University of North Florida Athletics

ASUN MADNESS: Ospreys Travel to Liberty for Semifinal Battle

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 3/6/2019 12:45:00 PM

OPENING TIP – Making their fifth consecutive appearance in the semifinals of the ASUN Championship Tournament, No. 3 seed North Florida battles No. 2 see Liberty Thursday in the Vines Center at 7 p.m.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Liberty
WHERE: Vines Center (9,511)
WHEN: Thursday, Mar. 7 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 2-1
LAST MEETING: 2/23/19 - UNF, 75-70 | In Liberty's first visit to UNF Arena, North Florida shot 60 percent from the field and rallied from 13 points down in the second half to earn the 75-70 victory against the ASUN leading Flames. Garrett Sams paced the Ospreys with 20 pts (6 3PM) while Wajid Aminu chipped in 19 points and 8 rebs. Caleb Homesley had 17 points to lead Liberty's output. UNF turned the game around with an 18-2 run late beginning with 8:32 left on the clock. North Florida also finished with 11 treys and limited the Flames to just 6 3PM, three below their season average.

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

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (16-16 / 9-7 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT LIBERTY (26-6 / 14-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- North Florida is the No. 3 seed in the ASUN Tournament while Liberty owns the No. 2 spot after sharing the regular season crown with Lipscomb
- Tonight's game marks the 4th all-time between the Ospreys and Flames and just the first game at repeat location
- North Florida comes into Thursday's clash having won seven straight including handing the Flames their lone loss of the last nine games
- Ospreys are looking to earn their third trip to the ASUN Championship game in the last five years | LU looks to make the championship game in their debut season in the ASUN
- UNF is 5-12 on the road this season but have won three straight | LU has amassed a 15-1 mark this year in the Vines Center including a 70-64 win over North Florida in January
- ASUN's top two three-point shooting squads face off with North Florida hitting a league best 9.2 threes a game followed closely by Liberty at 9.0
- Junior Wajid Aminu was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and 2nd-team All-ASUN | JT Escobar was tabbed the ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- In the two meetings this season, UNF-LU games have featured 17 ties and 28 lead changes with both games decided in the closing minutes and by less than six points

UP NEXT
The winner advances to the ASUN Championship game on Sunday against the winner of Lipscomb-NJIT. The game will tip at 3 p.m. on ESPN.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu: F; 6' 7"; Junior; International Business

#11 Garrett Sams: G/F; 6' 7"; Junior; Sport Management

Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu
: 6' 7"; Junior; International Business
: F

#11 Garrett Sams
: 6' 7"; Junior; Sport Management
: G/F

Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu

#11 Garrett Sams

Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu

#11 Garrett Sams