Thursday, December 29
Jacksonville, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
4-12
68
vs
73
Ball State
9-4
1
2
F
Ball State
46
27
73
North Florida
23
45
68
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Team Stats
BSU
UNF
FG%
.406
.407
3FG%
.500
.333
FT%
.571
.762
RB
40
36
TO
10
10
STL
2
4
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
11
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
4
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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Photo by: Todd Drexler
Second Half Surge Falls Just Short in Loss to Ball State
12/29/2016 10:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 68, Ball State 73
Records: North Florida (4-12) | Ball State (9-4)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story:Â In a tale of two halves, the North Florida basketball team rallied from a 23-point halftime deficit to pull within one point in the final minute before dropping a tough 73-68 decision to Ball State. Dallas Moore finished with a game high 29 points while also pacing the team with seven rebounds and four assists.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore: PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- Moore's 29-point barrage marked his 43rd career game with 20 or more points scored. The senior standout had just 5 points at the break but netted 24 in the second half on 9-15 shooting from the floor while also going 4-4 from the FT line. His seven boards matched his season high and shared team leading honors with Romelo Banks.
- Freshman Garrett Sams (15 pts) and senior Chris Davenport (14 pts) also both reached double digits for the Ospreys
- Tayler Persons finished with 16 points to lead a trio of Cardinals in double figures followed by Jeremie Tyler (12 pts) and Francis Kiapway (10 pts)
- Ball State shot 55% from the field in the first half compared to just 27% in the second while North Florida mustered just a 26% shooting performance for the opening half before blistering the nets at a 52% clip in the second period.Â
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- The scored seesawed between the squads in the opening minutes before a prolonged scoring drought hurt the Ospreys. Ball State used a 15-0 run over a 5-minute scoreless stretch for UNF to build a 28-11 lead with 9:24 left in the first half. Tyler dropped in back-to-back treys to fuel the Cardinals surge.
- North Florida actually went nearly 11 minutes (17:36 to 6:47) without a field goal
- A late 9-point spurt for BSU pushed their lead to over 20 points, with Ball State owning a 46-23 advantage at the half
- UNF's 23 points marked the squad's second lowest output in the first half this season... Ball State became the 6th opponent to tally 45 or more points in the first half vs the Ospreys
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Second Half Trends
- UNF outscored Ball State, 10-5, over the first four minutes of the second half as the Ospreys slowly began whittling the BSU lead.
- With the Cardinals holding a 20-point lead, North Florida scored 10 straight points to cut the deficit in half. Davenport started the run with a tip-in followed by 8 consecutive points from Moore that included a pair of treys and a driving lay-up.
- Minutes later, the Ospreys used another 10-0 surge featuring 6 points from Moore along with baskets from Davenport and Sams to close the gap to two points, 62-60, with 4:15 remaining.
- Ball State would answer with a pair of baskets to move back up by 7 before an 8-2 rally by UNF made the score 69-68 with 43 seconds left on the clock. Sams and Davenport each drilled 3s in the run.
- The Osprey defense was aggressive on the next possession but Kiapway hit a contested three-pointer as the shot clock wound down that put the game away for the visitors.
- Moore's three-point attempt rattled out for the UNF and Kiapway made a free throw with two seconds left for the final margin.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- With his 29 points, Dallas Moore moved into a T-9th on the ASUN Career Scoring list with 1,985 points. He is now just 15 points shy of becoming the first basketball player (male or female) at UNF to reach the 2,000 point mark.
- Ball State's 13 three-pointers made matched the most surrendered by the UNF defense this season (Auburn & Syracuse)
- The Ospreys committed a season low 10 turnovers in the gameÂ
SAY WHAT...
"When you play teams like Ball State, we told the guys it is just like playing a league game. Give them credit for totally dominating us in the first half. I told the team at halftime that we needed to play with passion and purpose in the second half and see what happens. How we played in the second half is exactly the team I envisioned we'd be this year. It was great to see the guys play like we are capable. We had several days of good practice leading up to tonight's game and I told the guys that we can't let tonight's outcome deter the improvement we've made. We need to build on our second half and continue to grow and improve." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- The Ospreys tip-off the New Year with their final non-conference tilt of the season, hosting Palm Beach Atlantic on Monday (Jan. 2) at 7 p.m.
