North Florida 82, Lipscomb 61

North Florida 82, Lipscomb 61

Published Jan. 4, 2012 11:34 p.m. ET

Parker Smith scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers, and North Florida defeated Lipscomb 82-61 on Wednesday night.

The win was the Ospreys seventh at home this season, the most since they moved up to Division I in 2005.

Jimmy Williams added 15 points, Charles McRoy had 12 and Travis Wallace 10 for North Florida (8-8, 2-1 Atlantic Sun Conference), which won for the third time in the past four meetings in the series.

North Florida coasted after breaking a 6-6 tie with a 23-4 run on its way to a 47-28 halftime lead. The Ospreys led by as many as 30 points in the second half and shot 59.6 percent (34 of 57) from the field.

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Jordan Burgason scored 19 points, Austin Glenn added 12 and Zavion Williams added 11 for Lispcomb (7-9, 2-2), which shot only 38.7 percent (24 of 62).

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