OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 58, #22 Florida State 86
Records: North Florida (0-4) | Florida State (1-0)
Location: Tucker Center (Tallahassee, Fla.)
The Short Story: Despite eight second half three-pointers, North Florida men's basketball was unable to outlast No. 22-ranked Florida State in Tallahassee on Wednesday night, falling 86-58.

BY THE NUMBERS
- Dorian James led a trio of Ospreys in double-figures finishing with a career best 13 points and a team best 7 rebounds
- Freshman Jacob Crews connected on four three-pointers en route to a personal best 12 points off the bench
- Jose Placer chipped in 11 points, marking his third double-digit effort of the year
- Florida State had a pair of double-digit performances led by 17 points for MJ Walker
- UNF committed 24 turnovers that led to 29 points for the Noles | FSU also held a 42-27 advantage on the glass
- #BirdsofTrey recorded 11 three-pointers in the game, marking their third double digit effort of the season

NOTABLE MOMENTS
- FSU built an early 8-2 lead as the Ospreys missed a couple shots and turned the ball over three times
- Josh Endicott netted the first five points of the night for UNF
- An 11-0 run by the Seminoles midway through the first half pushed the margin to 14 at 19-5
- The FSU lead would hover at that level until another late drought for the Ospreys saw the margin grow to 34-15 with just over three minutes left in the period
- Jose Placer converted back-to-back threes down the stretch to help UNF head to intermission trailing 36-21
- The Noles raced out of the break, extending their lead to over 21 after only four minutes of action
- North Florida continued to battle and eventually trimmed the deficit to 13 (49-36) following a 7-0 run capped by a three from Jacob Crews
- Another Crews' trey minutes later made the margin 11 (58-47) near the 8-minute mark
- FSU responded with 10-0 spurt over the next two minutes to turn back the Osprey challenge
- Emmanuel Adedoyin and Crews contributed three-pointers around an old-fashioned three-point play for Dorian James as UNF mounted another rally to cut the Noles lead to 14 (70-56)
- Florida State would close the game on a 16-2 run to earn the final margin
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- UNF leading scorer Carter Hendricksen missed the game due to a foot injury
- 9 of the 10 Ospreys that played in the game netted points
- After going 3 of 12 from the 3-point arc in the first half, UNF made 8 of 15 (53%) from long distance in the second half | Five different Ospreys connected on threes

LAST WORD
"If you just looked at the final score it wasn't a complete reflection of how the game was played. With about four minutes left, we were trailing by just 14 and had the ball with a chance to pull even closer. We had a chance to cut it to single digits with around 8 minutes left. I am most proud of the guys effort tonight. I asked them during shootaround today to just be as physical as we possibly can, I wasn't concerned about fouling, we know that Florida State always plays physical and has some big, athletic guys. I just wanted us to compete with a physical mindset. We always say that it is either hit or be hit. Really nice to see Jacob (Crews) step up when his number was called tonight. Not only did Jacob deliver in Carter Hendricksen's absence but Dorian (James) also played a lot of minutes and produced. You can look at how many times they would build the lead to 20 and we fought back. I'm really, really proud and excited about where we are headed next. This team showed they have fight and showed they are capable of physicality. We aren't going to back down or feel sorry for ourselves, we know the games don't stop so I'm proud of how we responded to the challenges." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
The season opening road swing concludes for North Florida with another visit to North Carolina as the Ospreys meet High Point on Saturday at 2 p.m. Following the game, UNF is scheduled to make its home debut on Monday (Dec. 7) versus FAU.