NCAAB

North Florida Ospreys at NJIT Highlanders

· ATLANTIC SUN MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
North Florida Ospreys
14-18, 4-15 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 76
NJIT Highlanders
14-16, 10-7 Home

Sams scores 28, North Florida beats NJIT in ASUN tourney

No. 5 seed North Florida (14-18) will play top-seeded Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals on Thursday.

The Ospreys scored the first 13 points, including eight by Sams, and Noah Horchler's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 47-21 with 18 minutes to play. No. 4 seed NJIT (14-16) answered with an 11-0 run before a 13-1 spurt trimmed its deficit to nine points midway through the half.

Shyquan Gibbs hit two free throws, the last of nine straight Highlander points, to pull within 62-58 about five minutes later and then scored the first six points in a 9-0 run that made it one-point game with 19 seconds to go. Sams made 4 of 4 free throws from there to seal it.

San Antonio Brinson led the Highlanders with 15 points, Donovan Greer scored 14 and Gibbs added 13.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 76
2nd 0:01 North Florida Defensive Rebound. 80 - 76
2nd 0:01 Diandre Wilson missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 76
2nd 0:05 North Florida Timeout 80 - 76
2nd 0:05 Garrett Sams made Free Throw. 80 - 76

Statistics

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22-47 FG 24-67
47 Field Goal % 36
10-21 3PT 6-26
48 Three Point % 23
26-33 FT 22-28
79 Free Throw % 79
36 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 16
30 Defensive Rebounds 23
14 Assists 10
8 Steals 7
7 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 21
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
18 Fouls 25
26 Largest Lead 0
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,235 | 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 America East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UMBC 14-2 - 24-9
Vermont 12-4 2 22-12
NJIT 10-6 4 16-17
UMass Lowell 9-7 5 15-18
UAlbany 7-9 7 11-21
Maine 6-10 8 8-24
New Hampshire 5-11 9 9-21
Bryant 5-11 9 9-22
Binghamton 4-12 10 8-23
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