Men's Basketball Sweeps River City Rumble in 77-73 Victory Against Jacksonville

Thursday, February 20

Jacksonville, Fla.

8 p.m.

University of North Florida

Jacksonville

Men's Basketball Sweeps River City Rumble in 77-73 Victory Against Jacksonville

2/20/2025 11:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's basketball handled crosstown rival Jacksonville, 77-73, inside UNF Arena on Thursday evening.

UNF completed the season sweep and has now won five out of the last six in the crosstown rivalry. Sophomore guard Jasai Miles finished with an outstanding 20 points, including the game-clinching one-and-one free throws to put away the four-point win.

Jaylen Smith and Nate Lliteras each added 12 points as well to follow Miles' lead in the point column. Ametri Moss also had a stellar showing with 10 points, as most of them came during the second half of play.

UNF 77, JU 73

RECORDS

North Florida | 15-14, 8-8 ASUN
Jacksonville | 16-12, 10-6 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

FIRST HALF: Sophomore Jasai Miles dribbled into a transition three to make the score 7-5 in favor of Jacksonville at the initial media timeout. Back-to-back threes from freshman guard Jaylen Smith and Miles on the next pair of possessions out of the timeout secured North Florida an 11-7 lead. Smith banked in a three to extend the margin to 19-10. The margin was cut to four at 22-18 at the under-eight media timeout. Jacksonville used an 8-0 run to retake the lead and secure a 30-24 advantage with 3:48 minutes left in the first half.
North Florida cut its deficit to 35-34 entering the halftime break.

SECOND HALF: Senior guard Oscar Berry got the second half scoring started and evened the score at 37 with a three from the top of the arc. Five straight points from Miles extended the margin to 42-37 at the 15:47-minute mark of the second half. The stretch was a part of an 8-2 run over the initial 4:13 minutes out of the locker room. Graduate student forward Liam Murphy buried a triple that forced a Jacksonville timeout and pushed the lead to 52-44 at the midway point of the second half. Jacksonville cut the margin back to two possessions at 61-57 with 7:30 minutes left in the second half. Smith hit a three to make it 73-67 with 1:45 minutes left in regulation. Miles knocked down a pair at the free throw line to push the lead to 77-73 with 6.3 seconds remaining, which led to the four-point victory.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

COACH'S THOUGHTS

Hear from @UNFBBALL, @MilesJasai and @icebucket_jay after tonight's River City Rumble win over Jacksonville ???#BirdsOfTrey pic.twitter.com/hZJSQvFO3e
— UNF Men's Basketball (@OspreyMBB) February 21, 2025

NOTES

Miles posted 20 points, his sixth game on the year with 20 or more points.
He has now scored 10 or more points in 27 of 29 games, as he started 3-3 from three.
Smith turned in 12 points to go along with four assists and rebounds each.
Moss added 10 points, his fourth game reaching that mark this season.
North Florida swept the season series and won five out of the last six in the crosstown rivalry.