Men's Basketball | 11/20/2019 3:54:00 PM

GAME GLANCE
Game 6: Iowa	Thursday, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | Iowa City, Iowa. | Carver Hawkeye Arena
	TV/Video: Live Stats | Watch (Big Ten Network) | Listen
Series History	Iowa leads 1-0 | @UNF: 0-0, @UI: 0-1, @Neutral: 0-0 | Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting	Iowa 80, UNF 70 | Dec. 22, 2014 at Carver Hawkeye Arena | Recap - Boxscore
Social Media	@OspreysMBB | #SWOOPLife | Facebook | @UNFOspreys

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Riding a four-game win streak, North Florida men's basketball opens play in the Continental Tires Las Vegas invitational on Thursday against Iowa at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

1. REWIND
North Florida is coming off a record setting performance in a 115-39 victory against Trinity Baptist | The Ospreys connected on a program record 21 three-pointers while holding TBC to the fewest points by an opponent in program history | The 76-point win margin was also the largest in the program's D1 Era | Seven players reached double-digits for UNF led by 23 from JT Escobar including seven 3PM

2. BATTLIN' THE BIG TEN
The Ospreys are 2-16 all-time against teams in the Big Ten having played 11 of the 14 squads | UNF owns a pair of upset wins against the league having topped Illinois (2015) and Purdue (2014)

3. #BIRDSofTREY
With 70 3PM this season, UNF leads the nation from beyond the arc | The Ospreys have posted double digit 3PM in every game this season and are currently averaging 14.0 threes per game (1st in nation) | JT Escobar is listed 3rd nationally for 3PM (21), which is one fewer than the team total for Iowa

4. STRONG START
With their win on Monday against Trinity Baptist, North Florida moved to 4-1 marking the best start in the program's Division I era | It's also the strongest start since opening the 1994-95 season with a 7-0 mark | Ospreys also kicked off the 1993-94 campaign with a 4-1 record

5. LAST TIME WE MET
North Florida and Iowa battled down to the wire in their inaugural meeting with the Hawkeyes making a late push for the 80-70 victory | The Ospreys were able to outscore Iowa, 39-36, in the second half | Trent Mackey scored 18 points (6 3PM) to lead a quartet of UNF players in double figures

SCOUTING IOWA
- Iowa enters the match-up at 2-1 following an 87-74 win versus Oral Roberts on Friday
- Hawkeyes have played all their games this season at home
- Finished 23-12 last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Luka Garza averages a team best 21.3 PPG along with 10.0 RPG


PROBABLE OSPREY STARTERS
G - Ivan Gandia-Rosa (12.2 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 6.4 APG)
G - JT Escobar (15.0 PPG | 1.4 RPG)
F - Dorian James (5.0 PPG | 4.0 RPG)
F - Carter Hendricksen (14.8 PPG | 8.6 RPG)
F - Wajid Aminu (9.6 PPG | 6.6 RPG)

UP NEXT
North Florida continues play in the Las Vegas Invitational on Sunday at Creighton before concluding tournament action in Las Vegas on Nov. 28-29

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Stay connected with the Ospreys all season long by following @OspreysMBB and @UNFOspreys on Twitter for all of the latest UNF men's basketball updates. Be sure to use the hashtag #SWOOPLife and #BirdsofTrey