
Lliteras posted 17 points and five boards Sunday.
Lliteras Paces Ospreys in Homecoming at Nebraska
12/1/2024 7:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Four Score in Double Figures
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nate Lliteras paced all Ospreys (5-3) with 17 points in a return to his home state, but Nebraska (6-1) got ahead and stayed ahead in a 103-72 loss Sunday, Dec. 1. UNF finished its weekend swing with a split as North Florida opened up the December month.Â
Four Ospreys scored in double figures, with Jasai Miles adding 14 points and eight rebounds. Jaylen Smith and Liam Murphy also reached double-digit points in North Florida's fourth game against a power conference program this year.Â
FINAL SCORE
NEB | 103
UNF | 72
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half
2nd Half
BY THE NUMBERS
Nebraska
North Florida
NOTABLES
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Four Ospreys scored in double figures, with Jasai Miles adding 14 points and eight rebounds. Jaylen Smith and Liam Murphy also reached double-digit points in North Florida's fourth game against a power conference program this year.Â
FINAL SCORE
NEB | 103
UNF | 72
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half
- Nate Lliteras opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but Nebraska followed with their own on the next possession … the Cornhuskers took a 17-4 lead shortly after the first media timeout … Jasai Miles hit a second-chance three-pointer to cut the deficit to ten … with a chance to get the game within single digits, Nebraska capitalized on a turnover and scored in transition … Jasai Miles closed out the half with nine points to pace UNF, but Nebraska held a double-digit lead.
2nd Half
- UNF would get within 15 on two different instances, but Nebraska hit timely shots and took advantage of points in the paint to retain their lead … Murphy, Lliteras and Smith all tallied nine-second half points.Â
BY THE NUMBERS
Nebraska
- Connor Essegian | 22 points, 4 rebounds
- Brice Williams | 22 points, 4 rebounds
- Andrew Morgan | 13 points, 9 rebounds
North Florida
- Nate Lliteras | 17 points, 5 rebounds
- Jaylen Smith | 12 points, 6 assists
- Jasai Miles | 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
NOTABLES
- It was UNF's first-ever game against Nebraska
- It was UNF's fourth game against a power conference team this season
- Lliteras posted his sixth-straight game in double figures
- UNF shot a season-high 43 three-pointers
- Four scored in double figures
- North Florida outscored Nebraska in second chance pointsÂ
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— UNF Men's Basketball (@OspreyMBB) December 2, 2024
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UNF returns home to host Warner Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
UNF
Nebr
FG%
.385
.580
3FG%
.326
.458
FT%
.667
.667
RB
37
38
TO
16
6
STL
2
12
Game Leaders
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