OPENING TIP
Score: FAU 76 | North Florida 41
Records: North Florida (2-8) | FAU (5-4)
Location: FAU Arena (Boca Raton, Fla.)
The Short Story: North Florida mustered only 12 points in a rough second half scoring drought as in-state foe FAU claimed the 76-41 victory on Sunday afternoon in Boca Raton, Fla.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Jose Placer finished with 9 points to pace the Ospreys
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Jarius Hicklen added 8 points while
Jonathan Aybar chipped in 7 points off the bench for UNF
- Bryan Greenlee led a pair of double-digit FAU scorers with 14 points
- North Florida shot 30% from the floor for the game and made just 16% of their second half attempts including 0-for-7 from beyond the arc
- Owls held a 40-26 rebounding advantage and forced 20 Osprey miscues
NOTABLE MOMENTS
- The first half featured a flurry of scoring runs from both squads
- FAU started the game on a 9-2 run and UNF responded with a 10-2 spurt minutes later to time the score at 14-14
- A 16-2 surge by the Owls pushed the lead to 15 (33-18) but North Florida again answered with an 11-0 run of their own featuring treys from
Jarius Hicklen and
Jose Placer to trim the deficit to 4 with under two minutes left in the opening half
- FAU scored the final six points of the stanza to own a 39-29 halftime lead
- Ospreys were extremely sluggish to start the second half going scoreless for the first six and a half minutes allowing the FAU lead to double
- After trading baskets for several possessions, the Owls closed the game on an 18-4 run to secure the final margin
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ospreys remain winless on the road after the loss to the Owls
- Nine different players scored for UNF | Marked first game this season with a double-digit scorer
- FAU improved to 6-0 all-time against North Florida | Loss drops Ospreys all-time record to 7-16 versus CUSA squads
NEXT UP
North Florida closes out its two-game road stretch with a match-up at #14 Florida on Wednesday (Dec. 8).
