JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 North Florida Men’s Basketball fell at Jacksonville, 63-56, at Swisher Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Senior guard Kamrin Oriol<\/a> posted 16 points in 38 minutes. He has scored 10 or more points in 26 of 27 games this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sophomore guard Kent Jackson<\/a> added 15 points on 6-13 from the field and 3-6 from three, in addition to a career-high nine rebounds in 35 minutes. He has turned in 10 or more points in 10 of the last 11 games and 20 games this season. Graduate student guard\/forward Dalton Gayman<\/a> rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points on 4-6 from the field in 24 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jackson got the scoring started for North Florida with a three from the left arc. After Jacksonville led 15-10 at the initial first-half media timeout, consecutive scores from redshirt sophomore guard\/forward Mason Lee<\/a> cut the margin to 15-14 at the 13:18-minute mark of the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n A fastbreak finish from Gayman tied the game at 18 at the eight-minute mark of the first half. Jacksonville led 32-26 at the half. Jackson led all Ospreys with eight points in the first half.<\/p>\n Lee knocked down a three to close the margin to 33-31 at the 16:34-minute mark of the second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n Trailing 42-35, North Florida went on a 7-0 run over a stretch of 1:49 minutes to tie the game and force a Jacksonville timeout. Oriol scored on consecutive possessions to secure a 48-45 lead for North Florida with 6:47 minutes left in regulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n