NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
North Florida Ospreys 42
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Houston Cougars 76
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HOU423476
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Match Report

Francis scores 14 as No. 1 Houston downs North Florida 76-42

— The top-ranked Houston Cougars had star Marcus Sasser for just eight minutes Tuesday night before he left with a cut over his eye.

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Team Stats

14-44
FG
33-67
32
Field Goal %
49
9-24
3PT
6-20
38
Three Point %
30
5-10
FT
4-5
50
Free Throw %
80
26
Rebounds
42
8
Offensive Rebounds
17
18
Defensive Rebounds
25
10
Assists
19
4
Steals
12
4
Blocks
7
20
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
20
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Points Off Turnovers
21
0
Fast Break Points
0
10
Points in Paint
48
10
Fouls
11
0
Largest Lead
35

Top Performers

UNF

  • Jarius Hicklen MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 4-11
  • Carter Hendricksen MIN 29 · PTS 7 · FG 2-7
  • Jose Placer MIN 33 · PTS 4 · FG 2-7
  • Jadyn Parker MIN 25 · PTS 4 · FG 2-5

HOU

  • Jarace Walker MIN 26 · PTS 12 · FG 6-12
  • Ja'Vier Francis MIN 20 · PTS 14 · FG 7-9
  • Tramon Mark MIN 24 · PTS 10 · FG 4-10
  • Jamal Shead MIN 25 · PTS 0 · FG 0-3

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 2nd Half End of Game
  2. 0:26 · 2nd Half Max Hrdlicka Offensive Rebound.
  3. 0:26 · 2nd Half Ja'Vier Francis Block.
  4. 0:26 · 2nd Half Mark Flakus missed Layup.
  5. 0:41 · 2nd Half Ryan Elvin made Layup.
  6. 0:52 · 2nd Half Ryan Elvin Steal.
  7. 0:52 · 2nd Half Mark Flakus Turnover.
  8. 1:10 · 2nd Half Ryan Elvin made Three Point Jumper.

Highlights

00:16 Jarace Walker hits the acrobatic and-1 Watch on ESPN 00:21 Jamal Shead dimes Ja'Vier Francis for the slam Watch on ESPN 00:17 Jarace Walker slams it home Watch on ESPN 00:17 Jaydn Parker gets a wide-open dunk vs. Houston Watch on ESPN

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