Hicklen leads North Florida against Eastern Kentucky after 27-point outing

North Florida Ospreys (4-15, 0-5 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (9-10, 1-4 ASUN)

Richmond, Kentucky; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Florida visits the Eastern Kentucky Colonels after Jarius Hicklen scored 27 points in North Florida’s 86-73 loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

The Colonels have gone 8-4 in home games. Eastern Kentucky scores 81.4 points while outscoring opponents by 9.7 points per game.

The Ospreys are 0-5 against conference opponents. North Florida ranks ninth in the ASUN shooting 33.5% from 3-point range.

The Colonels and Ospreys square off Saturday for the first time in ASUN play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cooper Robb is shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Colonels, while averaging 10 points and 1.6 steals. Devontae Blanton is shooting 40.2% and averaging 10.1 points over the past 10 games for Eastern Kentucky.

Hicklen is shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Ospreys, while averaging 9.7 points. Jose Placer is averaging 12.3 points over the past 10 games for North Florida.

LAST 10 GAMES: Colonels: 4-6, averaging 73.2 points, 31.6 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 9.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 38.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.0 points per game.

Ospreys: 2-8, averaging 62.9 points, 28.1 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points.

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