Saturday, November 18
Spartanburg, S.C.
3:30 p.m.
University of North Florida
0-5
81
vs
84
Mount St. Mary's
1-3
1
2
F
Mount Saint Mary's
42
42
84
North Florida
41
40
81
Team Stats
MSM
UNF
FG%
.484
.552
3FG%
.310
.389
FT%
.938
.556
RB
27
34
TO
8
12
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Dave Donoher
Ospreys Come Up Short in 84-81 Loss to Mount St. Mary's
11/18/2017 7:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK GLANCE
Score:Â North Florida 81, Mount St. Mary's 84
Records: North Florida (0-5) | Mount St. Mary's (1-3)
Location: Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
The Short Story: The North Florida men's basketball team saw its game tying three-pointer rim out at the buzzer as Mount St. Mary's edged the Ospreys, 84-81, on Saturday evening in the Maui on the Mainland event at Wofford's Richardson Indoor Stadium. Sophomore Garrett Sams scored a team-best 16 points for UNF.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- North Florida saw five players reach double-digits led by Sams' 16-point effort
- Sophomore Wajid Aminu tallied his second double-double of the year finishing with 13 points and 10 boards
- JT Escobar hit three treys en route to 13 points while Ivan Gandia-Rosa chipped in 14 points and five assists
- Senior Osborn Blount netted his first career double-figure total, scoring a career high 11
- The Mount's Junior Robinson paced all scorers with 20 points
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- The two squads treated fans to a back-and-forth battle highlighted by 13 lead changes and 6 ties | Both teams led by as much as 5 points in the first stanza
- Ospreys held the advantage early, taking an 11-6 advantage after a Garrett Sams trey
- The Mount responded with an 8-0 spurt to grab their first and largest lead of the period, 17-12
- UNF answered with the next 7 points including baskets from Wajid Aminu and Noah Horchler along with an old-fashioned three-point play by Trip Day
- Mount St. Mary's got 14 points from Junior Robinson, featuring three 3-pointers, to stay in the game
- The Mountaineers held a 42-41 advantage at the halftime buzzer
- Snapshot Stats: UNF - 57 FG%, 50 3P%, 57 FT% | MSM - 48 FG%, 31 3P%, 100 FT%
Second Half Trends
- The game remained tight for much of the second half with neither team able to build larger than a 6-point margin
- Midway through the stanza, MSM led 63-57 before North Florida rallied behind a 9-2 run to retake the lead, 66-65, with 7:08 left on the clock | Sams notched four points in the surge along with a basket from Gandia-Rosa and a triple by Escobar
- The Mount followed with back-to-back baskets from long distance to move back in front by five
- Gandia-Rosa drilled a trey with 1:05 remaining to tie the game for the last time at 78-78
- Robinson banked in a jumper to beat the shot clock and Donald Carey converted four consecutive FT attempts in the closing seconds to give the Mountaineers a lead that wasn't completely safe until Gandia-Rosa's three-pointer at the buzzer just slipped out of the basket.
- Snapshot Stats: UNF - 53 FG%, 33 3P%, 50 FT% | MSM - 48 FG%, 30 3P%, 89 FT%
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ospreys shot a season best 55% from the field, out-rebound the Mount (34-27) and committed a season low 12 turnovers in the loss
- Aminu posted 7 double-doubles in his career | Also stuffed the stat sheet with four assists, three blocks and a pair of steals
- UNF has allowed opponent to score over 80 points in every game this season
- North Florida dominated the points in the paint, 50-34
- Game featured 10 ties and 17 lead changes
FROM THE TOP:
"When you play a team similar to teams in our league, you have to be focused on taking care of all the little things and we didn't do that. We can't give up 84 points against a quality team and expect to get the win. At some point, this group is going to have to commit to getting some defensive stops to earn a victory. We missed some shots we usually make and also struggled from the free throw line, uncharacteristically. We just need to keep working hard and getting better defensively because we have another game tomorrow." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- North Florida concludes play in the Maui on the Mainland event on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Wofford.
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Score:Â North Florida 81, Mount St. Mary's 84
Records: North Florida (0-5) | Mount St. Mary's (1-3)
Location: Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
The Short Story: The North Florida men's basketball team saw its game tying three-pointer rim out at the buzzer as Mount St. Mary's edged the Ospreys, 84-81, on Saturday evening in the Maui on the Mainland event at Wofford's Richardson Indoor Stadium. Sophomore Garrett Sams scored a team-best 16 points for UNF.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- North Florida saw five players reach double-digits led by Sams' 16-point effort
- Sophomore Wajid Aminu tallied his second double-double of the year finishing with 13 points and 10 boards
- JT Escobar hit three treys en route to 13 points while Ivan Gandia-Rosa chipped in 14 points and five assists
- Senior Osborn Blount netted his first career double-figure total, scoring a career high 11
- The Mount's Junior Robinson paced all scorers with 20 points
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- The two squads treated fans to a back-and-forth battle highlighted by 13 lead changes and 6 ties | Both teams led by as much as 5 points in the first stanza
- Ospreys held the advantage early, taking an 11-6 advantage after a Garrett Sams trey
- The Mount responded with an 8-0 spurt to grab their first and largest lead of the period, 17-12
- UNF answered with the next 7 points including baskets from Wajid Aminu and Noah Horchler along with an old-fashioned three-point play by Trip Day
- Mount St. Mary's got 14 points from Junior Robinson, featuring three 3-pointers, to stay in the game
- The Mountaineers held a 42-41 advantage at the halftime buzzer
- Snapshot Stats: UNF - 57 FG%, 50 3P%, 57 FT% | MSM - 48 FG%, 31 3P%, 100 FT%
Second Half Trends
- The game remained tight for much of the second half with neither team able to build larger than a 6-point margin
- Midway through the stanza, MSM led 63-57 before North Florida rallied behind a 9-2 run to retake the lead, 66-65, with 7:08 left on the clock | Sams notched four points in the surge along with a basket from Gandia-Rosa and a triple by Escobar
- The Mount followed with back-to-back baskets from long distance to move back in front by five
- Gandia-Rosa drilled a trey with 1:05 remaining to tie the game for the last time at 78-78
- Robinson banked in a jumper to beat the shot clock and Donald Carey converted four consecutive FT attempts in the closing seconds to give the Mountaineers a lead that wasn't completely safe until Gandia-Rosa's three-pointer at the buzzer just slipped out of the basket.
- Snapshot Stats: UNF - 53 FG%, 33 3P%, 50 FT% | MSM - 48 FG%, 30 3P%, 89 FT%
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ospreys shot a season best 55% from the field, out-rebound the Mount (34-27) and committed a season low 12 turnovers in the loss
- Aminu posted 7 double-doubles in his career | Also stuffed the stat sheet with four assists, three blocks and a pair of steals
- UNF has allowed opponent to score over 80 points in every game this season
- North Florida dominated the points in the paint, 50-34
- Game featured 10 ties and 17 lead changes
FROM THE TOP:
"When you play a team similar to teams in our league, you have to be focused on taking care of all the little things and we didn't do that. We can't give up 84 points against a quality team and expect to get the win. At some point, this group is going to have to commit to getting some defensive stops to earn a victory. We missed some shots we usually make and also struggled from the free throw line, uncharacteristically. We just need to keep working hard and getting better defensively because we have another game tomorrow." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- North Florida concludes play in the Maui on the Mainland event on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Wofford.
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