JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Ospreys dished out 25 assists and shot over 50 percent from beyond the arc as North Florida men's basketball stayed undefeated at home on the year with a 105-66 win against the Davis & Elkins Senators Monday, Dec. 19.
North Florida drained 16 three-pointers in the effort, with five Ospreys breaking into double-digits in the scoring column, paced by
Carter Hendricksen's 19 points.
The Ospreys' 25 assists was the most since posting 30 Nov. 20, 2021 against Webber International. It's also tied for the seventh most in UNF's single game history.
FINAL SCORE
- DAVIS & ELKINS | 66
- NORTH FLORIDA | 105
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half
- Davis & Elkins (9-4) had its best period of the game before the first media timeout as the visitors held a small lead early … UNF (4-7) found its rhythm offensively shortly after the first media break, with UNF going on a 10-2 run to take the 16-15 lead at the 13:14 mark … Jah Nze hit his first of four three-pointers of the evening, giving UNF that lead … the Senators would hang around, getting within three points at 28-25, but UNF dominated the remaining six minutes of the half, going on a 21-6 run the rest of the way.
2nd Half
- All 12 Ospreys active for the game logged time and scored at least two points in the second half alone … the onslaught ensued into the second session for UNF as North Florida scored 56 points on 21-for-35 from the floor … 14 of UNF's 25 helpers came in the second half, with three apiece coming from Dorian James and Jarius Hicklen … with the game already in hand, UNF added on nine treys to run away with it.
BY THE NUMBERS
DAVIS & ELKINS
- Sam Rolle IV | 13 points, 3 assists
- Claren Pierre | 12 points, 4 rebounds
NORTH FLORIDA
NOTABLES
- Three of UNF's four wins have come by 39 or more points
- Nze notched a season and career high with 17 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the floor
- This was the lone time this season UNF has not possessed the ball on the opening tip-off
- Placer is only 19 points shy of reaching 1,000 for his career
- North Florida is 4-0 at home on the year and 121-50 at home under head coach Matthew Driscoll
- All 12 Ospreys in the official book scored
- UNF hit a season-best 16 three-pointers
- UNF's bench tallied 47 points
- It was the 21st 100-plus point scoring effort under head coach Matthew Driscoll and the first this season
- UNF dished out 25 assists, tied for the seventh most in a single game in UNF's history
Postgame Comments
UP NEXT
UNF plays its final non-conference road game of the year Thursday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. at Bethune-Cookman.
