JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's basketball prevailed over Stetson, 101-100, with a wild atmosphere in the final minutes that featured overtime on Wednesday evening in UNF Arena.

Six Ospreys finished with double-digit scoring marks, but it was sophomore guard Jasai Miles leading the way with a team-high 18 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field with seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Freshman forward Josh Harris added a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double, while posting four blocks as well.

Senior guard Nate Lliteras and sophomore guard Jaylen Smith each posted 16 points, but it was Lliteras who had a sharp-shooting 4-for-7 performance from distance while snagging five rebounds and two steals. Lliteras had the game-winning drive to the bucket with two seconds left to lift the Ospreys to a one-point victory.

Senior forward Liam Murphy (17) and Junior guard Kamrin Oriol (10) combined for 27 points off the bench. Murphy was 3-for-10 from three-point range and grabbed five rebounds. Oriol was 4-for-11 from the field and dished out two assists.

UNF 101, STET 100

RECORDS

North Florida | 11-11, 4-5 ASUN
Stetson | 7-15, 2-5 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

FIRST HALF: Senior guard Nate Lliteras led the way offensively in the opening minutes with three-pointers from the right wing and top of the key as UNF narrowly trailed 8-6 just over five minutes in…freshman forward Josh Harris kissed a layup off the glass that knotted the score at 13 apiece with 12:09 left in the first half…North Florida notched an 18-17 lead when senior guard Oscar Barry was fouled shooting a three-pointer from the right corner and made 2-of-3 from the charity stripe…From there, UNF got red hot, as sophomore guard Jaylen Smith capped off a 15-2 run with a coast-to-coast layup with 2:33 remaining before the Ospreys took a 44-35 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF: Harris kept the Hatters at bay just over two minutes in with a layup as UNF led 50-39…Stetson senior forward Jordan Wood drilled a three-pointer that cut the Ospreys lead to five before UNF junior guard Kamrin Oriol came off the bench and made a three of his own to push the difference back to double digits roughly midway through…Wood knocked down a left-corner three that shrunk North Florida's lead to 85-81 with 1:18 left in regulation and made what would've been a dagger three from the top of the key that put the Hatters up 86-85 before Smith was fouled and made a free throw to send the game to overtime.

OVERTIME: Miles finished a driving layup just four seconds into the period and Miles made a three-pointer from the left wing that saw North Florida lead 91-88 with 4:24 to go…Stetson junior guard Abramo Canko made a baseline floater that tied the score at 94 with 2:46 to play…down the stretch, Lliteras made a contested three-pointer from the left corner and a driving go-ahead layup that proved to be the difference.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jasai Miles | 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Liam Murphy | 17 points, 5 rebounds
Josh Harris | 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks
Nate Lliteras | 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Jaylen Smith | 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists

STET
Jordan Wood | 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals
Josh Massey | 22 points, 5 rebounds
Jamie Phillips Jr. | 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists
Mehki Ellison | 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

NOTES

• The Ospreys forced the Hatters into nine turnovers in the first half.
• North Florida made eight of its final nine shots from the floor before halftime.
• UNF opened just 4-for-16 from 3-point range but finished 14-for-40.
• All finished with double-digit scoring marks for the Ospreys.
• The Ospreys entered averaging an ASUN-best 84 points per game this season, finishing 17 points above that mark against Stetson.

UP NEXT

North Florida will look to get its ASUN record to .500 for the first time this season when they travel across town to take on Jacksonville in the River City Rumble inside Swisher Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb 1, with tip-off set for 6 p.m.