Men's Basketball Falls At No. 22 UCLA - University of North Florida Athletics

Friday, November 6

Los Angeles, Calif. / Pauley Pavilion

10:30 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-1,0-0ASUN

No. 22 UCLA

2-0,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	F
North Florida	20	43	63
UCLA	52	62	114

11/7/2026 12:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – University of North Florida Men's Basketball fell at No. 22 UCLA, 114-63, at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night.

North Florida is 1-1 on the season.

Junior guard Kent Jackson finished with a team-high 11 points on 3-6 from three in 25 minutes. Jackson has posted double figures and led North Florida in scoring in each of the first two games. Sophomore guard BJ Plummer turned in 10 points on 2-3 from the field, 2-3 from three and 4-4 from the free-throw line with six rebounds in 22 minutes.

Senior guard Eddie Placer rounded out three Ospreys in double figures with 10 points on 3-6 from the field and 3-3 from the free-throw line in 18 minutes.

Sophomore guard Mason Watkins got the scoring started for North Florida with a three at the 17:31-minute mark of the first half. Jackson finished a tough layup inside to cut the margin to 7-5 at the 16:59-minute mark. North Florida went on an 8-0 run over a 2:36-minute stretch to take a 13-12 lead at the under-12 minute media timeout.

Junior guard/forward JR Bartelus threw down a baseline dunk to take a 15-14 lead at the 11:43-minute mark of the first half. Jackson drained his second three of the first half to maintain an 18-17 lead with 9:49 minutes left before the break. UCLA went on a 34-0 run to retake and extend its lead to 51-18. North Florida trailed 52-20 at the half.

Freshman guard Chris Perry, freshman guard Asa Kohn, freshman guard Ethan Bergantino and junior forward Arden Begaj made their collegiate debuts. Kohn knocked down a pair of second-half threes for six points and Perry added five points in their first action.

All 13 Ospreys saw action. UCLA is the second of three-straight 2026 NCAA Tournament teams that North Florida will face to open its season.

North Florida heads to Miami, Fla. to face No. 14/17 Miami (FL) at Watsco Center on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.