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The North Florida basketball senior class of Dallas Moore, Chris Davenport and Aaron Bodager pose with their families on the UNF Arena court prior to a game.
84
Winner USC Upstate UPST 17-11, 7-4 ASUN
71
North Florida UNF 11-17, 6-5 ASUN
Winner
USC Upstate UPST
17-11, 7-4 ASUN
84
Final
71
North Florida UNF
11-17, 6-5 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
USC Upstate UPST 29 55 84
North Florida UNF 31 40 71

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

Sluggish Second Half Hurts Ospreys in Senior Night Loss to USC Upstate

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 71, USC Upstate 84
Records: North Florida (11-17, 6-5 ASUN) | USC Upstate (17-11, 7-4 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: The North Florida men's basketball team was unable to overcome a fast second half start by USC Upstate on Saturday night, falling 84-71 in UNF Arena. Senior Dallas Moore finished with 26 points while fellow senior Chris Davenport chipped in 15 points and team-high 8 rebounds.

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OPENING TIP
- Moore had 14 of his 26 points in the second half but didn't get his first point of the period until 12 minutes had been played. It was the 52nd 20-point effort of his career.
- In addition to narrowly missing a double-double, Davenport also handed out three assists and blocked a shot.
- Freshman Wajid Aminu also netted double figures scoring 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting highlighted by four dunks.
- The Spartans had four players in double digits led by a pair of players with 20+. Michael Cunningham topped all scorers with 28 points including 8-8 from the FT line and Michael Buchanan had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
- The Ospreys led 31-29 at the break but USC Upstate scored the first nine points of the second half and never looked back in snapping a five-game losing streak to UNF... The Spartans shot a blistering 64% from the floor in the final 20 minutes while also making 4 from 8 from long range after going 1-for-10 from beyond the arc in the first half.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- Spartans got things rolling early scoring 8 of the game's first 9 points.
- The Ospreys eventually got things turned around, using a 7-0 spurt midway through the opening stanza to seize their first lead of the night, 16-14, with 10:15 on the clock.
- USC Upstate responded with a 10-4 run over the next four minutes of play to regain the lead.
- Another seven point surge swung the lead back in favor of the home team.
- Upstate held a slight lead in the closing minutes of the half, but Aaron Horne knocked down a corner three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Ospreys into intermission with the lead (31-29)
 
Second Half Trends
- Upstate scored the first nine points of the second half drawing a timeout from the Ospreys just over two minutes into play.
- Spartans kept the pressure on, using an 18-2 surge minutes later to push their lead to 21 (64-43) with 8:12 remaining in the contest... USC Upstate's run was aided by a stretch of 11 consective points.
- UNF refused to go away, answering with 11 straight points of their own to cut the deficit in half... A pair of Aminu dunks around a three-pointer from Aaron Bodager followed by four points from Moore accounted for the run... The points by Moore were his first of the second half.
- USC Upstate would extend their lead to 14 points with just over 3 minutes showing on the clock, but a late 11-4 spurt by the Ospreys trimmed the margin to 7 points (77-70) following a Davenport trey with 1:20 remaining.
- The Spartans closed the game on a 7-1 run, making the necessary free throws in the final minute to secure the victory.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Dallas Moore moved within 3 points of taking over the No. 2 spot on the ASUN Career Scoring list... Moore also needs just 7 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau in ASUN Conference play for his career.
- The loss was the first for the Ospreys against USC Upstate in the last 6 meetings
- Upstate turned 16 UNF turnovers into 24 points and also outscored the Ospreys, 15-5, in second chance points
- The Spartans shot 52 percent from the floor for the game and made 13-of-17 FTs (76%) after entering the game averaging 64% from the line
- UNF surrendered 50+ points in the second half for the 4th time in 11 ASUN games this year

SAY WHAT...
"Give Upstate credit for making big shots and toughness plays all night long. We left a lot on the table tonight and that is the most frustrating things for me and the staff. We were really hurt by their 24 points off our turnovers and their second chance points in the second half. I need to do a better job of getting the guys going out of the halftime break. It makes it really tough when you give up 17 points before the first media timeout in a half. I probably should of switched the defenses up earlier and also done some different things with our lineup. This league is tough and it doesn't get any easier moving forward but we will get back to work and continue to improve." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
- The Ospreys hit the road for the final time in the regular season visiting league leader Lipscomb (Feb. 16) and Kennesaw State (Feb. 18) in key ASUN contests.
 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron Bodager

#12 Aaron Bodager

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Health Science
Chris Davenport

#35 Chris Davenport

F
6' 8"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Dallas Moore

#14 Dallas Moore

G
6' 1"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Aaron Horne

#24 Aaron Horne

G/F
6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

F
6' 7"
Freshman
International Business

Players Mentioned

Aaron Bodager

#12 Aaron Bodager

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Health Science
G
Chris Davenport

#35 Chris Davenport

6' 8"
Senior
Criminal Justice
F
Dallas Moore

#14 Dallas Moore

6' 1"
Senior
Criminal Justice
G
Aaron Horne

#24 Aaron Horne

6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
G/F
Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

6' 7"
Freshman
International Business
F