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52
North Florida UNF 5-10
104
Winner LSU LSU 8-3
North Florida UNF
5-10
52
Final
104
LSU LSU
8-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 23 29 52
LSU LSU 54 50 104

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

LSU Bests Ospreys in Road Trip Finale

OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 52, LSU 104
Records: North Florida (5-10) | LSU (8-3)
Location: Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.)
The Short Story: A high-powered LSU offense and North Florida's cool shooting combined to result in a disappointing 104-52 loss on Friday night at the Maravich Assembly Center. The loss concluded a week long, three-game road trip for the Ospreys heading into a holiday break.

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NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Trip Day was the lone Osprey in double digits, finishing with 11 points including a pair of three-pointers
- UNF connected on 11 treys, marking the 9th game this season with double figure 3PM
- LSU saw four of five starters notch double figures led by 15 each from Duop Reath and Tremont Waters
- The Tigers finished with 26 assists, with Waters collecting 10 to post a double-double on the night
- LSU shot 54% from the field while UNF struggled at a 32% pace, while the Tigers also owned a 50-29 advantage on the glass

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half Notes
- Game was closely contested over the opening five minutes with Ospreys getting triples from Ryan Burkhardt, Trip Day and Ivan Gandia-Rosa to earn an 11-10 lead with 15:43 on the clock
- LSU outscored UNF, 34-4, over the the next 13 minutes of play as the Ospreys went 1-for-19 from the floor during the stretch
- North Florida also committed 10 turnovers resulting in 16 Tiger points in the drought
- Tiger run included spurts of 11-0 and 12-0
- UNF closed the half with a slight surge making their final three shots from the field
- Ospreys shot 8-30 in the half with 4 of the baskets coming from long distance
- LSU led 54-23 at the break with the 54 points the most surrendered by the Ospreys in the first half this season

Second Half Notes
- Burkhardt drilled his second three of the night to open the second half before LSU answered with the next 14 points to put the game out of reach
- JT Escobar posted a personal 8-0 surge of his own midway through the closing stanza and Wajid Aminu drained his first 3-pointer of the season as well
- The Ospreys made 7 treys in the second half

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Tigers became first team to record 15 steals vs UNF since Lipscomb in 2014
- Last time Ospreys lost by 50 or more was against Miami (2008)
- 11 of UNF's 19 made baskets came from beyond the arc
- Marked second time this season that North Florida has surrendered triple digits
- Ospreys were 3-4 from the FT line, all in the first half
- UNF fell to 1-9 on the road this season | LSU improved to 7-1 at the PMAC and have still not played a road game this year

LAST WORD
"We started four-for-eight from the floor, but then they ramped it up. They were long and extremely aggressive. They did a great job disrupting us and we went one-for-19 with six turnovers in that streak., when they made that huge run. You have to give them credit for doing what they were supposed to do. They capitalized on the other end by sharing the ball. Anytime you have 26 assists, that shows you what type of team you have and the ability for guys to trust one another. (Tremont) Waters is a special talent. (Duop) Reath is a special talent.They do have some special pieces that obviously showed up and really dominated the game except for the opening few minutes. The hardest thing that people don't realize is when you play the money games like we do, you're playing four SEC teams, Michigan State, Michigan and Miami out of your league. Some of that stuff wears on you and this is the first time I ever felt that we looked beaten, which is not good. We have to get rid of that feeling, but we have Mississippi State next. We're right back into it. After that, we have a home game before the league starts. I think the one thing we have to learn is that defense got us championships when we won them. We have to figure out a way to guard better." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
North Florida will have eight days off from competition for the Christmas break before returning to the hardwood at Mississippi State on Dec. 30.

 
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Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
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Ryan Burkhardt

#12 Ryan Burkhardt

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6' 4"
Freshman
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Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#21 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport Management
Trip Day

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6' 7"
Freshman
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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

6' 7"
Sophomore
International Business
F
Ryan Burkhardt

#12 Ryan Burkhardt

6' 4"
Freshman
Exploratory
G
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#21 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport Management
G
Trip Day

#22 Trip Day

6' 7"
Freshman
Exploratory
F