Scores

Final

North Florida 69

(13-18, 8-12 A-Sun)

Jacksonville 76

(19-11, 14-6 A-Sun)

9:00 PM ET, March 3, 2010

1 2 T
UNF 28 4169
JAC 34 4276

Top Performers

North Florida: E. Cuka 24 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast

Jacksonville: L. Colbert 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Jacksonville 76, North Florida 69

Associated Press

MACON, Ga. -- Ben Smith and Lehmon Colbert scored 24 points each to lead Jacksonville to a 76-69 victory over North Florida on Wednesday night in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.

The Dolphins (19-11) play the winner of Thursday night's game between Mercer and Belmont in the semifinals at 9 p.m. Friday.

Jacksonville, which shared the regular-season title with Lipscomb, Belmont and Campbell, had to hold off a rally by North Florida over the final 2 minutes. The Ospreys (13-18) pulled to within 73-69 with 20 seconds left.

Colbert scored 12 points in the first half, which ended with the Dolphins leading 34-28. Eni Cuka had 10 of his team-high 24 points for North Florida in the opening half.

Jacksonville won all three games against its city rival this season, taking 62-55 and 73-61 victories in the regular season.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNF
JAC
Points 69 76
FG Made-Attempted 23-64 (.359) 22-55 (.400)
3P Made-Attempted 12-28 (.429) 7-17 (.412)
FT Made-Attempted 11-17 (.647) 25-31 (.806)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 16

Game Leaders

 
UNF
JAC
PointsE. Cuka 24B. Smith 24
ReboundsJ. Granberry 7L. Colbert 9
AssistsB. Haugabrook 6A. Hardy 3
StealsG. Sparkes 2B. Smith 2
BlocksS. Januska 1A. Hardy 2
Team Stats: North Florida | Jacksonville

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 18, 2010 @JAC 62, UNF 55Recap
Jan 29, 2010 JAC 73, @UNF 61Recap
» Mar 3, 2010 @JAC 76, UNF 69Recap

Next 5 Games

UNF
JAC
11/12 @FSU 9:00pm
11/13 @PITT 4:00pm
11/18 @WYO 9:00pm
11/20 @MIZZ 4:00pm
11/23 PV 11:00am
 03/05 MER 9:00pm
03/16 @ASU 11:00pm
03/20 @TTU 3:00pm
11/12 @MIA 7:30pm
11/16 SAV 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: North Florida | Jacksonville

Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Campbell14-619-11
Jacksonville14-619-12
Belmont14-619-12
East Tennessee State13-720-14
Lipscomb14-617-13
Mercer10-1016-17
North Florida8-1213-18
Kennesaw State7-1313-20
Florida Gulf Coast5-158-21
Stetson5-157-22
USC Upstate6-146-23
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