North Alabama tops Jacksonville 78-63 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinal
FLORENCE, Ala. -- — Jacari Lane had 19 points and Daniel Ortiz scored 18 to lead North Alabama to a 78-63 victory over Jacksonville on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
The second-seeded Lions (24-9) will play No. 1 seed Lipscomb for the title on Sunday.
Lane also had six assists for the Lions. Ortiz made 4 of 9 attempts from 3-point range. Will Soucie added 12 points.
Robert McCray finished with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Dolphins (19-13). Jakari Spence added 14 points and four steals. Chris Arias had 12 points.
North Alabama took the lead with 11:18 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Taye Fields led the team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 35-23 at the break. North Alabama pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend a nine-point lead to 18 points. Lane led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Sidney Cohen
- Michael Husted
- R.B. Clyburn
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Lipscomb | 14-4 | - | 25-10 |
North Alabama | 14-4 | - | 24-11 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 13-5 | 1 | 19-15 |
Jacksonville | 12-6 | 2 | 19-14 |
Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Queens University | 11-7 | 3 | 20-15 |
North Florida | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
Austin Peay | 8-10 | 6 | 14-19 |
Stetson | 6-12 | 8 | 8-24 |
Central Arkansas | 4-14 | 10 | 9-24 |
West Georgia | 4-14 | 10 | 6-25 |
Bellarmine | 2-16 | 12 | 5-26 |