Sunday, November 19
Spartanburg, S.C.
2 p.m.
University of North Florida
0-6
83
at
86
Wofford
3-2
1
2
F
North Florida
33
50
83
Wofford
45
41
86
Team Stats
UNF
WOF
FG%
.508
.531
3FG%
.481
.462
FT%
.769
.667
RB
30
30
TO
15
14
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G
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Photo by: Dave Donoher
Men's Basketball Falls in Closing Seconds at Wofford
11/19/2017 5:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 83, Wofford 86
Records: North Florida (0-6) | Wofford (3-2)
Location: Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
The Short Story: For the second night in a row, the North Florida men's basketball team saw a chance to tie the game at the buzzer come up just short as Wofford outlasted the Ospreys, 86-83, Sunday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C. Ivan Gandia-Rosa led UNF with 21 points including four three-pointers.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- North Florida had 8 different players score with 5 reaching double digits led by Ivan Gandia-Rosa's career high 21
- Sophomore newcomer Noah Horchler added 12 points followed by11 for JT Escobar and 10 apiece by Garrett Sams and Trip Day
- UNF connected on 13 treys, with six different players hitting a 3-pointer
- Fletcher Magee scored 31, with 23 coming in the second half, to pace the Terriers, who also got 23 points and 10 boards from Cameron Jackson
- Both games for Ospreys in Spartanburg this weekend came down to the final possession
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- The Ospreys gained the early lead, 20-14, just eight minutes into the contest
- With the game knotted at 22, Wofford used a 19-4 spurt to build a double-digit advantage | The Terriers run was aided by a trio of 3PM
- UNF missed five shots and had three costly turnovers during the Wofford surge
- Wofford held a 45-33 advantage at intermission, having shot 56% from the floor while hitting 7 treys and forcing 9 Osprey miscues
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa topped the UNF stat sheet with 8 points while Nathan Hoover (11) and Cameron Jackson (10) both tallied double figures for the Terriers
Second Half Trends
- North Florida got things turned around to start the second period, outscoring Wofford, 21-5, to retake the lead at 54-51 with 12:23 left to play | Gandia-Rosa, Escobar and Sams drilled consecutive treys in the middle of the scoring surge #BirdsofTrey
- Minutes later Wofford got eight straight points from Magee to snatch the lead back, 67-63
- The squads battled back-and-forth over the closing minutes with both teams holding the lead
- An Osborn Blount triple with 2:24 on the clock put UNFin front 79-76, but the Terriers rebounded with the next eight points for a 5-point lead (84-79)
- UNF got baskets from Gandia-Rosa and Aminu around a pair of FTs from Matthew Pegram to set up the final possession dramatics
- Gandia-Rosa had a chance for the game tying three but it rattled out and Wofford collected the rebound to secure the win
- Wofford's Magee (23) and Jackson (13) accounted for 36 of team's 41 second half points | No other Terrier scored a point until Hoover made a 3-pointer with 2:36 remaining in the stanza
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ospreys topped 50% shooting from the floor (53.1% for the second game in a row
- UNF's streak of allowing opponents to score 80+ extended to a sixth game with Ospreys also topping 80-point mark in two straight
- Horchler's 12 point effort marked a career high for the sophomore newcomerÂ
- Gandia-Rosa reached 20-point mark for first time this season and his 21 point output ranked as team's second best total of the year
- Trip Day was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field while also pulling down a team-leading 7 rebounds
- Ospreys were 8-14 from long distance in the second half (57%)
- Game featured 10 ties and 8 lead changes
FROM THE TOP:
"I am very proud of the resiliency and fight that the guys played with battling back from a 12-point halftime deficit and retaking the lead. Even after giving up the lead in the closing minutes, we continued to battle and gave ourselves a chance in a one possession contest. The ability to play with that determination and effort speaks volumes about this group of guys who've been challenged with playing six road games in the first 10 days of the season. We are getting better but we definitely don't want to learn from losing. We will continue to grow and as we begin taking care of the little things, it will be exciting to see the big results that occur." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- After six games on the road, North Florida makes its long awaited home debut on Tuesday night against Edward Waters.
