Live Blog: No. 5 Florida Gators beat Ole Miss 90-71

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA — After beating No. 7 Alabama on the road earlier this week, the fifth-ranked Florida Gators capped an unbelievable regular season with a 90-71 win over Ole Miss at home Saturday on senior night.

Todd Golden’s team now is 27-4 overall, 14-4 in the SEC. The Rebels fall to 21-10, 10-8. The Gators lead the all-time series 71-49 with a 44-12 record in Gainesville. With this win Saturday, it’s possible Florida might have locked up at No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Florida guard Walter Clayton paced UF with 23 points. Three other Gators were in double-figures — forward Alex Condon (17), guard Alijah Martin (13) and guard Will Richard (10). Condon added a game-high 15 boards.

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SCORE UPDATE: Florida 83, Ole Miss 62 (3:43)

This one is over. The Gators have used a dominant second half to take complete control. Florida guard Walter Clayton leads UF with 23 points. Three other Gators are in double-figures — forward Alex Condon (17), guard Alijah Martin (13) and guard Will Richard (10). Florida holds a 46-29 rebound edge and is shooing 51.8 percent from the floor.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 70, Ole Miss 54 (7:59)

Florida guard Walter Clayton leads UF with 23 points on senior night. Forward Alex Condon has 13 points and a game-high 14 boards. The Gators hold a 40-24 edge on the glass and are 12 of 28 from 3-point range.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 64, Ole Miss 46 (12:21)

Florida guard Walter Clayton just hit his fourth and fifth 3-pointers and now has a game-high 21 points on senior night. He’s 5 of 9 from 3-point range. The Gators have made 12 of 25 3’s to break this open. They are 5 of 6 from 3-point range in the second half. Ole Miss is on the ropes.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 51, Ole Miss 37 (16:26)

Florida guard Walter Clayton has a game-high 15 points as UF has opened up a 14-point lead at the first media timeout of the half. After that slow start UF now is hitting 55.6% of its shots. Forward Alex Condon has 12 points and 12 rebounds. He’s a perfect 5 of 5 from the field.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 38, Ole Miss 31 (HALF)

Guard Walter Clayton and forward Alex Condon have 10 points each to pace the Gators. Condon also has 10 boards. Florida holds a 24-16 rebound edge. The Gators are 15 of 29 from the field and 7 of 19 from 3-point range. Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla leads the Rebs with 10 points. But Ole Miss is only 12 of 39 from the floor.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 26, Ole Miss 21 (4:00)

For the Gators, it has been a sloppy game. UF already has eight turnovers to only one for Ole Miss. That’s how the Rebels are keeping this close. They’re only nine of 32 from the field. Florida forward Alex Condon already has 10 boards. Condon and UF guard Will Richard each have five points to lead the Gators.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 24, Ole Miss 18 (5:46)

The Gators only made only 2 of their first 11 3-pointers, then got one from guard Urban Klavzar. On the next offensive series, Florida forward Alex Condon hit a layup to put the Gators up by six. Condon has five points and nine boards. Ole Miss is only 8 of 28 from the field.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 17, Ole Miss 14 (9:33)

With both teams shooting well below 50 percent, the Gators are keeping Ole Miss in it by committing five first-half turnovers. UF guard Will Richard has five points to pace UF.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 5, Ole Miss 5 (15:30)

Florida forward Alex Condon has three points and six rebounds as we hit our first media timeouts. The Rebels are only 2 of 10 from the field, but have forced two UF turnovers.

Florida Gators projected starters

No.	Player	Position	Height/Weight	Class	Min.	Pts.	Rebs.	Misc.
1	Walter Clayton Jr.	Guard	6-2, 195 pounds	Sr.	32.3	17.0	3.7	4.2 ast
15	Alijah Martin	Guard	6-2, 210 pounds	Gr.	30.1	14.5	4.7	2.4 ast
5	Will Richard	Guard	6-4, 206 pounds	Sr.	31.7	13.4	4.7	1.8 stl
21	Alex Condon	Forward	6-11, 230 pounds	So.	25.1	11.1	7.7	2.3 ast
9	Rueben Chinyelu	Center	6-10, 260 pounds	So.	19.5	6.0	6.5	1.0 blk

Ole Miss Rebels projected starters

No.	Player	Position	Height/Weight	Class	Min.	Pts.	Rebs.	Misc.
5	Jaylen Murray	Guard	5-11, 165 pounds	Sr.	30.0	11.0	3.4	2.0 ast
3	Sean Pedulla	Guard	6-1, 195 pounds	Sr.	33.2	14.9	3.6	3.8 ast
11	Matthew Murrell	Guard	6-4, 205 pounds	Sr.	23.8	10.4	3.2	3.5 ast
14	Dre Davis	Guard	6-6, 215 pounds	Sr.	26.1	10.6	4.6	1.1 blk
0	Malik Dia	Forward	6-9, 250 pounds	Jr.	20.0	10.4	5.5	1.0 blk