Cincinnati Bearcats at Florida Gators
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60 - 66
Chiozza scores final 6 points as No. 5 Florida ends slide
Chiozza put the Gators (6-3) ahead 62-60 with a drive across the lane with 1:12 to play.
The senior guard added two free throws with 20.1 seconds to go and he closed out the scoring with a fastbreak layup after a turnover by Cincinnati (7-2), which lost its second straight game.
Egor Koulechov had 21 points to lead Florida. Jalen Hudson added 17 and Chiozza finished with 15 and six assists.
Backup guard Cane Broome had 15 points to lead Cincinnati. Jacobs Evans III added 13, Kyle Washington had 11 and Jarron Cumberland 10. Gary Clark had nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
After Chiozza gave Florida the lead, Evans missed a jumper. Florida then milked the clock and Keith Stone slammed a dunk attempt against the back of the rim. He ball rebounded to the sideline, where Hudson got the rebound.
Chiozza was quickly fouled and Cincinnati never recovered.
After Cincinnati tied the game at 40-all early in the second half on a basket by Evans, neither team led by more than four points until the final margin.
Koulechov scored 11 points and Hudson had nine in the opening half in helping Florida take a 34-28 lead.
UP NEXT
Cincinnati returns home to face undefeated Mississippi State, which will be playing its first road game.
Florida returns home to play Clemson, which at 8-1 is off to its best start since 2008-09.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jalen Hudson Steal. | 60 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jacob Evans Turnover. | 60 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Chris Chiozza made Layup. | 60 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Kevarrius Hayes Steal. | 60 - 64 |
Statistics
 CIN |
 FLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 23-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 10-16 | FT | 14-17 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 4 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 9,112 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |