Men's Basketball Earns Fifth Straight ASUN Victory at Bellarmine, 71-63

Thursday, January 25

Louisville, Ky.

6:30 p.m.

University of North Florida

12-9,5-1ASUN

Bellarmine

4-17,0-6ASUN

North Florida

Bellarmine

Men's Basketball Earns Fifth Straight ASUN Victory at Bellarmine, 71-63

1/25/2024 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Lanier Records Career-High 33 Points

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Chaz Lanier dominated the floor putting up a career-high 33 points as the Ospreys (12-9, 5-1) picked up its fifth win on the trot in a back-and-forth battle, defeating Bellarmine (4-17, 0-6) 71-63, on Thursday evening at Freedom Hall.

Along with his career-high, this marked the fourth game in a row where Lanier has scored 20 points or more. Jasai Miles and Dorian James combined for 13 rebounds, as the Ospreys won its fifth conference game in a row for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

North Florida (12-9, 5-1) | 71
Bellarmine (4-17, 0-6) | 63

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

First Half
Lanier opened the scoring for the Ospreys driving in a layup and hitting his first trey of the affair … Miles and Lanier would exchange scores before Lanier hit back-to-back threes to extend UNF's lead to eight … Max Hrdlicka and Oscar Berry both recorded their first points of the night with a pair of treys … Nate Lliteras and James followed with their first buckets … Lanier grabbed his 16th point of the half before the Knights went on a seven-point run to end the half on top 32-30.

Second Half
Miles and Lliteras got the Ospreys going in the second period with two early scores … Lliteras hit a floater and James drained his first three before UNF ensued on a seven-point run of its own to hold a 47-38 lead thanks to four consecutive points from Miles and another trey from Lanier … Hrdlicka grabbed his second bucket as the Knights brought the score within five with under ten minutes to go … Lanier hit 20 points after a shot from the free-throw line and drove in a layup before James sank a pair of free-throws himself … Lliteras notched four points from the line to take his total up to ten … Lanier continued his career-night scoring six of the Ospreys last ten points, with a quartet of free-throws and a layup … His last free-throw made it a career-high 33 points as the Ospreys came away with the road victory, 71-63.

BY THE NUMBERS

COACH DRISCOLL'S COMMENTS

Hear from @UNFBBALL following tonight's victory at Bellarmine! #BirdsOfTrey pic.twitter.com/yhCqYpAYJl
— UNF Men's Basketball (@OspreyMBB) January 26, 2024

NOTABLES

Lanier scored 20+ points for a fourth straight game and 30+ for second time in season and career.
Miles led the Ospreys with seven rebounds.
Fifth win in a row in conference play.
Lliteras had a season-high four assists.
The Ospreys have won five straight games for the first time since the 2019-20 season.