Men's Basketball Falls In First Round To Austin Peay

Sunday, March 2

Florence, Ala.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

15-17,8-10ASUN

Austin Peay

14-18,8-10ASUN

North Florida

Austin Peay

3/2/2025 9:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

FLORENCE, Ala. – No. 8 seed North Florida men's basketball fell to No. 7 seed Austin Peay in the first round of the 2025 Atlantic Sun Championships inside North Alabama's CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall on Sunday evening.

Sophomore guard Jasai Miles posted 15 points and eight rebounds in 37 minutes. Graduate student forward Liam Murphy added 16 points on 6-10 from the field and 4-6 from three in 26 minutes, while sophomore guard Jaylen Smith added 14 points, four steals and two assists in 28 minutes.

APSU 90, UNF 69

RECORDS

North Florida | 15-17, 8-10 ASUN
Austin Peay | 14-18, 8-10 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

FIRST HALF: Sophomore guard Jasai Miles got the scoring started with a tough take in the lane. Sophomore guard Jaylen Smith found senior guard Nate Lliteras in transition to make it 6-0 and force an early Austin Peay timeout. North Florida led 10-2 at the under-16 media timeout – all 10 of which came inside the paint. Smith converted on a four-point play to make it 15-4 at the 14:01-minute mark. North Florida extended its lead to 25-13 at the halfway point of the half. Graduate student forward Liam Murphy knocked down his third three of the first half to make it 31-13 at the 8:04-minute mark of the first half. After Austin Peay cut the margin under double-digits, Smith finished inside the lane to push it back to 35-24. Austin Peay answered back to trim its deficit to seven at 37-30 before Murphy buried his fourth three of the initial 20 minutes to push it back to 10. North Florida led 45-38 at the half.

SECOND HALF: Miles knocked down a three out of the halftime break to make it 48-40. Austin Peay took the lead for the first time at 59-58 with 13:00 minutes on the board in the second half. Austin Peay led by eight at 72-64 before Miles answered back with a tough driving finish inside. Austin Peay posted its largest lead of the game at 21 with 35 seconds left in regulation.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

NOTES

North Florida jumped out to an 8-0 lead and led 10-2 at the under-16 media timeout.
All of the initial 10 points came inside the paint.
Murphy knocked down four threes and led all Ospreys with 14 points in the first half.
The graduate transfer finished with a team-high 16 points.
Miles scored 15 points to finish the season with 10 or more points in 29 of 32 games.
North Florida hit 10 or more threes in 26 of 32 games.