OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 93, High Point 70
Records: North Florida (6-4) | High Point (1-7)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: The North Florida men's basketball squad closed its non-conference home slate with a 93-70 decision versus High Point on Monday night. The win upped the Ospreys home record to 5-0 this season.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore

NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Carter Hendricksen netted a career best 23 points including a 5-for-8 performance from the three-point line to lead the Ospreys
- JT Escobar finished with 6 treys en route to a 22 point effort
- Emmanuel Adedoyin (12 pts) and Garrett Sams (10 pts) also reached double digits on the night
- High Point had three players in double digits paced by 14 from Eric Colman, Jr.
- North Florida connected on 17 three-pointers highlighted by six different players with a make
- UNF claimed the rebound battle, 32-27, led by eight from Hendricksen
- Ospreys dished out 22 assists on 29 baskets led by six helpers from Ivan Gandia-Rosa
- UNF made 18 of 20 FTs (90%)

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half Notes
- Carter Hendricksen got his career night started early, scoring the Ospreys first five points including a game opening three
- UNF built a 10-4 lead over the first two minutes and led until back-to-back treys gave High Point their first and only lead of the night, 17-16, at the 11:50 mark of the period
- Emmanuel Adedoyin sparked a 9-0 spurt with a driving laypup and a three-pointer, pushing the Ospreys back in front by eight
- Minutes later, another 9-0 run for UNF, expanded the lead to double figures, 36-23 | Escobar capped the run with one of his team leading three-pointers
- North Florida maintained a double digit advantage for the remainder of the half, carrying a 48-35 lead into the halftime break

Second Half Notes
- An explosive 10-4 surge to start the second half allowed the Ospreys to expand their lead to 58-39 just three minutes in
- The Ospreys went through a 3:30 minute scoreless stretch but strong defense only surrendered four points to the Panthers and maintained the comfortable double figure margin
- Hendricksen hit a pair of treys followed by a trey for Adedoyin, extending the UNF lead to over 20
- Gandia-Rosa would drill a trey with 3:29 remaining to give the Ospreys their largest lead, 91-64
- UNF was 9 of 19 from the three-point line in the second half while holding HPU to an 0-for-8 performance

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- North Florida upped its nation-leading 3PM total to 127 for the season
- UNF remains undefeated at home for the season and extends current home win streak to 9 games
- Ospreys have won 11 of their last 13 games against mid-major programs (4-1 this season)
- Hendricksen bettered his career high scoring total for the third straight game | Topped 20-point mark for the fourth time this season
- Adedoyin matched his career high with 12 points scored


LAST WORD
"It's great to go undefeated in the non-conference at home. Our student section was phenomenal again. Greek Life and our marketing staff have done an amazing job getting students to the game. We are 11-2 in our last 13 mid-major games including 4-1 this season and undefeated at home. We had a little setback in Vegas, but it is what it is. We challenged the guys to do the next right thing. Wash out the travel, jet lag and whatever else and just come and play today. To our guys credit, except for five straight scores that High Point had at the end of the game, we really put together about a really good 25 minutes of action. We defended well, really rebounded well and we shared the ball well. What I really loved was the fact that we went 18 of 20 from the free throw line. This team, in my opinion, should lead the country in free throw shooting and three-point shooting, because we get plenty of open looks. Really proud of our guys for that stretch, but games are 40 minutes long so that just shows that we still have work to do. Now we turn our focus on Austin Peay." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll


NEXT UP
North Florida tips off a stretch of seven straight road contests on Saturday against Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn.