North Florida Ospreys at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
87 - 77
87 - 77
North Florida tops Kennesaw State 87-77
North Florida (16-15, 10-8 Atlantic Sun Conference) jumped to a 41-33 halftime lead, behind 11 first-half points from Beau Beech and 10 from Wallace.
North Florida led by double digits for most of the second half. Kennesaw State (6-25, 3-15) was unable to cut the deficit to fewer than six points after halftime.
The Ospreys made 31 of 36 free-throw attempts, led by Dallas Moore who made 13 of 14. Moore scored 17 for North Florida while Beech and Chris Davenport finished with 13 apiece.
Delbert Love led Kennesaw State with 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting. Nate Rucker added 13 and Bernard Morena had 10.
North Florida enters the conference tournament as the No. 6 seed, and will play at No. 3 USC Upstate Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Travis Wallace Steal. | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Nigel Pruitt Turnover. | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Jalen Nesbitt made Layup. Assisted by Dallas Moore. | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Nigel Pruitt made Free Throw. | 85 - 77 |
Statistics
 UNF |
 KENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-53 | FG | 31-68 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 31-36 | FT | 11-20 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fouls | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: VyStar Arena
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,471 | Capacity:
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,471 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |