North Florida defeats South Carolina-Upstate 65-59
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Parker Smith scored 16 points, including five in a key run, to lead North Florida over South Carolina-Upstate 65-59 on Saturday night.
The Ospreys (6-12, 3-4 Atlantic Sun Conference) trailed 49-48 with 8:35 left on a layup by USC Upstate's Torrey Craig.
North Florida then scored six straight to lead 54-49 on Smith's layup with 5:09 left.
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The Spartans (2-15, 1-6) brought it to 61-59 on Josh Chavis' 3-pointer. But the Ospreys made all four of their free throws the rest of the way to seal it.
Smith was 4 of 8 from 3-point range as North Florida made 41.7 percent of its shots from long range (10 of 24).
Matt Sauey was 6 of 6 from the field for 12 points, Jerron Granberry scored 11 and Jimmy Williams 10 for the Ospreys.
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USC Upstate, which lost its ninth straight, was led by Craig's 20 points. Chavis added 13 points and Babatunde Olumuyiwa had 11 rebounds.