Men's Basketball Suffers Road Loss to Florida State

Tuesday, December 19

Tallahassee, Fla.

8 p.m.

University of North Florida

7-6,0-0ASUN

Florida State

5-5,0-1ACC

North Florida

Florida St.

12/19/2023 11:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Lanier Scores 22 Points on 22nd Birthday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Chaz Lanier put on a show with 22 points on his 22nd birthday, but North Florida men's basketball (7-6) fell short of an upset bid against Florida State (5-5), 91-75, on Tuesday evening.

The Ospreys stayed strong to its philosophy early with its first four baskets made from beyond the arc. UNF had a late push in the second half with three separate runs of six points or more in the final seven minutes, but it was ultimately not enough against the Seminoles on the road.

FINAL SCORE

North Florida (7-6) | 91
Florida State (5-5) | 75

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

First Half
After making three free throws, the Ospreys made four consecutive three-pointers to start off the game, courtesy of Jasai Miles, Lanier, Jaylen Smith and Jake van der Heijden...UNF kept it a single-digit game with a made jumper by Ametri Moss, followed by another three from Lanier...the Ospreys stayed scoring with Lanier returning to the rim for a dunk...Oscar Berry joined in on the three-point party to cut the Seminole lead to eight, followed with Lanier's third three of the game...with a minute left in the half, Lanier continued his hot start with a fourth make from distance to go into the half down 33-46.

Second Half
UNF opened up from the break with a made basket by Lanier, followed with scores from Nate Lliteras and Dorian James...Lliteras made another three-pointer after the first media timeout and Moss did the same to fight for a 12-point deficit...after Lanier made his fifth three of the game, Max Hrdlicka and Jah Nze each hit from range...van der Heijden started a 7-0 run for UNF with under five minutes left to get a late run going...a pair of scores from Nze and Smith, followed with back-to-back threes from Miles, ended the game with UNF falling on the road, 91-75.

BY THE NUMBERS

COACH DRISCOLL'S COMMENTS

.@UNFBBALL gives his thoughts on tonight's performance at FSU.#SWOOP pic.twitter.com/IpjVPJ2BXt
— UNF Men's Basketball (@OspreyMBB) December 20, 2023

NOTABLES

Lanier recorded his fourth 20+ point game of the season with his first since Edward Waters on Dec. 5.
Has also scored double-digit points in 12 of the 13 games he's played in this season.
James lead the team in rebounds with six total, while Moss had the most assists with five.
Out of the 24 field goal makes by the Ospreys, 18 of them were three pointers.
UNF outshot the Seminoles from distance, 18-10, and held a narrow margin off the bench, 34-32.