OPENING TIP
Score: #2 UCLA 98 | North Florida 63
Records: North Florida (0-5) | UCLA (4-0)
Location: Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, Calif.)
The Short Story: The North Florida men's basketball team closed out its five games in nine days road trip Wednesday night with a tough 98-63 loss at No. 2-ranked UCLA.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Carter Hendricksen led the Ospreys finishing with 11 points including a trio of treys | Lone UNF player to reach double digits in the game
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Jonathan Aybar,
Emmanuel Adedoyin and
Jadyn Parker each added eight points for the North Florida offense
- Aybar pulled down five rebounds to top the Ospreys while Adedoyin handed out a team-best four assists | Parker recorded a pair of blocked shots
- Four UCLA starters tallied double figures led by 20 points from Jaime Jaquez | NCAA Player of the Year candidate Johnny Juzang finished with 17 points
- The Bruins owned a 54-24 rebounding advantage paced by 13 boards from Myles Johnson
NOTABLE MOMENTS
- The game was tightly contested over the opening 10 minutes of play as the Ospreys kept things close by hitting three-pointers | At one point, UNF connected on three consecutive trey attempts
- North Florida trailed by just two (24-22) following a jumper from
Jarius Hicklen with 10:28 left in the first period but the Bruins closed the half on a 28-9 run bolstered by a 14-0 spurt over a four-minute span to hold a 55-33 halftime lead
- UCLA used a 29-11 margin on the glass and outscored the Ospreys 22-2 in second chance points to build their lead
- An early 11-0 spurt in the second half pushed the North Florida deficit to 30, but the Ospreys settled down and continued to battle
- The two squads played the final 15 minutes nearly even on the offensive end | Osprey defense limited the Bruins to just seven points over the final four minutes
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Hendricksen recorded his fifth consecutive double figure performance of the season
- North Florida collected 16 assists on 23 baskets
- Sophomore
Jordan Preaster recorded his first career points as an Osprey
- UCLA was the first ranked opponent of the season for UNF
- Game was also the second straight for the Ospreys versus a Pac-12 foe
- 10 of 11 players that got into the game for UNF scored points and 9 of 11 notched an assist
NEXT UP
North Florida makes its long awaited home debut Saturday at 2 p.m. against Webber International in UNF Arena
