Game 13: Jacksonville University (5-7) vs the University of Florida (7-3)
Gainesville, Fla. – O'Connell Center – Tuesday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. ET

Game Notes: Jacksonville | Florida
Live Audio: mixlr.com/judolphins
Live Audio Talent: Scott Manze (Play-by-Play), Artis Gilmore (Color Commentary), Eric Ridgeway (statistician)
Twitter: @JacksonvilleMBB

Series Information

Series Record: Florida leads 31-5
Last Meeting: Florida-79, Jacksonville-34 (at Florida, Dec. 14, 2014)
Record at Jacksonville: 1-9 (last win was Dec. 21, 1994, 68-67)
Record at Florida: 2-15 (last win was Dec. 20, 2010, 71-68 in OT)
Record at Neutral Site: 2-7 (last win was Dec. 27, 1979, 61-55 in Gator Bowl Tourney)
Record in OT: 1-2 (last win was Dec. 20, 2010, at Florida)
Coach Jasick vs. Florida: 0-1

GAINESVILLE – The men's basketball team of Jacksonville University faces one of the most efficient defensive teams in the nation on Tuesday in a match at the University of Florida. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the O'Connell Center. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network and mixlr.com/judolphins.

Recap of the Last Game

JU narrowly defeated Florida A&M 68-66 on Monday in the Historic Swisher Gym. The Rattlers' K'Ja Johnson hit a two-pointer that would have tied the game, but replay showed that the game clock had expired just before the ball left his hand. The Dolphins relied on clutch free throw shooting to win; they sunk 4-5 shots at the penalty stripe in the closing minute. Jacksonville shot 38.3 percent from the floor, was outrebounded (38-37), was outscored in the paint (34-14), and was outscored in bench scoring (15-12), but still managed to stretch its winning streak in Swisher to five consecutive games dating back to last season.

Darius Dawkins led the Dolphins in scoring with 22 points on 7-15 shooting. The junior forward also had 6 rebounds and went 2-2 from the line. Kori Babineaux had 16 points on 7-15 shooting, and Marcel White had 15 points on 5-9 shooting.

About Florida

The Gators (7-3) took down Oklahoma State (7-4) 72-70 on Saturday in the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla. Florida ranks 18th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 60.5 points per game. The Gators are tied for 26th in the nation in rebounds with 42.4 per game, and they're tied for 12th in the nation in turnovers with just 10 per game.

Probable starters for Florida include guards Brandone Francis-Rameriz (2.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg) and Chris Chiozza (6.5 ppg, 2.6 apg), forwards Devin Robinson (11.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg) and Dorian Finney-Smith (14.1 ppg, 8.4 rpg), and center John Egbunu (11.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg).

Tip-Ins

The trio of Kori Babineaux (17.5 ppg), Marcel White (17.1) and Darius Dawkins (15.7) have scored 65.2 percent of Jacksonville's points this season.

Dawkins has hit a staggering 49 three-pointers through the Dolphins' first 12 games, tied for third-most in the country. Not just a volume shooter, Dawkins is shooting 50.5 percent from long range. White ranks second on the team with 29 three-pointers and holds a .420 percentage.

As a team, JU has hit 109 3-pointers, which account for 34.21 percent of the team's made field goals, and the Dolphins are shooting .394 from beyond the arc.