Men's Basketball | 2/5/2019 11:52:00 AM

OPENING TIP – The North Florida men's basketball tips off the final month of the season with a home clash against ASUN leader Lipscomb on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena. The game is sponsored by Waychoff Air-Conditioning.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Lipscomb
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 6 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 16-12
LAST MEETING: 1/9/19 - LU 81-66 | The Bisons topped UNF 81-66 earlier this season in Nashville as Lipscomb took advantage of a slow start for the Ospreys | LU held a 41-28 halftime lead behind hot shooting | All 5 Ospreys starters reached double digits but Lipscomb answered with 20+ point efforts from Garrison Mathews and Eli Pepper | UNF forced 21 turnovers by the Bisons but had 19 of their own

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-15 / 3-6 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIPSCOMB (18-4 / 9-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- UNF and Lipscomb will be meeting for the 29th time on the hardwood with the Ospreys holding a slight 16-12 advantage
- The Bisons have won the last two meetings following a four-game win streak for UNF
- North Florida is 9-4 all-time at UNF Arena including a current five-game win streak in the series
- Ospreys are 6-2 at home this year but have dropped their last two while LU has won four consecutive road tilts heading into the contest
- Lipscomb coach Casey Alexander is 5-12 all-time versus North Florida (4-9 with Lipscomb | 1-3 at Stetson)
- Garrett Sams enters the game needing just 22 points to become the 14th member of UNF's 1,000-Point Club
- UNF looks to halt a five game skid while Lipscomb fights to extend their current 9-game win streak
- Lipscomb (85.5) and North Florida (76.4) are the two highest scoring teams in the ASUN this season


UP NEXT
North Florida hits the road for its inaugural trip to Florence, Ala., to face ASUN newcomer North Alabama on Saturday at 5 p.m. (ET)/ 4 p.m. (CT)