9-game win streak for UNF
- North Florida is 6-1 at home this year and won 9 of their last 10 | JU is 4-7 on the road with losses in last two trips away from home
- Teams have split the 14 previous meetings in UNF Arena (7-7) but Ospreys had won 5 straight before a 90-86 loss last year
- Ospreys are in the midst of a 4 game in 9 day span with tonight's marking the third game in 6 days
- 11 games in the series have been decided by 5 points or less
- Matthew Driscoll is 12-9 in his career versus the Dolphins | Tony Jasick is 2-7 against UNF

UP NEXT
North Florida closes out the month of January with a pair of road tilts beginning Sunday in a rematch with in-state rival FGCU at 5 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

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6' 1"
Junior
Sport Management
Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

G/F
6' 7"
Junior
Sport Management

Players Mentioned

Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

6' 1"
Junior
Sport Management
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Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

6' 7"
Junior
Sport Management
G/F