HOOP SCOOP: Ospreys at Creighton

GAME GLANCE
Game 7: Creighton	Sunday, Nov. 24 \| 2 p.m. \| Omaha, Neb. \| CHI Health Center Omaha
Game 7: Creighton	TV/Video: Live Stats \| Watch (FS1) \| Listen
Series History	0-0 \| @UNF: 0-0, @CU: 0-0, @Neutral: 0-0 \| Streak: n/a
Last Meeting	First Meeting \| --- \| Recap - Boxscore
Social Media	@OspreysMBB \| #SWOOPLife \| Facebook \| @UNFOspreys

OMAHA, Neb. - North Florida men's basketball continues play in the Continental Tires Las Vegas Invitational with a Sunday afternoon clash against Creighton at 2 p.m. in the CHI Health Center Omaha.

1. REWIND
Ospreys went toe-to-toe with Iowa from the Big Ten Conference through the opening 20 minutes on Thursday night holding a six point lead and trailing by just four (39-35) at halftime | Hawkeyes took advantage of 20 offensive rebounds and 24 second chance points to earn the victory | Ivan Gandia-Rosa led a quartet of UNF players in double digits finishing with 18 pts (6 3PM), sophomore Carter Hendricksen narrowly missed a double-double tallying 17 points and 9 rebs | Wajid Aminu had 13 pts/7 rebs / 5 blocks

2. BATTLIN' THE BIG EAST
The Ospreys are 0-2 all-time against teams in the Big East having played just 2 of the 10 current members | UNF has played Marquette (2009) and St. John's (2006)

3. #BIRDSofTREY
With 82 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 13.7 threes per game (1st in nation) | JT Escobar is listed 3rd nationally for 3PM (23)

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. LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL HISTORY
North Florida is making its second appearance in the Continental Tires Las Vegas Invitational, playing in the 2012 event | Ospreys lost at Colorado State (83-55) and Portland (74-64) before posting wins at the Orleans Arena over CS Bakersfield (80-70) and Georgia Southern (74-46)

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
- Creighton enters contest at 3-1 following back-to-back wins including an 86-70 victory over Cal Poly on Friday night
- Bluejays have played three of their four games this season at home with lone loss coming at Michigan
- CU is 63-1 all-time in regular-season home games that happen before Nov. 26th
- Creighton is facing its second ASUN Conference opponent of the year having topped Kennesaw State (81-55) in their season opener
- Three Bluejays average double figures led by Marcus Zegarowski (17.8 PPG) and Ty-Shon Alexander (17.3 PPG)

PROBABLE OSPREY STARTERS
G - Ivan Gandia-Rosa (13.2 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 6.5 APG)
G - JT Escobar (14.5 PPG | 1.3 RPG)
F - Dorian James (4.8 PPG | 4.0 RPG)
F - Carter Hendricksen (15.2 PPG | 8.7 RPG)
F - Wajid Aminu (10.2 PPG | 6.7 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

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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Carter Hendricksen

Dorian James

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