Alijah Martin scored 22 points, Walter Clayton Jr. tied a program record and Alex Condon reached a double-double in the win.
Florida dominated in an 84-60 victory over Texas, marking the first-ever matchup between the two teams as SEC opponents and their first meeting overall since 1997.
Alijah Martin scored 22 points, Walter Clayton Jr. added 19 and No. 5 Florida beat Texas 84-60 to start a new home-winning streak.
The Gators shot 58% in the second half, connecting on 18 of 31 field goal attempts including 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Texas was 10-for-27 from the field in the second half and 2-for-10 from 3-point range.
No. 4 Florida basketball learned from a home loss against Missouri, playing with more of an edge to knock off Texas on Saturday at the O'Connell Center
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BOTTOM LINE: Texas faces No. 5 Florida after Jordan Pope scored 27 points in Texas' 77-73 win against the Oklahoma Sooners. The Gators have gone 8-1 at home. Florida is fourth in the SEC scoring 86.0 points while shooting 46.8% from the field.
The University of Florida’s athletic department announced on Friday the date of a highly anticipated “Orange & Blue” game
The Texas Longhorns (12-6, 1-4) showed they know how to win a big conference game on the road. Defeating Oklahoma
After having one of their worst performances against Missouri the Florida Gators came out with a chip on their shoulder at home Saturday against the Texas Longhorns taking a lead midway through the first half and running away with it in the second for a final score of 84-60.
The No. 5 Florida Gators stumbled against the Missouri Tigers, but they have a chance to get right on Saturday against the unranked Texas Longhorns.