North Florida Ospreys at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 82
Liberty moves a half-game ahead of N. Florida with 82-77 win
Liberty (25-3, 11-2 Atlantic Sun Conference) won its sixth straight and ended North Florida's (18-11, 11-3) six-game win streak. Liberty moved a half-game ahead of the Ospreys atop the conference standings. The two teams split their regular season games.
James finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz scored 17. The Flames finished 27-of-48 (56.3%) shooting despite going just 4 of 13 from 3-point range. Homesley made two foul shots for a 77-67 lead with 1:45 left. North Florida responded with seven straight when J.T. Escobar made a layup, Carter Hendricksen made a 3-pointer and Ivan Gandia-Rosa scored a layup with 40 seconds left. After Homesley made two more from the line, Ryan Burkhardt made a 3 to reduce North Florida's deficit to 79-77. Elijah Cuffee made 1 of 2 from the line with 25 seconds left, and Homesley made two more from the foul line with 15 seconds to go to seal the win. Homesley finished 11 of 15 from the foul line.
Escobar scored 26, Gandia-Rosa 17 and Hendricksen and Wajid Aminu 10 apiece.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Caleb Homesley Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ivan Gandia-Rosa missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Caleb Homesley Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 82 |
Statistics
 UNF |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 27-48 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 17-41 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 4-6 | FT | 24-33 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 5,613 | 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 | 6 | 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 |