Thursday, February 16
Nashville, Tenn.
7:30 p.m.
University of North Florida
12-17, 7-5ASUN
93
at
82
Lipscomb
17-12, 9-3ASUN
1
2
F
North Florida
41
52
93
LIPSCOMB
33
49
82
Team Stats
UNF
LIP
FG%
.611
.441
3FG%
.421
.242
FT%
.679
.824
RB
33
31
TO
20
16
STL
6
11
Game Leaders
Pts
39
FGM
14
3FGM
3
FTM
8
Pts
19
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Todd Drexler
Career High 39 by Dallas Moore Carries UNF to Win Over Lipscomb
2/16/2017 11:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 93, Lipscomb 82
Records: North Florida (12-17, 7-5 ASUN) | Lipscomb (17-12, 9-3 ASUN)
Location: Allen Arena (Nashville, Tenn.)
The Short Story: Senior Dallas Moore scorched the nets for a career high 39 points as North Florida topped ASUN leader Lipscomb, 93-82, in conference action Thursday night in Nashville. With the win, UNF moved into a tie with USC Upstate for third-place in the league standings with two games remaining.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- Moore notched his 12th 30-point outing of his career and the 9th of the season with his career best effort. With his total, Moore upped his career scoring total to 2,323 and collected several milestones including becoming the all-time leading scorer in Division I for the state of Florida and moving into 2nd-place in the ASUN Conference for career points. In addition, Moore eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in ASUN games only (1,032).
- The freshmen duo of Wajid Aminu (19) and Garrett Sams (17) both also reached double-figures in the win for UNF. Aminu added 7 rebounds and 3 blocks while Sams handed out 3 assists.
- Chris Davenport only attempted two shots but made his presence felt finishing with team highs in rebounds (8), assists (6) and steals (2)
- Rob Marberry finished with a double-double (26 pts/ 10 rebs) to pace the Bisons, who had three other players reach double figures
- Ospreys shot 61 percent from the floor for the game, the highest shooting performance of the season against Lipscomb, highlighted by a 68% clip (17-25) in the decisive second half
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- UNF struggled early in the game making just 1 of first 5 shots and committing three turnovers in the opening four minutes of play as Lipscomb jumbe in front, 9-2
- Romelo Banks scored four straight points to spark a 12-0 run that saw the Ospreys earn their first lead of the night... The surge was part of a 19-3 run giving North Florida its largest lead of the first half, 21-12, with 10:54 left in the period
- Lipscomb battled back behind an 8-2 spurt that trimmed the Osprey lead to just two with five minutes remaining in the stanza
- Game settled into a back-and-forth battle over the next several minutes until UNF closed out the half on a 7-2 run. The Ospreys led 41-33 at the break.
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Second Half Trends
- Ospreys started the second half with three turnovers and a missed shot as Lipscomb eventually retook the lead, 47-46, behind a 14-5 run through the first four minutes
- Aminu had a pair of buckets around a Moore free throw as the Ospreys edged back in front
- The Bisons would knot the score at 51-51 with 12:22 left to play, but North Florida answered with a trey by Sams and a layup for Moore to grab a lead they would never relinquish
- Lipscomb kept the game a one-possession deficit for several minutes before Sams and Moore again combined for five straight points widening the margin to eight points
- UNF pushed the lead to double-digits, 73-62, at the 4:01 mark and kept a comfortable lead the remainder of the game
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Three of Moore's top 4 scoring performances have come against Lipscomb (39 tonight along with a pair of 36 point efforts)
- All three of UNF's road wins this season have come in ASUNÂ play
- Ospreys have won 6 of last 7 meetings with Lipscomb
- The victory marked the 150th Division I win in UNF program history
- UNF has now earned at win at Lipscomb in 5 of last 6 visits to Allen Arena
- North Florida's senior class of Dallas Moore, Chris Davenport & Aaron Bodager have 73 career wins, just one shy of matching program record held by Beau Beech and Demarcus Daniels
- Prior to tonight, Lipscomb's last loss was a 90-84 loss at UNF Arena on Jan. 21... Bisons had won six in a row
SAY WHAT...
