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Sams scores 28, North Florida beats NJIT in ASUN tourney

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Garrett Sam finished with career-high 28 points and North Florida held on for an 80-76 win over NJIT in the first round of the ASUN Tournament on Monday night.

No. 5 seed North Florida (14-18) will play top-seeded Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals on Thursday.

The Ospreys scored the first 13 points, including eight by Sams, and Noah Horchler's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 47-21 with 18 minutes to play. No. 4 seed NJIT (14-16) answered with an 11-0 run before a 13-1 spurt trimmed its deficit to nine points midway through the half.

Leaders
Points:	A. Tarke	15.7
Rebounds:	A. Lewis	8.8
Assists:	Z. Cooks	2.1
FG%:	A. Tarke	40.4%
FT%:	A. Lewis	65.7%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	Z. Cooks	1.6
Blocks:	A. Lewis	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Atlantic Sun Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
FGCU	12-2	23-12
Lipscomb	10-4	23-10
Jacksonville	8-6	15-18
NJIT	7-7	14-16
North Florida	7-7	14-19
Kennesaw State	6-8	10-20
Stetson	4-10	12-20
USC Upstate	2-12	7-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	74.9 (143)
Rebounds:	11.0 (113)
Assists:	13.9 (155)
FG%:	44.8% (169)
FT%:	68.4% (284)
3P%:	36.1% (107)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.2 (195)
Rebounds:	24.4 (242)
Assists:	12.5 (102)
FG%:	46.1% (280)
FT%:	70.5% (127)
3P%:	36.0% (252)