Men's Basketball | 2/22/2019 10:00:00 AM

OPENING TIP – North Florida men's basketball brings a four-game win streak into Saturday's clash with ASUN leader Liberty at 5 p.m., in the first of two home games to close out the regular season for the Ospreys. The game is sponsored by Diamonds Direct.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Liberty
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 23 - 5:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: Series tied 1-1
LAST MEETING: 1/19/19 - LU, 70-64 | In the Ospreys first visit to the Vines Center, UNF and Liberty embarked in a seesaw battle that featured 10 times and 15 lead changes. The game was tied 59-59 with 5:28 left when North Florida suffered a near five-minute scoring drought allowing the Flames to utilize an 8-0 run to secure the victory. Noah Horchler narrowly missed a double-double for UNF, finishing with 16 points/9 rebounds while Ivan Gandia-Rosa topped the squad with 19 points including 4 treys. Scottie James tallied 18 points to pace a trio of LU players in double digits.

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (13-16 / 7-7 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIBERTY (23-5 / 12-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game marks the 3rd all-time between the Ospreys and Flames, with Liberty becoming a member of the ASUN Conference this season
- North Florida comes into Saturday's clash having won four straight highlighted by a trio of ASUN road wins, while Liberty rides a five-game win streak into the match-up
- UNF is 7-3 at home this year | LU owns a 9-2 road mark and is a perfect 6-0 away from home in ASUN play this season
- ASUN's top two three-point shooting squads face off with Liberty averaging 9.4 treys a game and North Florida making 9.0 per contest
- In current win streak, UNF has reached the 80-point mark in three of the four games
- Against JU, North Florida overcame an 8-point second half deficit and closed out the game going 9-9 from the FT line in overtime | A trio of Ospreys notched double-doubles in the victory

UP NEXT
North Florida concludes its regular season ledger Tuesday by hosting in-state rival Stetson in UNF Arena at 7 p.m.