North Florida Ospreys at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 66
74 - 66
North Florida holds off Northern Kentucky 74-66
Beech's 3 stretched the Ospreys lead to 65-58 with 2:10 left and North Florida (12-9, 4-0 Atlantic Sun) made 7 of 10 free throws in the final minute to hold on.
Dallas Moore added 19 points and Beech finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. North Florida won its fifth straight with three of its four conference wins on the road.
Chad Jackson had 26 points, Jalen Billups scored 18 and Tyler White added 12 points for Northern Kentucky (8-11, 2-2). The Norse trailed by 11 points in the second half before an 8-0 run pulled them within 48-45. NKU never got closer, but Jordan Jackson's layup made it just 62-58 with 2:31 to play.
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Statistics
 UNF |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 26-60 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 23-30 | FT | 10-15 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 2,090 | Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 2,090 | 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 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |