Hendricksen leads North Florida against No. 1 Houston after 22-point outing

Published Dec. 5, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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North Florida Ospreys (2-5) at Houston Cougars (8-0)

Houston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Florida takes on the No. 1 Houston Cougars after Carter Hendricksen scored 22 points in North Florida's 93-88 loss to the High Point Panthers.

The Cougars have gone 5-0 in home games. Houston leads college basketball giving up just 48.0 points per game while holding opponents to 30.8% shooting.

The Ospreys have gone 0-5 away from home. North Florida gives up 80.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 6.9 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Sasser is scoring 17.5 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Cougars. Jamal Shead is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers for Houston.

Jarius Hicklen is averaging 14.7 points and 3.4 assists for the Ospreys. Hendricksen is averaging 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds for North Florida.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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