JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After finding themselves down 11 points to start the second half, North Florida men's basketball (6-5) fought back and finished the game outscoring Georgia Southern (0-9), 37-18, to secure the 64-56 comeback victory on Saturday afternoon at UNF Arena.

The Ospreys had the lead for most of the first half until a late run from the Eagles gave them a seven-point lead at the break. After a couple scores from Georgia Southern, Ametri Moss and Chaz Lanier led the charge combining for 32 total points to win back-to-back games in front of the home crowd.

FINAL SCORE

North Florida (6-5) | 64
Georgia Southern (0-9) | 56

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

First Half
After a quick three from Georgia Southern to start, Lanier responded immediately with a jumper to score the first points of the game for UNF...the Ospreys broke out a 10-0 run shortly after with threes from Moss and Lanier, capped off by a dunk from Lanier...both Nate Lliteras and Jake van der Heijden nailed a pair of treys just before the 12-minute media to go up by five...Lliteras made another from downtown to break a scoring drought and retake the lead...Moss and Dorian James finished with contested layups to close out the first half down by a couple scores.

Second Half
UNF started out cold from the break, as they found themselves down 11 points after a pair of Eagles' scores, but Moss scored the next seven Osprey points to bring the team back within six...UNF continued its run in the early second half finishing out an 11-point run with a three from Lanier to take the lead once again...Lanier continued to score at a high volume with a layup and three to extend the lead to five...Ospreys continued to control the pace for the remainder of the game with lack of turnovers and made free throws to turn in an eight-point home victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

North Florida
Ametri Moss | 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
Chaz Lanier | 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
Dorian James | 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks
Nate Lliteras | 10 points, 5 rebounds

Georgia Southern
Avantae Parker | 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists
Nate Brafford | 10 points, 6 rebounds
Tyren Moore | 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Even Banks | 10 points

COACH DRISCOLL'S COMMENTS

NOTABLES

• Moss reached a season-high total in rebounds with eight, while also leading the team with four assists.
• Lanier extends his double-digit scoring mark to all but one game this season, while Moss trails closely behind with eight.
• The junior also surpassed his career-best mark in steals with five and combined for 36 points in his past two games.
• James was two boards away from his second double-double of the year with 11 points and eight rebounds against the Eagles.
• Ospreys held the strong advantage for points off turnovers, 17-6, in the Saturday matinee.
• Extend its all-time lead against Georgia Southern to 3-0 in the first matchup between programs since 2019.
• Four UNF players reached double figures in scoring with James and Lliteras joining Moss and Lanier.
• On top of that, the 64 points from the team was only split between six total players for UNF with van der Heijden and Trent Coleman put points on the board as well.
• Ospreys returned to its regular starting lineup of Moss, Oscar Berry, Lanier, Lliteras and James.

UP NEXT

UNF will be set to play in its last home non-conference game of the season when it hosts Trinity Baptist on Saturday, Dec. 16, with tip-off set at 2 p.m., at UNF Arena.