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Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. (1) is fouled by Auburn guard Chad Baker-Mazara, second from left, as he prepares to shoot a 3-point basket throughout the first half of an NCAA faculty basketball sport, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Picture/Butch Dill)
AUBURN, Ala. – Walter Clayton Jr. scored 19 factors and Alex Condon added 17 as No. 6 Florida rallied from an early deficit and beat No. 1 Auburn 90-81 Saturday, ending the Tigers’ 14-game profitable streak.
Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Convention), down by 10 factors early, constructed a 10-point benefit by the top of the primary half and held off Auburn within the second half for its second victory over a top-ranked crew this season. Florida beat then-No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7.
The Gators shot 13 for 33 from 3-point vary, whereas Auburn shot 32% from lengthy distance, ending 7 for 22.
Tigers main scorer Johni Broome, a fifth-year senior and preseason Related Press All-American who is taken into account a contender for nationwide participant of the yr, had 18 factors and 11 rebounds as Auburn (21-2, 9-1) had its nine-game convention profitable streak halted.
Miles Kelly scored 22 factors, Tahaad Pettiford added 14 and Chaney Johnson 13 for the Tigers.
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