OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 82 , Lipscomb 74
Records: North Florida (19-11, 12-3 ASUN) | Lipscomb (13-15, 8-7 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: In Saturday night's regular season home finale, North Florida led wire-to-wire in an 82-74 victory versus Lipscomb as all five starters finished in double figures and every Osprey senior registered points.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore

BY THE NUMBERS
- Carter Hendricksen, the lone non-senior starter, led the way finishing with 22 points including a 5-for-9 performance from the three-point line
- Senior Ivan Gandia-Rosa notched his first double-double of the season with 13 points and a season best 12 assists
- Senior JT Escobar netted 15 points, making 5 three-pointers, while senior Garrett Sams added 12 points
- Senior Wajid Aminu narrowly missed a double-double tallying 12 points and 9 rebounds to go along with a pair of blocked shots
- Lipscomb had three players in double figures paced by Ahsan Asadullah's near triple-double (17 pts/ 14 rebs/ 9 asts)
- North Florida connected on 15 three-pointers and collected 21 assists on 25 made baskets
- UNF shot 51% from the floor in the first half but were limited to just 26% in the second half

NOTABLE MOMENTS
- The Ospreys raced out to a quick 10-2 start bolstered by back-to-back three-pointers from Garrett Sams and Ivan Gandia-Rosa | Gandia-Rosa accounted for 7 of the points in the run
- A three by Carter Hendricksen with 11:44 to go in the first half pushed the UNF lead to double-digits, 22-12
- North Florida expanded the lead to 20 points behind the strength of a 16-4 surge highlighted by triples for Sams, Wajid Aminu, Carter Hendricksen and JT Escobar
- Lipscomb answered with a 15-6 run to cut into the deficit and then closed the half with eight straight points following a pair of three-pointers by Escobar
- UNF held a 50-41 halftime advantage after a blistering shooting performance that featured 12 treys
- The offenses were sluggish to start the second half combining for just nine points through the first five minutes of play
- The Ospreys turned things up defensively over the next eight minute span, holding the Bisons to just four points | UNF upped their lead to 71-51 with 7 minutes remaining after the 18-4 run
- Lipscomb again battled back, scoring 11 straight points and trimming the deficit to nine
- The Bisons would get no closer than seven the rest of the way as UNF converted 9 of 10 free throw attempts in the closing minutes to secure the win
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- North Florida upped its nation-leading 3PM total to 357 for the season getting 3PM from all five starters | UNF now has 23 games with 10+ treys made
- Win upped Osprey home record to 12-1 for the season and marked the team's sixth straight victory at UNF Arena
- UNF's 12 ASUN wins equals the program record for conference victories
- Loss avenged an earlier season road loss to the Bisons and gives Ospreys a victory over every team in the ASUN this year
- The Ospreys have no secured atleast the No. 2 spot in the ASUN standings and have the opportunity to serve as the host site for the first and semifinal rounds of the upcoming ASUN Tournament

LAST WORD
"The one thing about playing your 30th game of the season is that things occur and you get tested a ton. The other day following our Liberty game we had some challenging travel issues getting back. We could do one of two things. We could use it as an excuse or we could help them grow as men and help them understand that it's just life and we have to move forward because the game was going to tip at 5 today. I couldn't have been more proud of their approach to today's game. The fact that we got up by 20 is a testament to our guys. We told them at halftime to not quit shooting threes because that's who we are and that's what we do. We've made 32 threes this week out of 75 attempts and that is not surprising in any way. Exciting to see all 10 guys contribute again tonight. We secured a top two finish but these guys aren't finished or satisfied and we just need to continue to build on this." -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
North Florida concludes its regular season ledger Thursday on the road at in-state foe Stetson. The Ospreys will host an ASUN Tournament first-round game on Mar. 3 at 7 p.m. against a yet to be determined opponent.