Jan 11, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks ahead Trevon Brazile (4) passes round Florida Gators guard Denzel Aberdeen (11) through the first half at Bud Walton Enviornment. Necessary Credit score: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Pictures Alijah Martin scored 14 factors and Alex Condon notched a double-double of 12 factors and 10 rebounds as No. 8 Florida topped host Arkansas 71-63 on Saturday in Southeastern Convention play at Fayetteville, Ark.
Will Richard added 12 factors and eight boards for the Gators, who led by as many as 12. Walter Clayton Jr. had 12 factors and 5 assists. Condon scored all of his factors after halftime.
Adou Thiero scored a game-high 17 factors to tempo the Razorbacks. Boogie Fland adopted with 15 factors and Jonas Aidoo had 11 factors and 9 rebounds.
Florida (15-1, 2-1 Southeastern Convention) overcame two starters fouling out, limiting the Razorbacks to 30 p.c from the ground.
Arkansas (11-5) is off to an 0-3 begin within the SEC for the second straight season.
Outrebounded by 10 whereas connecting on solely 3 of 16 makes an attempt from lengthy vary, the Razorbacks caught round till the closing minutes. D.J. Wagner punctuated a 7-0 run with a fast-break dunk that drew Arkansas to inside 53-50 with 6:11 to play.
Florida neutralized the spurt by scoring seven straight factors and 12 of the subsequent 17. The Razorbacks went 3:44 with no discipline objective after Wagner’s dunk.
Arkansas, which was within the bonus for the ultimate 15:50 of the sport, completed 24 of 35 from the free throw line.
Florida navigated sluggish beginnings, beginning 2 of 9 from the ground whereas falling behind 11-4. Aidoo contributed 4 factors through the early surge.
The Gators settled in, nonetheless, to take a 28-25 edge into halftime which may have been extra. Arkansas managed simply 12 factors earlier than the break following a Karter Knox jumper on the 13:53 mark and have been minus-9 on the glass. That benefit got here with the frontcourt duo of Rueben Chinyelu and Condon combating foul bother; the pair mixed for seven boards earlier than the break to match Thomas Haugh’s complete.
Whereas Florida restricted Arkansas to 29 p.c first-half capturing, the Gators have been solely a contact higher from the ground, at 31.4 p.c. With Florida making an attempt to run the clock to get the ultimate shot of the half,
Clayton Jr. threw an errant go that changed into a Trevon Brazile tip-in on the different finish simply forward of the buzzer.
–Area Stage Media