Score: North Florida 68, Ball State 73
Records: North Florida (4-12) | Ball State (9-4)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story:Â In a tale of two halves, the North Florida basketball team rallied from a 23-point halftime deficit to pull within one point in the final minute before dropping a tough 73-68 decision to Ball State. Dallas Moore finished with a game high 29 points while also pacing the team with seven rebounds and four assists.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore: PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- Moore's 29-point barrage marked his 43rd career game with 20 or more points scored. The senior standout had just 5 points at the break but netted 24 in the second half on 9-15 shooting from the floor while also going 4-4 from the FT line. His seven boards matched his season high and shared team leading honors with Romelo Banks.
- Freshman Garrett Sams (15 pts) and senior Chris Davenport (14 pts) also both reached double digits for the Ospreys
- Tayler Persons finished with 16 points to lead a trio of Cardinals in double figures followed by Jeremie Tyler (12 pts) and Francis Kiapway (10 pts)
- Ball State shot 55% from the field in the first half compared to just 27% in the second while North Florida mustered just a 26% shooting performance for the opening half before blistering the nets at a 52% clip in the second period.Â
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- The scored seesawed between the squads in the opening minutes before a prolonged scoring drought hurt the Ospreys. Ball State used a 15-0 run over a 5-minute scoreless stretch for UNF to build a 28-11 lead with 9:24 left in the first half. Tyler dropped in back-to-back treys to fuel the Cardinals surge.
- North Florida actually went nearly 11 minutes (17:36 to 6:47) without a field goal
- A late 9-point spurt for BSU pushed their lead to over 20 points, with Ball State owning a 46-23 advantage at the half
- UNF's 23 points marked the squad's second lowest output in the first half this season... Ball State became the 6th opponent to tally 45 or more points in the first half vs the Ospreys
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Second Half Trends
- UNF outscored Ball State, 10-5, over the first four minutes of the second half as the Ospreys slowly began whittling the BSU lead.
- With the Cardinals holding a 20-point lead, North Florida scored 10 straight points to cut the deficit in half. Davenport started the run with a tip-in followed by 8 consecutive points from Moore that included a pair of treys and a driving lay-up.
- Minutes later, the Ospreys used another 10-0 surge featuring 6 points from Moore along with baskets from Davenport and Sams to close the gap to two points, 62-60, with 4:15 remaining.
- Ball State would answer with a pair of baskets to move back up by 7 before an 8-2 rally by UNF made the score 69-68 with 43 seconds left on the clock. Sams and Davenport each drilled 3s in the run.
- The Osprey defense was aggressive on the next possession but Kiapway hit a contested three-pointer as the shot clock wound down that put the game away for the visitors.
- Moore's three-point attempt rattled out for the UNF and Kiapway made a free throw with two seconds left for the final margin.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- With his 29 points, Dallas Moore moved into a T-9th on the ASUN Career Scoring list with 1,985 points. He is now just 15 points shy of becoming the first basketball player (male or female) at UNF to reach the 2,000 point mark.
- Ball State's 13 three-pointers made matched the most surrendered by the UNF defense this season (Auburn & Syracuse)
- The Ospreys committed a season low 10 turnovers in the gameÂ
SAY WHAT...
"When you play teams like Ball State, we told the guys it is just like playing a league game. Give them credit for totally dominating us in the first half. I told the team at halftime that we needed to play with passion and purpose in the second half and see what happens. How we played in the second half is exactly the team I envisioned we'd be this year. It was great to see the guys play like we are capable. We had several days of good practice leading up to tonight's game and I told the guys that we can't let tonight's outcome deter the improvement we've made. We need to build on our second half and continue to grow and improve." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- The Ospreys tip-off the New Year with their final non-conference tilt of the season, hosting Palm Beach Atlantic on Monday (Jan. 2) at 7 p.m.
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