Monday, November 13
Richmond, Va.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
0-3
85
at
95
VCU
2-0
1
2
F
North Florida
45
40
85
VCU
50
45
95
Team Stats
UNF
VCU
FG%
.416
.514
3FG%
.425
.313
FT%
1.000
.667
RB
44
42
TO
16
9
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
7
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G
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G
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballG/F
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Photo by: Dave Donoher
Ospreys Drain 17 Treys in Tough Road Loss at VCU
11/13/2017 10:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK GLANCE
Score:Â North Florida 85, VCU 95Â
Records: North Florida (0-3) | VCU (2-0)
Location:Â Wade Arena/Siegel Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Short Story:Â The "Birds of Trey" lived up to their name Monday night as the North Florida men's basketball team connected on 17 three-pointers in hard fought 95-85 loss at VCU. Newcomer JT Escobar paced the long distance barrage draining seven triples en route to a career high 23 point effort.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- JT Escobar netted the squad's first 20-point effort of the season going 8-14 from the field (7-11 3PM) to tally 23 points
- The Ospreys other four starters also reached double digits: Garrett Sams (18), Ivan Gandia-Rosa (14), Wajid Aminu (12), Noah Horchler (10)
- UNF out-rebounded the Rams, 44-42, behind double-digit caroms for Aminu (12) and Sams (10)
- For the game, North Florida shot 42.5% (17-40) from behind the 3-point arc
- The Rams were led by 27 points and 8 rebounds from Justin Tillman
- VCU outscored the Ospreys, 16-4 from the FT line and 56-30 in the paint
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- Opening 20 minutes featured 5 times and 4 lead changes
- VCU scored 8 of the first 10 points and built their largest lead of the first half (16-8) just five minutes into play | Escobar hit the first two treys of his night to keep UNF in the game
- North Florida responded with a 16-7 surge of its own to gain the lead for the first time of the night (24-23) with 11:30 left in the period | Escobar added three more triples along with a trey by Osborn Blount and four points from Wajid Aminu in the stretch
- The score remained a one-possession margin for the remainder of the half before the Rams broke a 43-43 tie late in the stanza with a 7-2 closing spurt
- VCU missed its first 7 three-point attempts before Issac Vann beat the buzzer to give the home team the 50-45 halftime advantage
- Quick Stats: VCU - 60.5 FG%, 12.5 3PT%, 50.0 FT% | UNF -Â Â 44.4 FG%, 50.0 3PT% (9-18), 100.0 FT%
Second Half Trends
- VCU doubled its lead just three minutes into the second period
- The Ospreys refused to fold and continued battling and eventually trimmed the deficit to three points (88-85) with 2:56 remaining
- The Rams converted free throws in the closing minute to remain undefeated at home
- Quick Stats: VCU 41.2 FG%, 50.0 3PT%, 72.2 FT% | UNF - 39.0 FG%, 36.4 3PT%, 00.0 FT%
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- #BirdsofTrey 17 3PM came up just short of the program record of 20 set against NJIT
- Wajid Aminu (12P/12R) and Garrett Sams (18P/10R) recorded their first double-doubles of the season | Marked Sams' first career dbl-dbl and was Aminu's 6th
- Noah Horchler posted his first career double-figure scoring total | Also had 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and a steal
- VCU had 24 FTA compared to just 4 FTA for UNF including no shots from the charity stripe in the second half
- Five Ospreys made a trey with six player recording a long distance attempt
- Freshman Ryan Burkhardt made his collegiate debut in the first half
FROM THE TOP:
"If you are a fan of college basketball than you loved watching this game with all the three-pointers and fast paced play. I was proud of how resilient the guys played and never broke to the VCU pressure. Give credit to VCU's players for also staying relentless and not allowing us to ever catch our breath, which is a credit to their coaching staff and the players. We did a good job of defending the arc. The little details make the biggest differences and we still have a few things we just need to work on and clean-up moving forward." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- North Florida returns home to the "Sunshine State" to play its fourth consecutive road contest with a match-up at No. 7 Florida on Thursday night.
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Score:Â North Florida 85, VCU 95Â
Records: North Florida (0-3) | VCU (2-0)
Location:Â Wade Arena/Siegel Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Short Story:Â The "Birds of Trey" lived up to their name Monday night as the North Florida men's basketball team connected on 17 three-pointers in hard fought 95-85 loss at VCU. Newcomer JT Escobar paced the long distance barrage draining seven triples en route to a career high 23 point effort.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- JT Escobar netted the squad's first 20-point effort of the season going 8-14 from the field (7-11 3PM) to tally 23 points
- The Ospreys other four starters also reached double digits: Garrett Sams (18), Ivan Gandia-Rosa (14), Wajid Aminu (12), Noah Horchler (10)
- UNF out-rebounded the Rams, 44-42, behind double-digit caroms for Aminu (12) and Sams (10)
- For the game, North Florida shot 42.5% (17-40) from behind the 3-point arc
- The Rams were led by 27 points and 8 rebounds from Justin Tillman
- VCU outscored the Ospreys, 16-4 from the FT line and 56-30 in the paint
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- Opening 20 minutes featured 5 times and 4 lead changes
- VCU scored 8 of the first 10 points and built their largest lead of the first half (16-8) just five minutes into play | Escobar hit the first two treys of his night to keep UNF in the game
- North Florida responded with a 16-7 surge of its own to gain the lead for the first time of the night (24-23) with 11:30 left in the period | Escobar added three more triples along with a trey by Osborn Blount and four points from Wajid Aminu in the stretch
- The score remained a one-possession margin for the remainder of the half before the Rams broke a 43-43 tie late in the stanza with a 7-2 closing spurt
- VCU missed its first 7 three-point attempts before Issac Vann beat the buzzer to give the home team the 50-45 halftime advantage
- Quick Stats: VCU - 60.5 FG%, 12.5 3PT%, 50.0 FT% | UNF -Â Â 44.4 FG%, 50.0 3PT% (9-18), 100.0 FT%
Second Half Trends
- VCU doubled its lead just three minutes into the second period
- The Ospreys refused to fold and continued battling and eventually trimmed the deficit to three points (88-85) with 2:56 remaining
- The Rams converted free throws in the closing minute to remain undefeated at home
- Quick Stats: VCU 41.2 FG%, 50.0 3PT%, 72.2 FT% | UNF - 39.0 FG%, 36.4 3PT%, 00.0 FT%
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- #BirdsofTrey 17 3PM came up just short of the program record of 20 set against NJIT
- Wajid Aminu (12P/12R) and Garrett Sams (18P/10R) recorded their first double-doubles of the season | Marked Sams' first career dbl-dbl and was Aminu's 6th
- Noah Horchler posted his first career double-figure scoring total | Also had 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and a steal
- VCU had 24 FTA compared to just 4 FTA for UNF including no shots from the charity stripe in the second half
- Five Ospreys made a trey with six player recording a long distance attempt
- Freshman Ryan Burkhardt made his collegiate debut in the first half
FROM THE TOP:
"If you are a fan of college basketball than you loved watching this game with all the three-pointers and fast paced play. I was proud of how resilient the guys played and never broke to the VCU pressure. Give credit to VCU's players for also staying relentless and not allowing us to ever catch our breath, which is a credit to their coaching staff and the players. We did a good job of defending the arc. The little details make the biggest differences and we still have a few things we just need to work on and clean-up moving forward." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- North Florida returns home to the "Sunshine State" to play its fourth consecutive road contest with a match-up at No. 7 Florida on Thursday night.
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