OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 69, FGCU 60
Records: North Florida (16-10, 9-2 ASUN) | FGCU (7-19, 4-7 ASUN)
Location: Alico Arena (Fort Myers, Fla.)
The Short Story: Paced by a pair of 20-point efforts and 10 three-pointers, North Florida posted a 69-60 road victory at FGCU to earn a season sweep of the Eagles for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign. 

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore

BY THE NUMBERS
- Senior Ivan Gandia-Rosa tallied a team leading 22 points including 4 three-pointers while also dishing out seven assists and grabbing five rebounds and a steal
- Fellow senior Garrett Sams also connected on 4 treys en route to finishing with 20 points and five boards
- Sophomore Carter Hendricksen was the only other Ospreys in double figures, chipping in 12 points to go along with his five rebounds and two blocks
- FGCU saw four of its five starters reach double digits paced by 18 from Jalen Warren
- North Florida boasted a slim 35-34 advantage on the glass and netted 10 three-pointers while limiting the Eagles to just 2-of-17 shooting from beyond the arc

NOTABLE MOMENTS
- The game was a seesaw affair over the opening 13 minutes featuring eight lead changes and six ties | Neither team held larger than a three-point advantage during the span
- With the score knotted at 20-20, North Florida closed the half on a 12-2 run
- Osprey defense limited the Eagles to just a single basket over the final 7 minutes | The two squads combined for one field goal each over the final 3:31 of the period
- UNF led 34-24 behind 10 points from Garrett Sams | FGCU's Jalen Warren tallied 14 pts
- After Wajid Aminu collected an old-fashioned three-point play to start second half action, FGCU anwered with the next eight points and eventually regained the lead, 40-39, following a 16-2 surge
- Sams ended the Eagles run with a three and then North Florida snatched the momentum back on the strength of a 12-2 run of their own | Ivan Gandia-Rosa and Carter Hendricksen each had treys in the spurt along with baskets from Sams, Dorian James and Gandia-Rosa
- FGCU would trim the deficit to four points on two occasions but no closer as UNF tallied the final five points of the game to secure the key road victory
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- North Florida upped its nation-leading 3PM total to 307 for the season and tallied their 20th game with 10+ treys | Ospreys are only team in country with over 300 threes made this season
- Win for Ospreys marked the fourth straight, equalling the season's longest win streak
- UNF improved to 9-0 this season when holding their opponent under 70-point mark
- Ospreys remain in a share of the ASUN lead with Liberty and have secured a spot in the ASUN Tournament already
- Ivan Gandia-Rosa moved within three of becoming the UNF program's all-time leader in assists

LAST WORD
"Couldn't be prouder of the resiliency of these guys. After getting road win Thursday night at NJIT and then traveling to FGCU and fighting through some nagging issues. Give credit to the guys as well as the staff especially athletic trainer Coach (Fred) Burnett for doing everything to get the guys ready to go. We never let ourselves lose the belief in what we were doing and that allowed us to just keep fighting and battling through challenges. Garrett kept telling the team in timeouts and on the floor that we just needed to keep grinding. Our guys did that and were able to make huge stops down the stretch that turned into some really good offense resulting in several dagger threes. Give our guys credit as they just kept being us throughout the game. We are excited to be back home Thursday. " -- Head coach Matthew Driscoll

NEXT UP
The Ospreys welcome crosstown rival Jacksonville Thursday (Feb. 13) for the River City Rumble rematch before hosting North Alabama on Saturday (Feb. 15)