University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Makes ASUN Road Debut at Lipscomb on Wednesday

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 1/8/2019 10:00:00 AM

OPENING TIP – The North Florida men's basketball team hits the road for the first time in ASUN Conference play Wednesday as the Ospreys visit defending league champion Lipscomb. Both teams opened conference play with victories on Saturday night.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Lipscomb
WHERE: Allen Arena (5,028)
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 9 - 7:30 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 16-11
LAST MEETING: 2/10/18 - LU 82-75 | North Florida saw a four-game win streak versus the Bisons snapped in Nashville as Rob Marberry erupted for 39 points to lead Lipscomb | Trip Day scored a career best 22 for the Ospreys including 5 3PM | Lipscomb outscored UNF 58-32 in the paint and had 20 points off 18 Osprey turnovers | North Florida tallied 10 blocked shots and shot 53% from the floor while also making 11 treys

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-9 / 1-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIPSCOMB (10-4 / 1-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- UNF and Lipscomb will be meeting for the 28th time on the hardwood with the Ospreys holding a slight 16-11 advantage
- North Florida has won 4 of the last 5 meetings and 15 of 20 under Matthew Driscoll
- The Ospreys are 7-7 all-time at Allen Arena including wins in two of their last three visits
- Bisons are 5-1 at home this year with wins in their last three while UNF is 1-8 on the road including four straight
- Lipscomb coach Casey Alexander is 4-12 all-time versus North Florida (3-9 with Lipscomb | 1-3 at Stetson)
- Noah Horchler was tabbed the ASUN Player of the Week on Monday after helping the Ospreys to a pair of wins last week and averaging a double-double
- Saturday's "W" against league newcomer North Alabama marked the third largest margin of victory (+29) in ASUN play in UNF program history
- Lipscomb was the preseason favorite to win the ASUN while North Florida was picked to finish fourth by the league's coaches and media

UP NEXT
North Florida returns home for a clash against in-state rival FGCU on Saturday in UNF Arena at 5 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#22 Trip Day: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore; Sport Management

#0 Noah Horchler: F; 6' 8"; Junior; Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

#22 Trip Day
: 6' 7"; Sophomore; Sport Management
: F

#0 Noah Horchler
: 6' 8"; Junior; Criminal Justice
: F

Players Mentioned

#22 Trip Day

#0 Noah Horchler

Players Mentioned

#22 Trip Day

#0 Noah Horchler