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Noah Horchler and Coach Driscoll talk to each other while standing on the sideline
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100
Winner North Florida UNF 9-13, 3-2 ASUN
80
USC Upstate UPST 6-16, 1-4 ASUN
Winner
North Florida UNF
9-13, 3-2 ASUN
100
Final
80
USC Upstate UPST
6-16, 1-4 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 39 61 100
USC Upstate UPST 35 45 80

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Horchler's Career High 31 Pushes Ospreys Past Spartans, 100-80

OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 100, USC Upstate 80
Records: North Florida (9-13, 3-2 ASUN) | USC Upstate (6-16, 1-4 ASUN)
Location: G.B. Hodge Center (Spartanburg, S.C.)
The Short Story: The North Florida men's basketball team used a 61-point explosion in the second half to secure an ASUN road victory over USC Upstate, 100-80, on Saturday afternoon. Noah Horchler posted his seventh double-double of the season finishing with a career high 31 points and 12 rebounds.

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NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Noah Horchler scored career high 31 points going 10-16 from the floor including 2-2 3PM and also made 9 of 10 FTs | Pulled down 12 rebounds for his 8th double digit board total
- Trip Day and Garrett Sams both chipped in 19 points for the Ospreys while JT Escobar added 15
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa tallied his second double-double of the season finishing with 13 points and a program single game record 13 assists
- #BirdsofTrey drilled 14 three-pointers marking the 13th game this season with double figure trey total
- USC Upstate had five players in double digits led by 16 from  Deion Holmes

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half Notes
- After trading some early baskets, UNF made the first surge scoring nine consecutive points as part of an 18-4 run that gave the Ospreys a 23-9 lead with 11:05 left in the first half
- Trip Day and JT Escobar hit three-pointers to start the run which also featured several baskets in the paint by Noah Horchler
- North Florida maintained a near double-digit advantage for much of the remainder of the period, but the Spartans closed the final two minutes on a 7-0 run to trim the UNF halftime lead to 39-35
- Ospreys were 0-4 from the floor with a turnover in the closing drought
- Despite the rough finish to the half, UNF had 7 3PM while holding Upstate to just 2 and also notched 10 assists on 14 baskets

Second Half Notes
- The Ospreys raced out of the break scoring the first six points of the half and regained the momentum
- A 14-1 run minutes later put UNF ahead by 22 points (64-42)
- The Spartans would get no closer than 15 the rest of the game as North Florida cruised to the victory
- UNF shot 62% (18-29) from the floor in the period while also making 7 of 11 from the arc (64%) | Ospreys also made 18 of 19 free throws in the half

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Horchler's 31 points marked the most scored by a forward in the Driscoll Era and was one point shy of reaching the Top 10 single game totals in program history
- UNF had 97 of its 100 points scored by starters (reserve Emmanuel Lambright hit a three to account for the lone bench poiints)
- Ospreys have now reached triple digits in 5 games this season including a pair in ASUN play
- North Floriida finished with 21 assists and also won the battle of the boards, 39-37
- 61 points in the second half marked third half this year that UNF has eclipsed 60 points and was second highest total behind 62 scored versus Florida National in the 2nd half

LAST WORD
"When you play in our league with the quick turnaround, we really have to focus on two things: The first is how quickly you can wash it out and move on and get better, while also figuring out the things you can improve for the next game. The next thing is prepare and intstall the game plan for the next game. Our non-conference schedule really allowed us to gain valuable experience in these things especially on the road. Our word all year has been resilient and I think this team is very resilient and showed it again today not just from a bounce back situation but also from being able to build a lead, have Upstate battle back and then our guys came out in the second half and made a lot of plays on both ends of the floor. They got another big lead and were able to maintain it, which is a difficult thing to do in league play especially on the road. I'm really, really proud of the effort and outcome of the game tonight." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
North Florida returns home to host rival FGCU on Wednesday in the team's final home contest of January.

 
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Players Mentioned

Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

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

#0 Noah Horchler

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Exploratory
Emmanuel Lambright

#1 Emmanuel Lambright

G/F
6' 6"
Freshman
Psychology
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

Garrett Sams

#11 Garrett Sams

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

#0 Noah Horchler

6' 8"
Sophomore
Exploratory
F
Emmanuel Lambright

#1 Emmanuel Lambright

6' 6"
Freshman
Psychology
G/F
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#21 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport Management
G
Trip Day

#22 Trip Day

6' 7"
Freshman
Exploratory
F