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JC Ridley
65
North Florida UNF 1-7
86
Winner Miami UM 5-0
North Florida UNF
1-7
65
Final
86
Miami UM
5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 25 40 65
Miami UM 38 48 86

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

No. 11 Miami Outlasts Ospreys

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 65, #11 Miami 86
Records: North Florida (1-7) | Miami (5-0)
Location: Watsco Center (Coral Gables, Fla.)
The Short Story: Playing its third nationally-ranked opponent of the first eight games, the North Florida men's basketball team battled for 40 minutes in a tough 86-65 loss at No. 11 Miami on Saturday afternoon. JT Escobar hit four three-pointers en route to a team leading 16 point outing.

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OPENING TIP
- JT Escobar (16) and Trip Day (10) were the only two Ospreys in double figures for the game
- Eight different UNF players scored in the game with a quartet of shooters combining for 8 3PM
- UNF hurt by 20 turnovers including 14 in the first half
- Miami had five players in double digits led by 14 each from Anthony Lawrence and Bruce Brown

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- UNF opened the game with a three-pointer before missing its next seven trey tries
- Sluggish start for Ospreys allowed Canes to build a 26-9 lead with 7:04 left in the period
- North Florida cut the margin to 7 (30-23) behind an 11-2 run that featured three consecutive treys
- Miami pushed its lead back to double figures in the closing minutes as UNF committed five turnovers in a row that were turned into 8 consecutive points
- Osprey's 14 first half miscues resulted in 15 points for UM
- The Canes went 6-11 from the FT line while UNF did not attempt a shot from the charity stripe in the stanza
- Miami led  38-25 at intermission with half of Osprey's FGM (10) coming from beyond the arc (5) 

Second Half Trends
- The margin stayed consistent over the opening minutes of play in the second half
- Miami used a 12-4 surge midway through the half to grab its largest lead, 57-35 with 11:54 remaining
- North Florida refused to fold, eventually closing the gap to 14 (65-51) | Escobar hit a pair of 3s in the rally along with five straight points from Garrett Sams and a Wajid Aminu free throw
- Ospreys could get no closer as Miami made a few key baskets and free throws in the closing minutes to secure the win and remain undefeated

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Despite a big height disadvantage, UNF only lost the rebounding battle, 39-32
- Ospreys forced 14 Miami turnovers and collected eight steals
- North Florida limited the Canes to just 3 of 15 shooting from long distance
- UM held a 54-22 edge for points in the paint
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa had his double-digit scoring streak to start the season snapped at 7 while Escobar extended his streak to 4 games and Day reached double figures for 3rd game in a row
- UNF was held to its second lowest 3PT% of the season (30.8 | 8-26)
- Ospreys were the first Miami opponent this season to surpass 60-point mark

FROM THE TOP:
"Give Miami credit because they have a great understanding of who they are and their guys just consistently do what they are good at doing. They are deep and have a lot of different options. I thought we battled and did a good job of playing our zone. The thing that really hurt us was live ball turnovers, because they are really good at turning those type of mistakes into points on the other end. I thought our guys never quit competing but were unable to overcome our inability at times to just make the right and simple play. We have a chance to get home now and have a few days to prepare for a very talented Eastern Michigan team." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
The Ospreys return to UNF Arena to face Eastern Michigan on Wednesday (Nov. 29). UNF will play three of its next four and back-to-back games at home.
 
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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
International Business
Osborn Blount

#10 Osborn Blount

G
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Educational Leadership
Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

G/F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Business Management
Noah Horchler

#0 Noah Horchler

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Exploratory
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#21 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport Management
Trip Day

#22 Trip Day

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Exploratory

Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

6' 7"
Sophomore
International Business
F
Osborn Blount

#10 Osborn Blount

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Educational Leadership
G
Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

6' 6"
Sophomore
Business Management
G/F
Noah Horchler

#0 Noah Horchler

6' 8"
Sophomore
Exploratory
F
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#21 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport Management
G
Trip Day

#22 Trip Day

6' 7"
Freshman
Exploratory
F