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Dallas Moore All-Tournament at Wright State
67
North Florida UNF 3-5
75
Winner Wright State WSU 6-1
North Florida UNF
3-5
67
Final
75
Wright State WSU
6-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 31 36 67
Wright State WSU 40 35 75

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Ospreys Fall to Wright State in MABC Classic Championship Game


QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 67, Wright State 75
Records: North Florida (3-5) | Wright State (6-1)
Location: Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio)
The Short Story: Dallas Moore's 29-point effort came up just short as the North Florida men's basketball team fell 75-67 to tournament host Wright State in Sunday's championship game of the Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) Classic. Moore was the squad's leading scorer in all three games of the event averaging 22.7 PPG.

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OPENING TIP
- Moore, who earned All-Tournament honors, topped the 20-point mark for the 38th time in his career and third time this season by hitting 10 of 16 FGs and posting a perfect 8-8 performance from the free throw line. He also paced the team with three assists and three steals.
- Both teams struggled with turnovers with each group finishing the night with 19 miscues. 
- The game featured six lead changes and three ties, while the two squads participated in a game of runs
- Senior Aaron Bodager (4-8 3PM) and freshman Wajid Aminu (7-9 FGM) joined Moore in double digits finishing with 14 points apiece.
- Grant Benzinger, named Tournament MVP, paced the Raiders' offense attack with 21 points including 5 treys.

GAME TRENDS
-  Wright State scored the game's first six points before watching the Ospreys surge back with the next 10 points, highlighted by six from Moore and back-to-back treys by Bodager.
- UNF used a 7-0 spurt minutes later to extend their lead to 19-11 with just over 11 minutes left in the half.
- The Raiders responded with a 14-2 run, capped by a pair of three-pointers from Stephen Davis, to retake the lead. North Florida again regained the lead with six straight points.
- WSU closed the opening stanza on a 15-4 surge, featuring a stretch of 12 unanswered points including three triples in a row. Moore netted a pair of buckets in the final minute to trim the Osprey deficit to 40-31 at the halftime break. 
- The Ospreys started the second half with a flurry outscoring WSU, 11-4, to pull within two points at 44-42 with 12:31 remaining in the game. Moore and Aminu fueled with rally by recording 4 points each on either side of a trey from Bodager.
- Benzinger connected on a pair of "3" during an 8-3 spurt by WSU that widened their lead and then added two more treys in a 12-7 run minutes later as the Raiders built a 12-point lead, 67-55, at the 3:13 mark.
- Moore scored 6 of 10 points for UNF in a 10-2 run that closed the gap to just four points with under a minute left, but Wright State was able to go 6-6 from the FT line in the closing moments to secure the victory.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- UNF out-rebounded its sixth opponent of the year, holding a 35-30 edge on the glass
- With his 29 points, Moore climbed into 18th place on the ASUN All-Time Scoring list with 1,778 career points
- The Osprey "D" forced a season best 18 turnovers by the Raiders, while collecting their second double digit steal total (10) of the year
- Bodager's 4 3PM eclipsed his total 3PM from the previous three games and his 14-point effort marked a season high outing
- Aminu and Chris Davenport shared team honors with 7 rebounds each - Aminu had 5 on the offensive end while Davenport tallied 6 defensively

SAY WHAT...
"We showed a great deal of grit and character fighting back tonight. After our disappointing performance last night, it was good to see the guys battle and compete after a quick turnaround and against the home team in a tournament championship game. Once again the little details were what made the biggest difference in the result. Those small miscues in a close game are costly but I have to give Wright State credit for controlling that aspect of the game. Dallas (Moore) was phenomenal running the team and demonstrated a great ability to score at a high level. His selection to the All-Tournament team just showed why he is one of the best players in the country." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
- The Ospreys return home to host in-state foe Florida on Thursday (Dec. 1) in UNF Arena at 7 p.m. Game marks 1 of just 2 at home for UNF in their next 7 contests. Game coverage includes broadcasting on 1010 XL AM and ESPN3.

 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron Bodager

#12 Aaron Bodager

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Health Science
Chris Davenport

#35 Chris Davenport

F
6' 8"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Dallas Moore

#14 Dallas Moore

G
6' 1"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

F
6' 7"
Freshman
International Business

Players Mentioned

Aaron Bodager

#12 Aaron Bodager

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Health Science
G
Chris Davenport

#35 Chris Davenport

6' 8"
Senior
Criminal Justice
F
Dallas Moore

#14 Dallas Moore

6' 1"
Senior
Criminal Justice
G
Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

6' 7"
Freshman
International Business
F