LYNCHBURG, Va. - Carter Hendricksen scored a quick eight points to start the second half, cutting Liberty's lead to four, but the Flames (11-6, 2-0 ASUN) went on a run and didn't look back as UNF men's basketball dropped a road game at Liberty Arena, 71-56, Tuesday, Jan. 11.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
1st Half
- The first half was a defensive struggle … teams combined to go just 5-for-22 from beyond the arc … UNF trailed by just a bucket for most of the first frame, but Liberty was unrelenting in getting to the free throw line, going 16-for-18 from the line … UNF (4-12, 0-3 ASUN) forced nine turnovers, while committing just two in the first frame … Carter Hendricksen and Jarius Hicklen had 5 points apiece.
2nd Half
- Hendricksen found his rhythm at the start of the second half, scoring eight points in the first four minutes and 10 seconds, helping cut Liberty's lead to four at 38-34 … Liberty followed that up quickly by going on a 10-0 run to create a 48-34 lead at the 13:03 mark, the largest lead for either team up to that point … the Flames hung to its lead the rest of the way to notch their 43rd consecutive home win.
BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Liberty
- Shiloh Robinson | 21 points, 3 rebounds
- Darius McGhee | 18 points, 8 rebounds
DRISCOLL CONFIDENTIAL
NOTEABLES
- Hendricksen moved into 17th in UNF history for career points, reaching 1,033. He's just one point shy of trying Jamaal Williams for 16th in UNF history.
- Hicklen tallied his seventh double-digit game as an Osprey.
- Hicklen made his first career start at UNF and tied a career high with 32 minutes played.
- UNF forced 17 turnovers, just one shy of a season high for UNF's opponents.
- The Flames only had two offensive rebounds.
- Liberty scored 25 points from the free throw line.
- UNF outscored Liberty, 26-20, in the paint.
- It was UNF's first game outside of the Sunshine State since Nov. 26.
NEXT UP
The Ospreys come back to the UNF Arena Saturday for a 5 p.m. tip-off against Jacksonville.
