Men’s Basketball Drops Road Trip Opener at FGCU

Saturday, January 7

Fort Myers, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

7-9,2-2ASUN

FGCU

13-4,3-1ASUN

North Florida

FGCU

Photo by: Jeremiah Wilson

1/7/2023 9:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida men's basketball opened up its three-game road stint with a tall task at FGCU (13-4, 3-2 ASUN) as the Ospreys (7-9, 2-2 ASUN) came up on the short end of things in Fort Myers, 82-57, Saturday, Jan. 7. FGCU established a lead early that it didn't let up as the contest wrapped up a stint of four ASUN games in eight days to open up league play, as well as five contests in 10 days for the Ospreys.

FINAL SCORE
NORTH FLORIDA | 57
FGCU | 82

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half

Both teams worked to find their offensive footing early, although the defenses reigned supreme through the first media timeout … Jadyn Parker scored four points off the dribble and Carter Hendricksen drilled a trey as the Ospreys trailed by just one at 8-7 … FGCU would go on a 23-0 run to break things open at the 8:13 mark … Hendricksen and Jose Placer drilled a pair of three-pointers to help slow down the Eagles during an 8-0 run … Placer would finish the first frame with a team-high seven points, but the Ospreys trailed, 47-23, at the intermission.

2nd Half

FGCU opened up its lead to 55-25, but Oscar Berry and Jarius Hicklen connected on their first treys respectively, bringing the deficit back to the halftime total at the first media timeout … North Florida put up a 34-point half in the second session, including an 8-0 run late, although FGCU stayed in front … all 13 Ospreys earned time.

BY THE NUMBERS

NORTH FLORIDA

Carter Hendricksen | 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
Jadyn Parker | 8 points, 3 rebounds
Trent Coleman | 6 points, 3 rebounds

FGCU

Andre Weir | 18 points, 15 rebounds
Isaiah Thompson | 15 points, 4 rebounds
Chase Johnston | 11 points, 4 assists

NOTABLES

There were only seven combined free throw attempts in a very fast paced first half
This was the 34th meeting between UNF and FGCU
Hendricksen has scored in double figures in eight-straight games and in all but two games this season
Coleman hit his first-career three-pointer and tied a season-high with six points in just six minutes
Rasmussen scored a career-best five points in six minutes
It was Hendricksen's ninth time leading the team in scoring
All 13 Ospreys earned time
FGCU did most of its work through Andre Weir as the Eagles scored 48 of their points in the paint
UNF hit seven three-pointers, with Hendricksen the lone to have a crooked number in that column
FGCU entered play with a NET ranking of 91, the second-highest in the league