KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - Parker Smith scored 14 points and Travis Wallace added 13 points and seven rebounds to lift North Florida over Kennesaw State 60-52 in an Atlantic Sun Conference game Thursday night.
David Jeune added a team-high eight rebounds for the Ospreys (10-15, 5-7), who have now defeated Kennesaw State eight straight times.
North Florida dominated inside, outscoring Kennesaw State 32-18 in the paint.
The Owls (2-21, 1-10) took a 9-0 lead to open the game but North Florida responded with a 20-3 run to take a 20-12 advantage with 7:39 remaining in the half. The Ospreys maintained the lead the rest of the game.
Markeith Cummings, who is tied with Smith for first in scoring in the A-Sun Conference, matched his season average with 17 points for Kennesaw State. Cummings was the only player in double figures for the Owls, who have now lost eight straight games.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| North Florida (10-15) « | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| Kennesaw State (2-21) | 22 | 30 | 52 |
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| North Florida Ospreys | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Jeune, F | 26 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| T. Wallace, F | 20 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| P. Smith, G | 39 | 3-12 | 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| W. Wilson, G | 36 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| B. Beech, G | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. McRoy | 23 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| A. Diaz | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Daniels | 14 | 4-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| R. Rodriguez | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-51 | 16-23 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 60 | |
| 41.2% | 69.6% | ||||||
| Kennesaw State Owls | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Anderson, F | 35 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| N. Pruitt, F | 18 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| A. Osemhen, C | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Love, G | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| M. Hamilton, G | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Cummings | 30 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Y. Brown | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Montgomery | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| B. Dawson | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-53 | 3-7 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 52 | |
| 41.5% | 42.9% | ||||||
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