HIGH POINT, N.C. - The Ospreys had a potential game-tying three-pointer roll off the rim with under 10 seconds to go in the game as UNF men's basketball (2-5) came up on the short end of a fast-paced battle at High Point (7-1), 93-88, Saturday, Dec. 3.
UNF and High Point went after it for all 40 minutes, trading blows until the final whistle when the Panthers pulled ahead. North Florida had the upperhand for the majority of the game, leading for over 23 minutes while HPU had the lead for just under nine.
Carter Hendricksen earned every bit of his double-double, posting 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Jadyn Parker and
Jarius Hicklen also found themselves in double figures, with Hicklen tallying five three-pointers.
The Panthers benefited from trips to the line, posting 29 points from the free throw line Saturday. All told, the game saw 14 tie scores and 11 lead changes.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half
- Parker scored UNF's first five points of the game to give the Ospreys a 5-3 lead early … Parker made a skip pass to Hicklen in the corner to get UNF even, 10-10 … Parker used the glass to get UNF in front, 12-10 … a 7-0 run capped by a Jose Placer layup put UNF ahead, 16-10 … the Ospreys had a 16-13 lead at the first media timeout … Parker had seven points and five rebounds by the first media timeout … the Panthers followed with a 10-2 run to take a 20-18 lead … Oscar Berry found a groove, posting five quick points while Dorian James and Jonathan Aybar chimed in for a pair of second chance buckets, giving UNF a 29-24 lead before the second media timeout … the lead ballooned to 32-24 for UNF after a steal setup Hicklen for a three-pointer … James found Parker down low for a layup, putting UNF up, 34-31, at the third media timeout … back-and-forth play ensued until High Point evened things up, 38-38, on a layup off a turnover … strong play on the offensive boards helped UNF maintain a 43-38 lead at the final media timeout … HPU closed the half on a 7-0 run to tie it, 47-47 at the break … Parker and Hendricksen had 11 points in the first half respectively.
2nd Half
- Parker and Hicklen combined to put UNF on a 5-0 run to start the second half … Chaz Lanier made a few solid plays in the post and sunk a three as UNF held the lead, 62-57, at the first media timeout of the second half … HPU got a few stops and eventually took a 64-62 lead after a 6-0 run … both sides traded buckets down low as the game was knotted at 68 at the second media timeout … HPU took a brief lead, 74-71, with just under nine minutes left … but, Aybar sank a transition three to tie it … Hicklen responded with a big trey after a James block at the other end … HPU held a slim, 81-80, lead at the final media timeout … Hicklen drilled a crucial game-tying three-pointer with 2:11 to go, tying things at 83 … HPU got a layup and a dunk to take a four-point lead with a minute to go … Hicklen made both free throws on a one-and-one to get UNF within two, but HPU converted on a tough bucket to create a 89-85 lead … Hendricksen was fouled on a three-pointer and made all three to get UNF within one, 89-88, with 12.1 seconds to go … HPU made two free throws to create a 91-88 lead … UNF got one last look but Hicklen's three-point attempt rolled off the rim.
BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
HPU
- Zach Austin | 25 points, 8 rebounds
- Jaden House | 23 points, 11-15 FTs, 3 assists
- Emmanuel Izunabor | 4 points, 10 rebounds
NOTABLES
- This was the third meeting in four years between the two teams
- Parker made his 30th-career start
- UNF has won the tip-off in all seven games
- Hendricksen posted his fifth double-digit scoring game this year and 64th of his career
- Parker posted his 15th double-digit scoring game as an Osprey
- It was the 18th game tied at the half during head coach Matthew Driscoll's tenure. It was the first such game this season
- The first called timeout of the game came with 2:11 to go in the second half
- Hendricksen posted his eighth-career double-double and first of the year
- Hendricksen tallied his 14th-career 20-point game and the first of his season
- Hicklen now has five double-digit scoring games this year after his performance today
- Parker had 14 points in the return to his home state
- Parker notched his third double-digit scoring game of the year, going 6-for-6 from the field in the process
- UNF made double-digit three-pointers for the third time this season
- North Florida held the lead for over 23 minutes, while High Point had the advantage for just under nine minutes
- The game saw 14 tie scores and 11 lead changes
- The largest lead of the game was UNF's eight-point lead at the 9:49 mark in the first half
- UNF had 46 points in the paint while HPU had 48
- HPU had 21 more free throw attempts
- All eight Ospreys that saw time scored at least five points
- UNF's final advantage came with UNF leading, 80-78, at the 5:25 mark in the second half
Postgame Comments
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UNF heads to the Lone Star State to face Houston Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. EST.
