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Men's Hoops Concludes Road Trip Wednesday at Kennesaw State

By: North Florida Athletics
Preview graphic for men's basketball game versus Kennesaw State with logos of North Florida and Kennesaw State along with background photo of team huddle on court

Men's Basketball | 1/29/2019 10:00:00 AM

OPENING TIP – North Florida wraps up the first half of the ASUN round-robin schedule on the road Wednesday against Kennesaw State at 7 p.m. in the KSU Convocation Center.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Kennesaw State
WHERE: KSU Convocation Center (4,600)
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 30 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 23-19
LAST MEETING: 2/8/18 - KSU, 89-81 | North Florida started quickly but Kennesaw State rallied midway through the first half and then held off the Ospreys in the final minutes for the win | Noah Horchler had 22 pts/9 rebs to lead UNF while Nick Masterson finished with 28 pts including 6-6 3PM in pacing the Owls | Ospreys outshot KSU 50% to 40% from the field but were topped on the glass 45-34 and surrendered 21 second chance points in the loss

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-14 / 3-5 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE (3-18 / 0-6 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game marks the 43rd all-time meeting between UNF and KSU in round ball with Ospreys owning a slight 23-19 edge | This is North Florida's longest running series
- North Florida is 2-11 on the road this year and have dropped 6 of their last 7 away from UNF Arena | The Owls are 3-6 at home will all their wins this season coming at the Convocation Center
- UNF is 9-12 all-time versus KSU in Kennesaw with losses in each of their last three visits
- Ospreys have lost four straight heading into the Battle of the Birds while the Owls look to end an eight game skid
- The home team has been victorious in each of the last six meetings | UNF was last road victor - Feb. 14, 2015 (67-51)
- Head coach Matthew Driscoll is 15-3 versus Kennesaw State including one stretch of 13 consecutive wins | KSU mentor Al Skinner is 3-3 against North Florida
- Pair will meet for the regular season rematch in two weeks (Feb. 13) in Jacksonville

UP NEXT
North Florida will have the week off from competition before opening February action at home against league co-leader Lipscomb on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Noah Horchler

#0 Noah Horchler

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6' 8"
Junior
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Noah Horchler

#0 Noah Horchler

6' 8"
Junior
Criminal Justice
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