Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Alabama takes early SEC lead with 86-71 win over Florida
The pair tallied 31 of the Crimson Tide's (8-3, 3-0) 36-bench points to help Alabama pull away in the second half.
Anthony Duruji sandwiched a jumper and 3-pointer around a jumper from Colin Castleton, and Florida (5-2, 2-1) used the 7-0 run to start the second half to tie it at 39-apiece.
The Tide countered with a 12-2 run over a little more than four minutes and went on to expand their lead from there. Alabama led by double digits the rest of the way.
Herbert Jones and Jaden Shackelford each scored 16 points for Alabama.
Tyree Appleby scored 18 points for Florida, Castleton 13, and Noah Locke and Tre Mann 11 apiece.
Alabama entered the game having lost eight straight and 10 of its last 12 to the Gators at Coleman Coliseum. It was Alabama's first win at home against Florida since Feb. 26, 2006.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Florida Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Kendall Wall missed Layup. | 71 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Samson Ruzhentsev made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niels Lane. | 71 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Delaney Heard missed Jumper. | 68 - 86 |
Statistics
 FLA |
 ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-68 | FG | 31-67 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-20 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 8-14 | FT | 16-21 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 2,055 | Capacity:
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 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 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 |