JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Round two of the River City Rumble is set for tomorrow at Swisher Gymnasium as ASUN East Division seeding implications hang in the balance when UNF men's basketball goes to JU.

LAST TIME OUT (vs. FGCU - Feb. 19)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - On brand with this year's ASUN season, North Florida men's basketball found itself in a barnburner as it battled with FGCU Saturday, Feb. 19. For the third time in as many games, the Ospreys (10-18, 6-8 ASUN) emerged on the other side of the dust with a victory as they held off the Eagles (18-10, 8-6 ASUN), 70-64, from a boisterous UNF Arena.

PROJECTED STARTERS
G - Jarius Hicklen (11.8 PPG | 2.6 RPG | 1.7 APG)
G - Emmanuel Adedoyin (7.1 PPG | 2.3 RPG | 2.5 APG)
G - Chaz Lanier (4.3 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 1.1 APG)
F - Dorian James (5.1 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 1.1 BPG)
F - Jadyn Parker (8.0 PPG | 5.1 RPG | 1.4 BPG)

SERIES HISTORY - JU
-This is the 39th meeting between the crosstown rivals. 
-Jacksonville holds a narrow edge in the all-time series, leading 20-18.
-UNF and Jacksonville have met 18 times at Swisher, with JU winning 10 of those contests. 
-The Ospreys and Dolphins were in a battle at UNF in the previous meeting Jan. 15. JU won by just three, 54-51.
-Each of the last three meetings between these two teams have been decided by three points or less.

FROM THE JUMP

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Guard Jarius Hicklen has scored in double figures in 11 consecutive games ... he posted 22 points/game last week, including a 31-point night in UNF's win against Liberty, earning Feb. 21 ASUN Player of the Week honors.

STARTING FIVE
UNF's starting five going tonight has turned in a 3-0 mark, defeating Kennesaw State, Liberty and FGCU in the last three games.
  
BIRDS OF DENYING THE TREY
In UNF's 10 wins this season the Ospreys are holding opponents to 24.8 percent from beyond the arc ... North Florida held one of the best three-point shooting teams in Jacksonville State to just 3-for-19 earlier this season.

ON BRAND
UNF is posting another quintessential year as for shooting the three-ball goes ... North Florida is ninth in the nation in three-point field goal attempts (791), 15th in three-pointers made per game (9.9) and 12th in total treys converted (276) ... Hicklen has made 78 three-pointers at a rate of 2.89 per game, good for 36th in Division I.

SCOUTING REPORT | JU
-Jacksonville is 18-8 and 10-4 in the ASUN in head coach Jordan Mincy's first year as head coach of the Dolphins. 
-JU is on a four-game winning streak, having defeated Kennesaw State, Stetson, Liberty and Eastern Kentucky during that stretch.
-The Dolphins are 13-0 at home this season.
-The Dolphins defense has keyed JU's 18-8 season. Jacksonville is holding teams to 39.3 percent shooting, good for the 18th-best field goal percentage defense in the nation and the top number in the league.
-JU has the best three-point field goal percentage defense in the ASUN as well.
-Kevion Nolan has been one of the key cogs to JU's season. Nolan is first in the league in assist/turnover ratio, third in offensive rebounds per game and fifth in steals per game.

DRISCOLL CONFIDENTIAL
"If you played this quote on an old-time record player it would sound like the album is scratched because it is continually repeating. Once again we are facing another upper echelon team who is battling for first place, and this time that contest is on the road. Both teams have had moving parts since our last meeting, while also having a similar approach foundationally, making this another tremendous opportunity to compete for 40 minutes." -- Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
 
UP NEXT
UNF closes out the regular season at Stetson Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Stay connected with the Ospreys all season long by following @OspreyMBB and @UNFOspreys on Twitter for all of the latest UNF men's basketball updates. Be sure to use the hashtag #SWOOPLife and #BirdsofTrey