North Florida beats Jacksonville 91-88 in ASUN quarterfinal
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Carter Hendricksen and Garrett Sams scored 21 points apiece as No. 2 seed North Florida beat seventh-seeded Jacksonville 91-88 in an Atlantic Sun Conference tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday night.
North Florida (21-11) will face No. 3 seed Lipscomb (15-15) in a semifinal on Thursday. The Ospreys lost on the road to Lipscomb 85-73 in January but beat the Bisons at home, 82-74 on Feb. 22.
Ivan Gandia-Rosa added 17 points and eight assists for North Florida (21-11).
Diante Wood scored a career-high 27 points and had seven rebounds for the Dolphins (14-18). Destin Barnes added 24 points. David Bell had 15 points, 11 rebounds and three assists.
North Florida had a 10-point lead with a minute left. Barnes made consecutive 3-pointers in the last five seconds to cap the scoring for the Dolphins.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Jose Carrion
- Jon Broska
- Art Vaulk
2023-24 ASUN Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-4 | - | 17-14 |
| Stetson | 11-5 | 1 | 22-13 |
| Lipscomb | 11-5 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Austin Peay | 10-6 | 2 | 19-16 |
| North Florida | 9-7 | 3 | 16-16 |
| North Alabama | 8-8 | 4 | 15-17 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-8 | 4 | 14-18 |
| Queens University | 7-9 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-10 | 6 | 15-16 |
| Jacksonville | 5-11 | 7 | 16-17 |
| Central Arkansas | 5-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Bellarmine | 4-12 | 8 | 8-23 |
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