All 13 Ospreys Log Minutes in Road Trip Finale at No. 15/13 Kentucky

Wednesday, November 23

Lexington, Ky.

4 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-4,0-0ASUN

Kentucky

4-2,0-0SEC

North Florida

Kentucky

Hicklen lined up four three-pointers Wednesday at Kentucky.

Photo by: Chris Leduc

All 13 Ospreys Log Minutes in Road Trip Finale at No. 15/13 Kentucky

11/23/2022 8:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LEXINGTON, Ky. - North Florida sent all 13 Ospreys on to the floor and got a 17-point effort from Jarius Hicklen as UNF dropped its road trip finale to No. 15/13 Kentucky (4-2) in front of a reported crowd of just under 20,000 Wednesday afternoon.

It was UNF's (1-4) second game this year against a squad ranked in the top five of the Associated Press Preseason Poll. Hicklen also became the latest Osprey to reach 100-career three-pointers in the Navy and Gray after drilling four more at Rupp Arena.

Mt. Sterling, Ky., native Carter Hendricksen had a chance to play in front of a large group of friends and families, logging 22 minutes and seven points in the effort.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half

Hicklen scored UNF's first five points as the Ospreys trailed 10-5 at the first media timeout … Kentucky went on a 9-4 run to take a 19-9 lead with 12:15 to go in the first half … Hicklen paced the Ospreys with eight points in the first half, but Kentucky opened up its lead heading into the break thanks to a 7-for-15 mark from beyond the arc.

2nd Half

All 13 Ospreys saw time in the second half, with Trent Coleman making the most of his six minutes by tallying six points and five boards … Hicklen stayed hot, posting nine points, although the Wildcats remained in front despite UNF keeping a single-digit point deficit for the second session.

BY THE NUMBERS
UNF

Jarius Hicklen | 17 points, 4-8 3 PT FGs
Trent Coleman | 6 points, 5 rebounds

Kentucky

Jacob Toppin & Antonio Reeves | 20 points
Oscar Tshiebwe | 16 points, 15 rebounds

NOTABLES

It was UNF's 27th game against an SEC foe
UNF has played Kentucky in consecutive seasons
It was UNF's 32nd game against AP Top 25 teams during the program's Division I era
North Florida has played two ranked teams this season
Hicklen joined the 100 three-pointers made club, becoming the second Osprey in as many games to do so after Jose Placer did so at Duquesne Monday
Hendricksen played his second game at Kentucky after growing up 35 miles from Lexington
North Florida played all 13 Ospreys on the 2022-23 roster
Mark Flakus hit a three-pointer to give him his first collegiate points
Coleman had a very strong six minutes of playing time, scoring six points while bringing in five rebounds. His five boards were a team high
Max Hrdlicka played a career-high 12 minutes, scoring a pair of points and earning three boards
Jah Nze appeared in his second game as an Osprey, logging 10 minutes
Brandon Rasmussen made his second appearance of the 2022-23 season
Hicklen has paced UNF in scoring in three games this season. He also notched the 15th double-digit scoring performance of his UNF career
UNF played in front of just shy of 20,000 fans at Rupp Arena. It was the largest reported crowd UNF has played in front of since nearly knocking off Syracuse Dec. 3, 2016 at the Carrier Dome
It was the second time UNF has played 13 student-athletes in a game this season after doing so at No. 2 Gonzaga.

Postgame Comments

Segment of the postgame press conference at Kentucky with Jarius Hicklen and head coach Matthew Driscoll ?? pic.twitter.com/BRflZJf555
— UNF Men's Basketball (@OspreyMBB) November 24, 2022