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Basketball recap_Lipscomb Game 1 2017
84
Lipscomb LIP 11-11, 3-2 ASUN
90
Winner North Florida UNF 9-13, 4-1 ASUN
Lipscomb LIP
11-11, 3-2 ASUN
84
Final
90
North Florida UNF
9-13, 4-1 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lipscomb LIP 34 50 84
North Florida UNF 39 51 90

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | North Florida Athletics

Ospreys Outrun Lipscomb in 90-84 Victory

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 90, Lipscomb 84
Records: North Florida (9-13, 4-1 ASUN) | Lipscomb (11-11, 3-2 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: Paced by a near career high from Dallas Moore, the North Florida basketball team outraced Lipscomb, 90-84, en route to keeping a share of the top spot in the ASUN standings on Saturday night. The win was UNF's third straight at home and marked the squad's fifth over the Bisons in the last six meetings.

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OPENING TIP
- Moore continued his stellar play, especially in ASUN competition, finishing with 36 points, just one shy of his career high. The standout senior got rolling early scoring 20 points in the first half including a span of five minutes midway through the frame when he netted 14 consecutive points for UNF. Moore made 14 of 26 FGs including a pair of treys and also went 6 of 8 from the FT line. He narrowly missed a double-double after hauling down 9 rebounds while also dishing out 4 assists.
- A trio of other Ospreys also reached double figures on the night including Chris Davenport (15), Aaron Bodager (11) and Garrett Sams (11).
- Romelo Banks grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in helping the Ospreys to a 47-40 advantage on the glass
- Josh Williams finished with 25 points to pace a quartet of Bisons in double figures.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- UNF got out of the gates quickly, taking an 18-7 lead just six minutes into the game. The Ospreys opening run was aided by a stretch with nine straight points.
- The Ospreys would keep the offensive flow rolling, eventually building a 14-point lead (28-14) at the 9:20 mark of the first stanza. Moore's explosion of 14 consecutive points were part of the UNF surge.
- Lipscomb would answer back using a 14-6 spurt, highlighted by two seperate 7-0 runs, to get back into the game.
- The squads traded baskets over the closing minutes as UNF carried a 39-35 lead into the halftime break. Moore capped his 20-point opening half with a running layup at the buzzer.
- For the half, UNF was 15-31 (48%) from the floor while Lipscomb went 13-41 (31%)... Ospreys earned a 25-19 rebounding margin while Lipscomb converted 8 UNF turnovers into 15 points.
 
Second Half Trends
- Another aggressive start for the Ospreys after the break allowed then to gain control of the momentum. UNF outcored LU 18-5 over the opening five minutes of the half. North Florida scored 13 straight points in the surge sparked by 8 points from Moore including a breakaway dunk that brought the crowd to its feet.
- Ospreys would take their largest lead of the night, 59-41, with 12:51 remaining in the game.
- Lipscomb responded with the next 10 points before seeing UNF answer with seven straight of their own.
- Bisons continued to chip away at the Osprey lead and finally trimmed the deficit to four points (80-76) following a 21-11 run that ended with 1:22 on the clock.
- Garrett Sams threw a behind the back pass to a wide open Aaron Horne on the next UNF possession, for a corner 3 that pushed the lead back up.
- LU attempted a late rally but the Osprey senior trio of Moore, Davenport and Bodager all made FTs in the closing minute to help secure the victory. 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Moore has now scored 36 points twice in a game versus Lipscomb, having also netted the total in the 2015 ASUN Tournament semifinals.
- Moore topped 500 career assists in the game becoming the first and only player in ASUN history with 2000 points and 500 assists
- Ospreys have now outrebounded 13 opponents
- The win was the 70th in the career of UNF's seniors leaving them just 5 shy of becoming the winningest class in program history
- It was also the 299th victory in UNF program history

SAY WHAT...
"Playing in a game like this in a league like ours shows you why you have to come ready to play every night. Our focus was to compete and play for 40 minutes and I thought we did that tonight. Lipscomb is a very talented group and with the way they shoot the 3-pointer they are always in a game. I thought we defended the line well forcing them to take tough shots. They were able to make 11 treys but attempted 40 for the game, which means they shot under 30 percent. We were extremely good on the glass tonight and that's something we must continue doing. I thought Dallas was really playing well and I hurt his flow by going into a bit of a protective mode in the second half and that's my fault. This was another great team effort and we got some big shots from guys especially the three-pointers that Aaron Bodager and Aaron Horne made. We continue to have those moments of growth. We just gotta keep believing." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
- The Ospreys wrap up their current home stand Wednesday at 7 p.m. against rival FGCU
- Game will be carried on 1010XL AM and ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
 
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Players Mentioned

Romelo Banks

#33 Romelo Banks

C
6' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Anthropology
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
Aaron Horne

#24 Aaron Horne

G/F
6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

G
6' 6"
Freshman
Business Management

Players Mentioned

Romelo Banks

#33 Romelo Banks

6' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Anthropology
C
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
Aaron Horne

#24 Aaron Horne

6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
G/F
Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

6' 6"
Freshman
Business Management
G