UNF was upset at home tonight by SC Upstate. UNF up 11 at the half, Upstate used a 2nd half press and some blistering 3 pointers to reverse the deficit and get there own 11 pont lead with just 2 minutes to play.
UNF fought back with a major 3 by Beau Beech and Dallas Moore breaking some great full court runs to the basket.
UNF got within 3 with 45 seconds left and had no less than 3 opportunities to close the gap and couldn't convert. Beech was called on an inbounds play, an offensive foul was called and a missed tip in all led to the missed chance. When UNF pressed on their final defensive stand, they almost had them trapped in the backcourt but Upstate beat it by 1 second and they got an easy layup to seal it.
It was the tale of two halves. UNF dominated the first, Upstate dominated the second.
It was UNF's first loss in the A-Sun this year.
If UNF finishes the year like they played in the first half, they can win the A-Sun tournament. But they seemed mentally out of sync in the 2nd half.
They play JU again next week. I hope they can pull it together after a tough loss.