Ospreys Fall at FGCU

Monday, January 29

Fort Myers, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

10-15, 4-4ASUN

103

FGCU

17-8, 8-0ASUN

North Florida

FGCU

103

1/29/2018 9:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: North Florida Athletics

OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 70, FGCU 103
Records: North Florida (10-15, 4-4 ASUN) | FGCU (17-8, 8-0 ASUN)
Location: Alico Arena (Fort Myers, Fla.)
The Short Story: North Florida struggled offensively in the first half of a 103-70 loss at FGCU on Monday night. Noah Horchler finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds for his 9th double-double

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NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Noah Horchler had his ASUN leading 9th double-double of the year with team high 16 points and 10 rebounds
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa, Osborn Blount and Trip Day each chipped in 11 points for the Ospreys
- Gandia-Rosa also handed out 7 assists with just one turnover
- FGCU had 6 players reach double digits led by 16 from Zach Johnson
- Michael Gilmore tallied a double-double for Eagles with 14 pts/12 rebs

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half Notes
- Ospreys got a three-pointer from Garrett Sams to open the scoring but then went 5 scoreless minutes as FGCU scored 13 consecutive points
- UNF went 0-6 from the floor in the drought and committed a trio of turnovers
- The squads traded baskets on several possessions before a 10-2 spurt by the Eagles pushed the lead to 28-12 with 9:46 left in the period
- Sams hit his second triple of the half with 6 minutes remaining to make the score 37-24
- FGCU would score the next 14 points and close the half on an 18-4 run to hold a 55-28 halftime advantage
- Ospreys shot just 28% from the floor in the half while Eagles connected at a 60% clip
- FGCU also scored 13 points off 8 UNF miscues

Second Half Notes
- FGCU extended its lead to 30 (63-33) in the first three minutes of play in the second half
- North Florida regrouped answering with a 10-2 spurt of their own
- Over the next four minutes of play, Ospreys got several baskets from Horchler and Day followed by back-to-back 3PM by Blount which closed the deficit to 16 points (72-56) with 10 minutes left in the game
- The gap stayed steady for the next few minutes until FGCU used an 8-0 spurt to fuel a 24-7 closing surge for the final margin
- Both teams shot over 50% from the field in the second half (UNF 55% | FGCU 54%)
- UNF also converted 6 of 12 three-point attempts in the stanza

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ospreys had 11 3PM marking the team's 15th double figure performance (#BirdsofTrey)
- Loss snapped a 2-game road win streak for UNF and was the 7th straight to FGCU
- Trip Day netted his 12th consecutive double digit outing
- UNF surrendered 100+ points for the 4th time this season

LAST WORD
"Give them credit because they came out with the energy and for lack of a better term, they punched us in the mouth and we didn't recover. We came out in the second half and fought and competed. However, when you get down 27 it makes it very, very difficult. We cut it to 16 with about 8 minutes to go, but you can't get down that big and expect to be on the road against the number one team in the league and decide when you're going to play. You have to play from the get go. They had the energy and they had the effort and it showed." Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
North Florida hosts in-state foe Stetson on Saturday (Feb. 3) in the squad's lone game in the next 10 days.