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Score: North Florida 83, Wofford 86
Records: North Florida (0-6) | Wofford (3-2)
Location: Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
The Short Story: For the second night in a row, the North Florida men's basketball team saw a chance to tie the game at the buzzer come up just short as Wofford outlasted the Ospreys, 86-83, Sunday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C. Ivan Gandia-Rosa led UNF with 21 points including four three-pointers.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- North Florida had 8 different players score with 5 reaching double digits led by Ivan Gandia-Rosa's career high 21
- Sophomore newcomer Noah Horchler added 12 points followed by11 for JT Escobar and 10 apiece by Garrett Sams and Trip Day
- UNF connected on 13 treys, with six different players hitting a 3-pointer
- Fletcher Magee scored 31, with 23 coming in the second half, to pace the Terriers, who also got 23 points and 10 boards from Cameron Jackson
- Both games for Ospreys in Spartanburg this weekend came down to the final possession
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- The Ospreys gained the early lead, 20-14, just eight minutes into the contest
- With the game knotted at 22, Wofford used a 19-4 spurt to build a double-digit advantage | The Terriers run was aided by a trio of 3PM
- UNF missed five shots and had three costly turnovers during the Wofford surge
- Wofford held a 45-33 advantage at intermission, having shot 56% from the floor while hitting 7 treys and forcing 9 Osprey miscues
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa topped the UNF stat sheet with 8 points while Nathan Hoover (11) and Cameron Jackson (10) both tallied double figures for the Terriers
Second Half Trends
- North Florida got things turned around to start the second period, outscoring Wofford, 21-5, to retake the lead at 54-51 with 12:23 left to play | Gandia-Rosa, Escobar and Sams drilled consecutive treys in the middle of the scoring surge #BirdsofTrey
- Minutes later Wofford got eight straight points from Magee to snatch the lead back, 67-63
- The squads battled back-and-forth over the closing minutes with both teams holding the lead
- An Osborn Blount triple with 2:24 on the clock put UNFin front 79-76, but the Terriers rebounded with the next eight points for a 5-point lead (84-79)
- UNF got baskets from Gandia-Rosa and Aminu around a pair of FTs from Matthew Pegram to set up the final possession dramatics
- Gandia-Rosa had a chance for the game tying three but it rattled out and Wofford collected the rebound to secure the win
- Wofford's Magee (23) and Jackson (13) accounted for 36 of team's 41 second half points | No other Terrier scored a point until Hoover made a 3-pointer with 2:36 remaining in the stanza
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ospreys topped 50% shooting from the floor (53.1% for the second game in a row
- UNF's streak of allowing opponents to score 80+ extended to a sixth game with Ospreys also topping 80-point mark in two straight
- Horchler's 12 point effort marked a career high for the sophomore newcomerÂ
- Gandia-Rosa reached 20-point mark for first time this season and his 21 point output ranked as team's second best total of the year
- Trip Day was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field while also pulling down a team-leading 7 rebounds
- Ospreys were 8-14 from long distance in the second half (57%)
- Game featured 10 ties and 8 lead changes
FROM THE TOP:
"I am very proud of the resiliency and fight that the guys played with battling back from a 12-point halftime deficit and retaking the lead. Even after giving up the lead in the closing minutes, we continued to battle and gave ourselves a chance in a one possession contest. The ability to play with that determination and effort speaks volumes about this group of guys who've been challenged with playing six road games in the first 10 days of the season. We are getting better but we definitely don't want to learn from losing. We will continue to grow and as we begin taking care of the little things, it will be exciting to see the big results that occur." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- After six games on the road, North Florida makes its long awaited home debut on Tuesday night against Edward Waters.
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