DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida men's basketball clinched a spot in the 2025 Atlantic Sun Championship and completed the season sweep with a 79-71 win at Stetson on Tuesday night. 

Sophomore guard Jasai Miles finished with 19 points on 8-17 from the field, in addition to seven rebounds in 30 minutes. Freshman forward Josh Harris added 16 points and eight rebounds on 7-13 from the field in 27 minutes. 

North Florida swept the season series and has now won three-straight meetings against Stetson. The Ospreys outscored their hosts 24-13 off the bench – 24th game this season with 20 or more bench points. 

UNF 79, STET 71

RECORDS

North Florida | 14-14, 7-8 ASUN
Stetson | 7-21, 5-10 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

FIRST HALF: North Florida led 8-3 at the initial media timeout at the 15:52-minute mark behind a pair of threes from Miles. North Florida went on a 9-0 run over a stretch of 2:09 minutes to take a 20-13 lead at the under-12 media timeout. Sophomore guard Jaylen Smith converted on a three from the line to give North Florida a 31-24 lead with 4:28 minutes left in the first half. North Florida built its largest margin of the first half with its 39-30 lead at halftime. Miles led all Ospreys with 11 points entering the halftime break. 

SECOND HALF: North Florida extended its lead to 18 at 52-34 at the 16:46-minute mark of the second half. The Ospreys maintained their lead with the margin at 66-51 at the midway point of the second half. Miles scored six-straight points to make it 70-57 with 7:55 minutes left in the second half. Stetson cut the margin to six with 3:13 minutes left in regulation before senior guard Ametri Moss responded with a pullup jumper in the lane to push it back to three possessions. 

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jasai Miles | 19 points, 7 rebounds
Josh Harris | 16 points, 8 rebounds
Jaylen Smith | 12 points, 3 assists

STET
Jamie Phillips Jr. | 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Josh Massey | 19 points, 6 rebounds
Jordan Wood | 15 points

NOTES

• Miles posted 19 points, his 22nd-straight game with 10 or more points. He has now scored 10 or more points in 26 of 28 games. 
• Harris finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, his 14th game with 10 or more points. 
• North Florida swept the season series with Stetson and has won three-straight in the series. 
• The Ospreys built its largest lead of the game at 18 with the score at 52-34 at the 16:46-minute mark of the second half.
• UNF turned in 24 bench points, its 24th game with 20 or more bench points.

UP NEXT

North Florida hosts crosstown rival Jacksonville for the River City Rumble inside UNF Arena on Thursday at 8 p.m.