Led by Jasai Miles' 22 points, the North Florida Ospreys defeated the Central Arkansas Bears 92-80 on Thursday night.

North Florida aims to end its nine-game road slide with a victory against Central Arkansas. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season.

BOTTOM LINE: Central Arkansas takes on North Florida after Elias Cato scored 29 points in Central Arkansas’ 77-71 loss to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

Evbagharu 1-5 7-8 9, Fagbemi 4-6 2-2 12, Taylor 6-15 3-3 19, Cato 4-12 6-6 15, McCormick 1-3 0-0 3, Turner 4-6 2-4 10, Seixas 2-4 0-2 4, Fox 2-4 3-3 8, Etim 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 ...

North Florida faces the Central Arkansas Bears after Jasai Miles scored 20 points in North Florida's 98-83 win against the Bellarmine Knights.

North Florida gives up 85.1 points and has been outscored by 1.3 points per game. The Bears are 1-3 in ASUN play. Central Arkansas has a 3-6 record against opponents above .500.

Turnovers: 9 (Smith 3, Berry, Harris, Lliteras, Moss, Murphy, Oliver). Steals: 6 (Berry, Harris, Lliteras, Miles, Murphy, Smith). Technical Fouls: None. A_1,768 (5,800).

Central Arkansas Bears (5-12, 1-3 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (8-9, 1-3 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Florida takes on Central Arkansas after Jasai Miles ...

North Florida has shot at a 38.4% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 37.2% shooting opponents of Central Arkansas have averaged.

Central Arkansas averages 71.9 points per game, 13.2 fewer points than the 85.1 North Florida allows. The Ospreys and Bears square off Thursday for the first time in ASUN play this season.