"This was truly a team effort as several players had huge contributions, tonight. I thought our guys played with great poise and calmness especially in the second half and were really locked in on the game plan. It is always a challenge to get road wins in conference play so I'm really proud of the guys for getting this one. We need to stay focused and get prepared for another challenge on Saturday at Kennesaw. We just have to keep working on being 1-0 every game." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- The Ospreys travel to Kennesaw State for their final regular season road game on Saturday.
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Score: North Florida 93, Lipscomb 82
Records: North Florida (12-17, 7-5 ASUN) | Lipscomb (17-12, 9-3 ASUN)
Location: Allen Arena (Nashville, Tenn.)
The Short Story: Senior Dallas Moore scorched the nets for a career high 39 points as North Florida topped ASUN leader Lipscomb, 93-82, in conference action Thursday night in Nashville. With the win, UNF moved into a tie with USC Upstate for third-place in the league standings with two games remaining.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- Moore notched his 12th 30-point outing of his career and the 9th of the season with his career best effort. With his total, Moore upped his career scoring total to 2,323 and collected several milestones including becoming the all-time leading scorer in Division I for the state of Florida and moving into 2nd-place in the ASUN Conference for career points. In addition, Moore eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in ASUN games only (1,032).
- The freshmen duo of Wajid Aminu (19) and Garrett Sams (17) both also reached double-figures in the win for UNF. Aminu added 7 rebounds and 3 blocks while Sams handed out 3 assists.
- Chris Davenport only attempted two shots but made his presence felt finishing with team highs in rebounds (8), assists (6) and steals (2)
- Rob Marberry finished with a double-double (26 pts/ 10 rebs) to pace the Bisons, who had three other players reach double figures
- Ospreys shot 61 percent from the floor for the game, the highest shooting performance of the season against Lipscomb, highlighted by a 68% clip (17-25) in the decisive second half
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- UNF struggled early in the game making just 1 of first 5 shots and committing three turnovers in the opening four minutes of play as Lipscomb jumbe in front, 9-2
- Romelo Banks scored four straight points to spark a 12-0 run that saw the Ospreys earn their first lead of the night... The surge was part of a 19-3 run giving North Florida its largest lead of the first half, 21-12, with 10:54 left in the period
- Lipscomb battled back behind an 8-2 spurt that trimmed the Osprey lead to just two with five minutes remaining in the stanza
- Game settled into a back-and-forth battle over the next several minutes until UNF closed out the half on a 7-2 run. The Ospreys led 41-33 at the break.
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Second Half Trends
- Ospreys started the second half with three turnovers and a missed shot as Lipscomb eventually retook the lead, 47-46, behind a 14-5 run through the first four minutes
- Aminu had a pair of buckets around a Moore free throw as the Ospreys edged back in front
- The Bisons would knot the score at 51-51 with 12:22 left to play, but North Florida answered with a trey by Sams and a layup for Moore to grab a lead they would never relinquish
- Lipscomb kept the game a one-possession deficit for several minutes before Sams and Moore again combined for five straight points widening the margin to eight points
- UNF pushed the lead to double-digits, 73-62, at the 4:01 mark and kept a comfortable lead the remainder of the game
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Three of Moore's top 4 scoring performances have come against Lipscomb (39 tonight along with a pair of 36 point efforts)
- All three of UNF's road wins this season have come in ASUNÂ play
- Ospreys have won 6 of last 7 meetings with Lipscomb
- The victory marked the 150th Division I win in UNF program history
- UNF has now earned at win at Lipscomb in 5 of last 6 visits to Allen Arena
- North Florida's senior class of Dallas Moore, Chris Davenport & Aaron Bodager have 73 career wins, just one shy of matching program record held by Beau Beech and Demarcus Daniels
- Prior to tonight, Lipscomb's last loss was a 90-84 loss at UNF Arena on Jan. 21... Bisons had won six in a row
SAY WHAT...
"This was truly a team effort as several players had huge contributions, tonight. I thought our guys played with great poise and calmness especially in the second half and were really locked in on the game plan. It is always a challenge to get road wins in conference play so I'm really proud of the guys for getting this one. We need to stay focused and get prepared for another challenge on Saturday at Kennesaw. We just have to keep working on being 1-0 every game." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- The Ospreys travel to Kennesaw State for their final regular season road game on Saturday.
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