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Jose Placer drives the basketball past a pair of defenders
70
Winner North Florida UNF 3-9,1-1 ASUN
68
Jacksonville JVille 9-5,3-1 ASUN
Winner
North Florida UNF
3-9,1-1 ASUN
70
Final
68
Jacksonville JVille
9-5,3-1 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 48 22 70
Jacksonville JVille 29 39 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | North Florida Athletics

Ospreys Oust Dolphins, 70-68, in River City Rumble Rematch

OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 70, Jacksonville 68
Records: North Florida (3-9, 1-1 ASUN) | Jacksonville (9-5, 3-1 ASUN)
Location: Swisher Gym (Jacksonville Fla.)
The Short Story: For the second consecutive night the game went down to the wire in the River City Rumble but on Saturday the Ospreys came out on top with a 70-68 win versus rival Jacksonville at Swisher Gym.

BY THE NUMBERS
- Junior Jose Placer nearly tallied a triple-double, finishing with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists
- Carter Hendricken added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the victory while Jonathan Aybar chipped in 8 points and team-leading 10 boards
- Ospreys finished with 13 three-pointers made including 10 in the first half
- North Florida won the battle of the glass, 42-33
- UNF collected 18 assists on 24 baskets
- Dontarius James led the Dolphins with 30 points in the loss

NOTABLE MOMENTS
- North Florida took control of the game early, using a 7-2 run to open play
- Ospreys connected on four three-pointers in the first 10 minutes and expanded their lead to double digits (27-13) midway through the frame following a 10-0 spurt capped by a trey and a three-point play for Jose Placer
- A 10-3 run minutes later highlighted by threes from Emmanuel Adedoyin and Ryan Burkhardt and wrapped up with back-to-back baskets from Jadyn Parker widened the gap to 20 for the Ospreys (43-23)
- UNF held a 48-29 lead at the break
- Following intermission, North Florida pushed the lead to its largest at 22 (53-31) following a lay-up from Placer
- Jacksonville began chipping away at the Osprey lead using mini runs of 6-0 and 7-0 to pull closer
- With under 8 minutes left to play, JU scored 13 straight points while holding UNF without a point for nearly 6 minutes of play to cut the margin to 5 (66-61)
- Jonathan Aybar made a FT followed by a Hendricksen three-pointer to slow the Dolphin charge and extend the lead back to 9 points
- JU would score the games final 7 points but were unable to gain possession for a final shot as North Florida captured its first ASUN win of the season
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The win marked UNF's fifth in the last six meetings between the rivals
- Last three meetings in the River City Rumble have now been decided in the final possession
- Ospreys had 7 players score 7 or more points on the night
- Five different players made multiple three-pointers for UNF
- North Florida shot 59% from the floor in the first half including 10 of 16 (62.5%) from the three-point line

LAST WORD - Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
"This was a great winning and learning experience for our inexperienced team. Credit our guys for being able to regroup and wash out last night's tough loss and start tonight's game with tremendous focus. We were able to make threes tonight which is what we do and that gave us opportunities at the basket as well. I thought we defended the three-point line well and were also defended and rebounded our tails off tonight. Proud of how we shared the ball with 18 assists on 24 baskets. I thought in the first half we really did a great job of finding the open shooter and then our guys hit the shots we are supposed to take and make."

NEXT UP
Due to COVID cancellations around the ASUN Conference, North Florida's opponent and game location for next weekend (Jan. 15-16) will be announced by the league early this coming week.
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