NJIT Highlanders @ North Florida Ospreys
North Florida wallops NJIT 91-69 behind Moore's 28 pts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Dallas Moore scored 28 points and Garrett Sams finished with 18 points and North Florida took control before halftime and cruised to a 91-69 win over NJIT on Thursday night.
NJIT raced to a quick 18-8 lead in the first eight minutes before North Florida seized the momentum with a 35-8 run. Aaron Bodager made a 3 to give North Florida (10-16, 5-4 Atlantic Sun) a 27-26 lead and Sams followed with a 3 with 3:51 left before halftime. The Ospreys led 43-26 at the break.
The Ospreys never trailed by less than double figures after halftime.
Bodager and Wajid Aminu each scored 12 points, and Romelo Banks scored 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting to go along with six rebounds. Chris Davenport distributed a career-high 13 assists.
North Florida had a 46-34 rebounding advantage.
Anthony Tarke scored 23 points, Abdul Lewis had 15 points, and Tim Coleman had 12 points and 10 rebounds for NJIT (9-17, 1-9).
Game Information
Jacksonville, FL
Referee:Darryl Smith
Referee:Nathan Bemis
Referee:Todd Austin
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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