Gandia-Rosa has perfect night, North Florida wins 101-77
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ivan Gandia-Rosa had a perfect night shooting as he totaled 19 points to lead North Florida to its first win of the season, dominating NAIA Edward Waters 101-77 on Tuesday night.
Gandia-Rose made all four 3-point attempts to finish 7-of-7 shooting from the floor and made his only free throw attempt.
The Ospreys (1-6) started knocking down treys early as J.T. Escobar opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, Gandia-Rosa had his first before Escobar hit two more treys as North Florida nailed 20 of 34 (59 percent) from distance to tie a school record for 3-pointers made in a game. The Ospreys had 12 from distance in the first half as they took a 54-34 halftime lead.
Escobar hit 5 of 8 from beyond the arc for 15 points and Osborn Blount nailed 4 of 5 from distance for 14. Garrett Sams added 12 points and Noah Horchler chipped in 10.
Omar Banaga led Edward Waters with 19 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jim Wilkening
- Bart Lenox
- Brandon Hiers
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 5-1 | - | 13-6 |
| Queens University | 5-1 | - | 12-7 |
| Jacksonville | 5-1 | - | 11-7 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 5-1 | - | 10-9 |
| North Alabama | 4-2 | 1 | 12-7 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3-3 | 2 | 9-10 |
| Stetson | 3-3 | 2 | 5-14 |
| North Florida | 2-4 | 3 | 9-10 |
| Austin Peay | 2-4 | 3 | 7-12 |
| Central Arkansas | 1-5 | 4 | 5-14 |
| West Georgia | 1-5 | 4 | 3-16 |
| Bellarmine | 0-6 | 5 | 3-16 |
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