JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Parker Smith made 8 of 12 3-pointers and finished with 32 points as North Florida beat Kennesaw State 81-72 Saturday in an Atlantic-Sun Conference game.
Travis Wallace scored 26 points and Beau Beech added 10 points and eight rebounds to help North Florida (8-11, 3-3) snap a two-game losing streak and win its seventh straight over Kennesaw State.
Trailing 38-32 at halftime, Kennesaw State (2-15, 1-4) opened the second half on a 21-17 run, and took the lead, 53-49 behind Markeith Cummings’ layup with 11:35 left to play.
North Florida answered when Wallace converted consecutive baskets, capping a 17-3 run to put the Ospreys back on top 66-56 with 6:06 remaining.
