North Florida Ospreys at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· CANCUN CHALLENGE
64 - 48
North Florida hands Southern Miss first loss
Sams scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first double-double this season while Horchler had 13 points and 16 rebounds for his third.
JT Escobar made four 3-pointers and added 14 points for the Ospreys (2-2).
Tim Rowe scored 12 points and Cortez Edwards 11 for the Golden Eagles (3-1) with Tyree Griffin collecting eight assists and six steals.
Sams hit a pair of baskets to cap an 8-0 game-opening run and the Ospreys remained in front, taking a 44-23 halftime lead.
The Ospreys made only 6 of 33 3-pointers and had 18 turnovers but outrebounded the Eagles 51-35. Southern Miss made just 2 of 19 from the arc with 16 turnovers.
North Florida plays Jacksonville State on Wednesday for the Mayan Division championship while Southern Miss and Western Carolina will play for third place.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Ezekiel Balogun Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tyler Stevenson missed Free Throw. | 64 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tyler Stevenson made Free Throw. | 64 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Foul on Ezekiel Balogun. | 64 - 47 |
Statistics
 UNF |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 21-64 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 6-33 | 3PT | 2-19 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 8-10 | FT | 4-10 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 40 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 40 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Cancun, Mexico
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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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |