Live Blog: Florida Gators 84, Texas Longhorns 60
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 5 Florida Gators got back in the win column Saturday with an 84-60 victory over Texas. UF built a double-digit lead in the first half with a 15-0 run and closed out the game with a 23-6 stretch over the last 7:59.
“Just really happy and proud of our team. I thought our players did a great job tonight answering the challenge,” Florida coach Todd Golden said afterward. “For us to win the game the way we did, and to extend it and win by 24 was a great statement coming back off Tuesday night.”
Below are live updates between the Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) and Longhorns (12-6, 1-4 SEC).
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FINAL: FLORIDA 84, TEXAS 60
The Gators outscored the Longhorns 47-30 in the second half. Three UF players finished in double figures: Alijah Martin (22 points), Walter Clayton Jr. (19) and Alex Condon with another double-double (11/12).
Tre Johnson scored a team-high 16 points, one of four Texas players in double figures. Florida held the Longhorns to 25% from beyond the arc (4-for-16) and 36% from the floor (20-for-55).
The Gators shot 49% (33-for-67) and 40% from downtown (8-for-20). UF outrebounded Texas 41-33, including 13-8 on the offensive glass with 10 second-chance points.
SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 74, TEXAS 56 (3:51)
The Gators have their largest lead to this point (18) behind a 13-2 run over the last four minutes. The Longhorns haven’t made any shots in 4:33, missing six straight and seven of their last eight attempts.
SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 64, TEXAS 54 (7:56 2H)
The Gators have made their last three shots and they’re 4-for-6 from beyond the arc in this half after Walter Clayton Jr.’s second 3-pointer of the game. He’s now up to 19 points, leading all scorers, and Alijah Martin has 17.
SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 55, TEXAS 45 (11:51 2H)
Denzel Aberdeen just dished a great behind-the-back pass to Alex Condon, who knocked down the 3-pointer. The Gators are now 3-for-4 from downtown to open this half after shooting 3-for-11 in the first period.
SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 46, TEXAS 36 (15:46 2H)
The Gators took their biggest lead (11) with Will Richard’s slam (see below) and Alijah Martin’s second 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions. Martin is now in double figures with 12 points and Walter Clayton Jr. has a team-high 14.
HALF: FLORIDA 37, TEXAS 30
The Gators responded to the early deficit with a 15-0 run to take a 10-point lead. Walter Clayton Jr. leads the team with 12 points and Tre Johnson has 11 for Texas.
The Longhorns didn’t have a field goal in the last 3:08 and had a 6:21 scoring drought. Texas shot 36% for the half (10-for-28) and 33% from beyond the arc (2-for-6).
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The Gators shot 42% from the floor (15-for-36) and 27% from downtown (3-for-11). UF outrebounded Texas 22-18 in the first half with seven offensive boards.
SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 30, TEXAS 22 (3:46 1H)
Florida’s run stretched to 15-0 before the Longhorns scored for the first time in 6:21. The Gators have the edge over Texas in nearly every statistical category to this point.
SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 26, TEXAS 18 (7:37 1H)
The Gators are on a 13-0 run (15-2 over the last five mins), while the Longhorns haven’t scored in 4:32 with seven straight missed shots. Martin leads UF with nine points and Walter Clayton Jr. has tied Michael Frazier II’s school record of 41 straight games with a 3-pointer.
SCORE UPDATE: TEXAS 18, FLORIDA 13 (11:58 1H)
The good news? The Gators have made their last three shots. The bad news? Texas has hit six straight, three by Tre Johnson, who leads all scorers so far with nine points. Alijah Martin has five for Florida.
SCORE UPDATE: TEXAS 4, FLORIDA 3 (15:38 1H)
The Gators have missed their last five shots (1-for-10 from the floor to start) and haven’t scored in 2:32. Rueben Chinyelu has all of UF’s points. One positive: Florida already has four offensive rebounds.
Florida Gators starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Guard | 6-2, 195 pounds | Sr. | 31.4 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 ast |
| 15 | Alijah Martin | Guard | 6-2, 210 pounds | Sr. | 30.4 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 2.7 ast |
| 5 | Will Richard | Guard | 6-4, 206 pounds | Sr. | 31.6 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 1.9 stl |
| 21 | Alex Condon | Forward | 6-11, 230 pounds | So. | 25.6 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 blk |
| 9 | Rueben Chinyelu | Center | 6-10, 260 pounds | So. | 19.3 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 blk |
Texas Longhorns starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 0 | Jordan Pope | Guard | 6-2, 175 pounds | Jr. | 25.9 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 3fg |
| 20 | Tre Johnson | Guard | 6-6, 190 pounds | Fr. | 32.1 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 3fg |
| 12 | Tramon Mark | Guard | 6-5, 200 pounds | Gr. | 23.9 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 ast |
| 6 | Arthur Kaluma | Forward | 6-7, 225 pounds | Sr. | 29.5 | 14.1 | 7.8 | .47 3fg% |
| 5 | Kadin Shedrick | Forward | 6-11, 231 pounds | Gr. | 26.6 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 blk |
Florida-Texas injury report
Texas guard Chendall Weaver is out. Florida has no players on the availability report for Saturday’s game.
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