Oriol Scores 19, Men's Basketball Falls At No. 3 Florida In Opener

Thursday, November 6

Gainesville, Fla. / Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center

8 p.m.

University of North Florida

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104

No. 3/3 Florida

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North Florida

Florida

104

Oriol Scores 19, Men's Basketball Falls At No. 3 Florida In Opener

11/6/2025 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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GAINESVILLE Fla. – North Florida Men's Basketball fell to No. 3/3 Florida, 104-64, in its season opener at the Exatech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Thursday night.

Senior guard Kamrin Oriol posted a team-high 19 points on 8-17 from the field and 3-8 from three in 29 minutes. It marked the 12th game of his career with 10 or more points.

Freshman guard/forward Trey Cady added 13 points, five rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes in his collegiate debut. Freshman guard/forward BJ Plummer also turned in his first collegiate points in 17 minutes.

Oriol beat the shot clock and connected on a deep three, one of his three threes in the game, for the Ospreys' first points. Sophomore guard Kent Jackson connected on a three from the top of arc to secure North Florida a 6-4 lead at the 17:38-minute mark of the first half.

North Florida traded scores with Florida and trailed 10-9 at the initial media timeout. Graduate student guard/forward Dalton Gayman knocked down a pair of free throws out of the break to secure a 11-10 lead for North Florida at the 15:31-minute mark of the first half. North Florida trailed 52-28 at the half.

Oriol led all Ospreys with 11 points on 5-10 from the field in the initial 20 minutes of action. Overall, 11 Ospreys logged action in the game.

North Florida battles with another ranked SEC opponent when it travels Knoxville, Tenn., to battle No. 18/17 Tennessee on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Tip off from Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is set for 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.