Men's Basketball Falters in Non-Conference Finale at Miami (FL)

Friday, December 29

Coral Gables, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

7-8,0-0ASUN

Miami

10-2,1-0ACC

North Florida

Miami (FL)

Men's Basketball Falters in Non-Conference Finale at Miami (FL)

12/29/2023 9:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Ospreys Perfect from the Free Throw Line

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - North Florida men's basketball concluded non-conference play with a tough matchup that saw the Ospreys (7-8) fall, 95-55, to Miami (FL) (10-2) in a game where Chaz Lanier recorded his 14th double-digit game in 15 overall on Friday evening.

Lanier led UNF in scoring with 12 points, while Jah Nze and Jake van der Heijden paced the team in rebounds with five apiece. The Ospreys were perfect from the free throw line with four different players making every shot.

UNF has now played Florida State, Georgia and Miami (FL) in the span of ten days. The Ospreys also had matchups against Iowa and LSU to round out its guarantee games for the season.

FINAL SCORE

North Florida (7-8) | 55
Miami (FL) (10-2) | 95

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

First Half
Lanier got the Ospreys off to a quick start firing home a three after just 40 seconds…Nze grabbed his first trey with Lanier sinking his second shortly after…Oscar Berry hit a three to make it a five-point game followed by a jump shot from Jaylen Smith…The Hurricanes ensued a ten-point run before Jasai Miles drove in for the and-one…Berry notched his second trey before Jake van der Heijden was fouled after scoring one of his own…With around two minutes left, Lanier hit his third three of the half with Miami taking a 42-27 lead into the break.

Second Half
Nate Lliteras started the scoring for UNF, knocking down a trey early in the period…Ametri Moss joined in on the action grabbing his first bucket…Nze hit his first trey of the evening before Dorian James was fouled in the paint to become the ninth different scorer for the Ospreys…Lanier recorded his fourth trey while Moss grabbed four points, shooting two from the line…Trent Coleman scored his first points of the game before van der Heijden was sent to the free-throw line for two…Nze hit the reverse layup and Coleman went on a five-point scoring run to end the game as Miami (FL) came away with the 95-45 victory in the non-conference finale.

BY THE NUMBERS

NOTABLES

Miles made his second start of the season, as his first came against Edward Waters on Dec. 5.
This was the fifth Power Five team the Ospreys faced this season.
Lanier has made at least three treys in each of the last six games.
Nze tied his career-high for rebounds with five total.
The Ospreys went 11-for-11 from the free throw line.

UP NEXT

North Florida kicks off Atlantic Sun Conference play with a pair of away games to finish up its five-game road slate starting at Stetson on Thursday, Jan. 4, with tip-off set for 7 p.m., in DeLand, Fla.