Men's Basketball | 1/15/2020 10:00:00 AM

GAME GLANCE
Game 20: Jacksonville	Thursday, Jan. 16 | 7:00 p.m. (ET) | Jacksonville, Fla. | Historic Swisher Gym
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Series History	UNF trails 18-14 | @UNF: 7-8, @JU: 6-9, @Neutral: 1-1 | Streak: W1
Last Meeting	UNF 80, JU 73  OT  | Feb. 20, 2019 at Swisher Gym | Recap / Boxscore
Social Media	@OspreysMBB | #SWOOPLife | Facebook | @UNFOspreys

JACKSONVILLE - The North Florida men's basketball team looks to bounce back from a tough loss while hoping to extend its current road win streak in a trip across town to face rival Jacksonville in the season's first installment of the River City Rumble, Thursday at 7 p.m. in Historic Swisher Gymnasium.

1. REWIND
North Florida suffered its first ASUN and home loss of the season on Saturday night at the hands of NJIT, 78-66 | Ospreys were held to a season low 6 three-pointers and the Highlanders shot a blistering 58% from the floor bolstered by a career high 37 point performance from San Antonio Brinson | Wajid Aminu paced UNF with a season-best 20 point effort that also included seven boards and two blocked shots | Garrett Sams and Ivan Gandia-Rosa each chipped in 11 points with  Sams adding a team high 8 rebounds and Gandia-Rosa handing out a team best six assists

2. #BIRDSofTREY
With 233 3PM this season, UNF leads the nation from beyond the arc | The Ospreys have posted double digit 3PM in 15 games this season and are currently averaging a nation's best 12.3 threes per game | Against Trinity Baptist (Nov. 18) UNF connected on a program record 21 three-pointers | Ten different players have made a trey this season for North Florida while all 11 players on the roster have attempted a three-pointer

3. ROAD WARRIORS
After a pair of home games, North Florida returns to the road (sort of) for two of its next three games beginning Thursday at crosstown rival Jacksonville | Ospreys are 3-7 this season on the road having won both of their ASUN games away from home | UNF has posted wins in 5 of their last six visits to Swisher Gym including last year's 80-73 overtime thriller

4. MILESTONE MOVEMENTS
A win on Thursday would mark the 200th victory for Head Coach Matthew Driscoll in his coaching career | Driscoll recently moved into sole possession of 5th place all-time in the ASUN for coaching victories and is just three behind ASUN Legend and Hall of Fame member Bill Bibb of Mercer | Ivan Gandia-Rosa became just the second player in UNF history to surpass 500 career assists and his current total of 507 is just 44 behind all-time leader Dallas Moore

5. LAST TIME WE MET
Fueled by double-doubles from three players, the North Florida overcame a second half deficit and outlasted rival Jacksonville in overtime for an 80-73 road win at Swisher Gym | Wajid Aminu finished with 20 pts/13 rebs followed by Garrett Sams (18 pts/10 rebs) and Noah Horchler (11 pts/12 rebs) | Jace Hogan paced JU with 26 pts/12 rebs | Game featured 11 ties and 16 lead changes |  UNF was a perfect 9-for-9 from the FT line in extra session

SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE
- Jacksonville enters the contest at 8-10 overall and 1-2 in ASUN play | Dropped four of their last five games including a tough 54-37decision at Liberty
- Dolphins are 4-2 at home with wins in three of their last four at Swisher including a 68-52 victory against NJIT
- JU lineup led by a pair of players in double digits: David Bell (11.8 PPG) and Destin Barnes (10.7 PPG) | Bell is also among the ASUN leaders in rebounds (9.8 RPG) and blocked shots (26)
- Jacksonville is ranked second in the conference in scoring defense allowing just 64.1 points per game and are holding opponent's to just 27% shooting from the 3-point line
- Dolphins and Ospreys split their meetings a year ago with the road team coming up victorious both times | JU has won three of the last four, while UNF has claimed 10 of the last 13 | Last six match-ups have all been decided by seven points or less

PROBABLE OSPREY STARTERS
G - Ivan Gandia-Rosa (14.1 PPG | 3.2 RPG | 5.8 APG)
G - JT Escobar (12.7 PPG | 1.4 RPG)
G - Garrett Sams (13.7 PPG | 4.4 RPG)
F - Carter Hendricksen (15.2 PPG | 8.1 RPG)
F - Wajid Aminu (10.3 PPG | 6.0 RPG | 1.6 BPG)

UP NEXT
The Ospreys face a split ASUN weekend with league-leader Liberty visiting UNF Arena Thursday (Jan. 23) before North Florida travels to Nashville for a clash at Lipscomb Saturday (Jan. 25)

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