Tuesday, February 26
Jacksonville, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
15-16
77
vs
67
Stetson
7-23
1
2
F
Stetson
29
38
67
North Florida
31
46
77
Team Stats
Stet
UNF
FG%
.389
.433
3FG%
.250
.333
FT%
.700
.636
RB
39
46
TO
7
11
STL
6
5
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG/F
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Ospreys Sweep Stetson for Sixth Straight Win
2/26/2019 10:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
Score:Â North Florida 77, Stetson 67
Records:Â North Florida (15-16, 9-7 ASUN) | Stetson (7-23, 3-12 ASUN)
Location:Â UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: Garrett Sams topped 20 points for the second consecutive game and Carter Hendricksen finished with a career high as North Florida broke the game open with an early second half run resulting in a 77-67 win versus Stetson in the regular season finale.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Garrett Sams netted a season best and ASUN career high 23 points while hauling in a team best 11 rebounds for his second double-double in the last three games
- Freshman Carter Hendricksen just missed his first career double-double, tallying a career high 19 points and 9 rebounds
- Reigning ASUN Player of the Week, Wajid Aminu chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks for the victory, while Ivan Gandia-Rosa rounded out the double figure scoring with 10 points
- Four Hatters reached double digits paced by Ababyomi Iyiola's 16 point/13 rebound double-double
- The #BirdsofTrey made 12 three-pointers in the game while limiting Stetson to just four
- Ospreys outrebounded the Hatters, 46-39
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half Notes
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa and JT Escobar opened the game with back-to-back threes as part of the Osprey's 8-0 start
- UNF expanded the margin to 13-6 before the Hatters answered with their own 8-0 spurt to take a lead for the first time
- The squads traded turns with the lead for several possessions until a 7-2 run keyed by a Garrett Sams trey and assist on an Ezekiel Balogun layup
- Stetson continued to fight and trimmed the Osprey halftime margin to two, 31-29, at the break
- North Florida held the Hatters to 29% shooting in the frame (2-of-11 from 3-point line) but were slowed by nine turnovers
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Second Half Notes
-Â The Ospreys blitzed out of intermission outscoring the Hatters, 15-4, highlighted by a stretch of 12 straight points | The run pushed UNF's lead to double figures at 46-33 with 13:55 left to play
- Stetson again answered with a surge, netting the next nine points to pull within four
- Sams drilled a three-pointer to stem the scoring by the Hatters but Carter Hendricksen connected on back-to-back triples of his own minutes later to provide the Ospreys with some breathing room
- The Hatters closed to within five (64-59) with four minutes remaining, but a trey from Ryan Burkhardt, floater for Gandia-Rosa and Aminu layup pushed the lead to 12
- North Florida kept the margin in double digits the rest of the way to secure the win
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- North Florida upped its season best win streak to six games, marking the longest current streak in the ASUN
- UNF has now defeated Stetson five straight times and dropped the Hatters to 0-15 on the road this year
- Ospreys finish their ASUN ledger with a 9-7 record, the sixth consecutive year to finish at .500 or better in league play
- With the win and due to tiebreakers, North Florida has earned a Top 4 seed for the upcoming ASUN Tournament and will host a quarterfinal game on Monday at 7 p.m. against a to be determined opponent.
LAST WORD
"I couldn't be more proud of what these guys have done, how they have perservered and endured. The first half tonight was definitely not us and what we wanted to do. I thought we were flat and lethargic. I challenged Garrett in front of the team at halftime because I thought we wasn't the way he normally is. To our guys credit, in the second half we had just two turnovers and scored whenever and however we wanted to. Defensively we got stops on 12 of their first 14 possessions. Our guys have bought in and understand and are all in on what we want to do defensively. I am so proud of how they continue to just grow their confidence." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll
NEXT UP
North Florida will host an ASUN Championship Tournament quarterfinal game on Monday at 7 p.m. Here's a look at the ticket information for that game:
- Season ticket holders can log in to their accounts at www.ticketreturn.com and reserve their seats and add additional tickets immediately
- General Public on sale date will be Friday at 10 a.m.
- Prices:
- Reserved - $20
- Upper Reserved - $15
- General Admission
- Adults - $10
- Children (3-17) - $5
- ASUN Students - $5
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