Saturday, February 4
Jacksonville, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
10-16, 5-4ASUN
96
vs
64
Stetson
10-16, 2-7ASUN
1
2
F
Stetson
38
26
64
North Florida
43
53
96
Team Stats
STET
UNF
FG%
.328
.556
3FG%
.176
.357
FT%
.680
.400
RB
41
46
TO
13
9
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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Photo by: Todd Drexler
Dominating Second Half Propels Ospreys to Victory over Stetson
2/4/2017 10:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 96, Stetson 64
Records: North Florida (10-16, 5-4 ASUN) | Stetson (10-16, 2-7 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story:Â The North Florida basketball team scored 53 points and shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half to cruise to a 96-64 victory over Stetson on Saturday night in UNF Arena. The Ospreys had five players in double digits led by a pair of 20-point performers in Dallas Moore (22) and Garrett Sams (20).Â
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- Sams posted just the second 20-point effort of his career and his first against NCAA Division I opponent. In addition, he also hauled down a team-best 9 rebounds to narrowly miss a double-double in the victory.
- Moore netted his 25 consecutive double figure outing and 16th 20-point performance of the season. Hhe led the squad with 11 assists, equalling a season and career best mark.
- Chris Davenport finished with 19 poinnts on 8-for-9 shooting from the floor and tallied eight boards. Davenport thrilled the fans with four dunks on the night including a highlight reel alley-oop in the second half.
- Derick Newton scored 23 points to pace a trio of Hatters in double figures.
- For the game, UNF shot 56% from the field while holding Stetson to just 32% including a 3-of-17 showing from long distance (17%).
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- Ospreys jumped out of the gates quickly taking an early 11-6 advantage before Stetson answered with an 13-4 spurt to grab the lead 16-15 with 13:21 left in the opening stanza.
- UNF would score the next 8 points to regain the momentum, but the Hatters again responded with an 11-2 surge to retake the lead at 27-25 (7:53)
- The two squads would seesaw the lead over the next couple minutes until a 6-1 spurt by Stetson gave them their largest lead, 33-30, at the 3:50 mark.
- North Florida would score 11 of the next 12 points to seize the momentum and carry a 43-38 lead into the halftime break.
- Dallas Moore (UNF) and Derick Newton (Stetson) both notched 14 points in the opening period.
- The game was tied 6 times and there were 8 lead changes in the opening 20 minutes of action.
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Second Half Trends
- UNF outscored the Hatters, 31-6, over the opening 10 minutes of the second half capped by 16 straight points that included back-to-back dunks by Davenport to put the game out of reach. Following the run, the Ospreys led 74-44.
- Stetson would only make 4 baskets in the first 16 minutes of action in the half.
- North Florida maintained a 30+ point lead for the final 9 minutes of the game and led by as much as 39 in the contest.
- The Osprey defense limited the Hatters to just 7 of 31 from the floor (22%) including 1 of 9 (11%) from beyond the arc.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The win marked the 300th in UNF program history and came on a night when the inaugural team (1992-93) was recognized at halftime. This is UNF's Silver Anniversary 25th season of basketball.
- Victory also snapped a 3-game losing skid for the Ospreys
- North Florida reached double digit season victories for the 8th consecutive season (every year of the Driscoll Era)
- Ospreys outscored Stetson, 58-16, in the paint and outrebounded the Hatters, 46-41.Â
- UNF handed out a 21 assists while committing a season low 9 turnovers.
SAY WHAT...
"I am really proud of how we played for a complete 40 minutes tonight. I thought our defense really led to our offense. We are a special group when we play like this. It was definitely one of our best team efforts of the season. We have to keep playing with level of intensity and aggressiveness the remainder of the year." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- North Florida continues its current three-game home stand on Thursday (Feb. 9) against NJIT at 7 p.m. The game will be carried on local Jacksonville radio (1010XL AM) and can be watched on ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app).
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Score: North Florida 96, Stetson 64
Records: North Florida (10-16, 5-4 ASUN) | Stetson (10-16, 2-7 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story:Â The North Florida basketball team scored 53 points and shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half to cruise to a 96-64 victory over Stetson on Saturday night in UNF Arena. The Ospreys had five players in double digits led by a pair of 20-point performers in Dallas Moore (22) and Garrett Sams (20).Â
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore PDF | Full Game Book
OPENING TIP
- Sams posted just the second 20-point effort of his career and his first against NCAA Division I opponent. In addition, he also hauled down a team-best 9 rebounds to narrowly miss a double-double in the victory.
- Moore netted his 25 consecutive double figure outing and 16th 20-point performance of the season. Hhe led the squad with 11 assists, equalling a season and career best mark.
- Chris Davenport finished with 19 poinnts on 8-for-9 shooting from the floor and tallied eight boards. Davenport thrilled the fans with four dunks on the night including a highlight reel alley-oop in the second half.
- Derick Newton scored 23 points to pace a trio of Hatters in double figures.
- For the game, UNF shot 56% from the field while holding Stetson to just 32% including a 3-of-17 showing from long distance (17%).
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- Ospreys jumped out of the gates quickly taking an early 11-6 advantage before Stetson answered with an 13-4 spurt to grab the lead 16-15 with 13:21 left in the opening stanza.
- UNF would score the next 8 points to regain the momentum, but the Hatters again responded with an 11-2 surge to retake the lead at 27-25 (7:53)
- The two squads would seesaw the lead over the next couple minutes until a 6-1 spurt by Stetson gave them their largest lead, 33-30, at the 3:50 mark.
- North Florida would score 11 of the next 12 points to seize the momentum and carry a 43-38 lead into the halftime break.
- Dallas Moore (UNF) and Derick Newton (Stetson) both notched 14 points in the opening period.
- The game was tied 6 times and there were 8 lead changes in the opening 20 minutes of action.
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Second Half Trends
- UNF outscored the Hatters, 31-6, over the opening 10 minutes of the second half capped by 16 straight points that included back-to-back dunks by Davenport to put the game out of reach. Following the run, the Ospreys led 74-44.
- Stetson would only make 4 baskets in the first 16 minutes of action in the half.
- North Florida maintained a 30+ point lead for the final 9 minutes of the game and led by as much as 39 in the contest.
- The Osprey defense limited the Hatters to just 7 of 31 from the floor (22%) including 1 of 9 (11%) from beyond the arc.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The win marked the 300th in UNF program history and came on a night when the inaugural team (1992-93) was recognized at halftime. This is UNF's Silver Anniversary 25th season of basketball.
- Victory also snapped a 3-game losing skid for the Ospreys
- North Florida reached double digit season victories for the 8th consecutive season (every year of the Driscoll Era)
- Ospreys outscored Stetson, 58-16, in the paint and outrebounded the Hatters, 46-41.Â
- UNF handed out a 21 assists while committing a season low 9 turnovers.
SAY WHAT...
"I am really proud of how we played for a complete 40 minutes tonight. I thought our defense really led to our offense. We are a special group when we play like this. It was definitely one of our best team efforts of the season. We have to keep playing with level of intensity and aggressiveness the remainder of the year." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
- North Florida continues its current three-game home stand on Thursday (Feb. 9) against NJIT at 7 p.m. The game will be carried on local Jacksonville radio (1010XL AM) and can be watched on ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app).
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