JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - All 40 minutes of regulation and five minutes of overtime were needed to decide a winner between North Florida women's basketball (10-10, 3-5 ASUN) and Lipscomb (8-12, 3-4 ASUN), but when the final buzzer sounded the Ospreys came out on top in a thrilling 83-75 overtime victory against the Bisons Saturday, Jan. 29.
It's not how you start, but how you finish, and that adage rang true in Saturday's ball game. After Lipscomb opened the game on a 10-0 run, UNF clawed back into the game, taking its first lead on a trio of free throws by
Summah Evans at the 7:18 mark in the third quarter.
After four more tie scores, UNF created some separation with the help of four players in double-digit scoring. Up 63-57 with 3:26 remaining, Lipscomb rattled off a 7-0 run before UNF jumped ahead once more on an
Emma Broermann layup with 57 seconds on the clock.
Lipscomb hit a pair of go-ahead free throws with four seconds on the clock, but
Jazz Bond was able to even the game at 66-66 after hitting one of two free throws.
The overtime period was all about UNF though. After Lipscomb hit a three-pointer for the first points of the frame, UNF outscored UNF 17-6 the rest of the way.
Jazz Bond broke the 20-point margin for the seventh time this season,
Rhetta Moore nabbed her third-career double-double and
Summah Evans scored a career-best 18 points.
UNF 83, LIP 75
Beyond the Box Score
- First Quarter: Lipscomb got off to a hot start, going up 10-0 in just the first two minutes and eight seconds … the Bisons shot 4-for-7 from three in the opening session to create an 18-7 lead.
- Second Quarter: UNF responded well, putting up 21 points while holding Lipscomb to 30 percent shooting in the second quarter … Evans led all scorers with seven in the second session, getting UNF within three points as the teams hit halftime.
- Third Quarter: After fighting their way back into the mix, UNF finally tied up the game for the first time all Saturday when Jazz Bond stepped into a top of the key three-pointer and drilled it, tying things at 33-33 … the fun was just getting started as the teams hit their offensive stride and began to trade buckets … Evans was fouled on a corner three-pointer, setting her up for three free throws and UNF's first lead of the game at 36-35 with 6:50 to go … Jazz Bond hit a big three-pointer and had a resounding block as the end of the session expired with UNF leading, 48-45.
- Fourth Quarter: UNF stayed on the gas … Evans hit a turnaround jump shot to give UNF a 63-57 upper hand at the 3:26 mark, its largest lead of the game …Lipscomb went on a 7-0 run, giving the Bisons a one-point lead … Knights found Broermann for a lay-in on a nice high-low play, giving UNF the lead once more, 65-64, with 57 seconds to go … Jaylyn Holcomb drew contact slashing to the hoop, went to the line and hit two free throws, giving Lipscomb the lead … with three seconds to go, Jazz Bond was promptly fouled after an in-bound pass … Bond hit one of two from the line, leaving the game tied.
- OT: Lipscomb hit a quick three-pointer, but Jazz Bond had six points and UNF went 10-for-12 from the line to close out Lipscomb late.
Leaders By the Numbers
LIP
- Jalyn Holcomb | 16 points, 1 block
- Sydney Shelton | 12 points, 3 assists
- Blythe Pearson | 8 points, 9 rebounds
UNF
Coach Gibbs' Comments
Notes
- Evans posted a career high 18 points.
- UNF is 2-0 in overtime games this season.
- Rhetta Moore set a career high with 11 rebounds, posting her first double-double of the year.
- It was Moore's third career double-double.
- Four players scored in double figures.
- Moore played 43 minutes, two shy of her career high.
- Bond needs 46 more points to reach 1,500 for her UNF career.
- UNF went 20-for-26 from the free throw line, its most free throws attempted and made in an ASUN game this season.
- North Florida is shooting 75.4 percent from the line this year.
- The game had nine tie scores and seven lead changes.
- Nubia Benedith posted her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season.
Up Next
The Ospreys continues ASUN West Division competition at Jacksonville State Thursday, Feb. 3.
