Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks

No. 10 Florida ends Arkansas' home win streak in OT

The banged-up Gators, playing without leading scorer Casey Prather, overcame a host of ailments and earned an 84-82 overtime win at Arkansas on Saturday.

Prather, averaging 17 points, missed the game because of a bone bruise in his right knee, but he was hardly the only Gator affected by injuries. Wilbekin missed two days of practice this week with a sprained ankle, and center Patric Young also missed time with a sore knee.

Wilbekin finished with 18 points for Florida, and Michael Frazier had 15 and Young 10.

"You're going into this game not really knowing what you're going to get," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "... I think the one guy we, at least I tried to instill just a belief and confidence was in (Finney-Smith). Just to go, be aggressive, play through mistakes."

The Razorbacks (11-4, 0-2) had a chance to all but seal the win with 17.1 seconds remaining in regulation, but Alandise Harris missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to give Florida the ball back down 66-64.

Wilbekin answered with the game-tying bank shot with 2 seconds left for the Gators, who then took control quickly in overtime while snapping Arkansas' 23-game home winning streak.

"It means a lot to us," Finney-Smith said. "It tells you about our team. We play for each other. Any given night, it can be someone's night and tonight it was just me."

"We just didn't finish the deal," Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said. "We had opportunities at the free-throw line. We had some open shots we didn't make. We had some open shots we didn't make.

"... This one hurts. Why? Because we felt we played well enough (to win)."

Michael Qualls, who finished with 10 points, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to pull Arkansas within 84-82.

"(Harris) didn't make the play, but we also didn't make the plays and execute and win the game," Clarke said. "So, it's not on him but us."

Clarke, who had 13 points in the first half, matched his career high with three 3-pointers, and he put the Razorbacks up 64-57 with a free throw.

"We didn't want anything less (than a win)," Wilbekin said. "Us four seniors, with this being our last game here, we wanted to go out with a win."

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