Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
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Castleton's 18 points helps send Florida past LSU
The 6-foot-11 Castleton made a career-high 15 trips to the foul line and shot 3 of 6 from the field. Reserve Kowacie Reeves scored 11 points as the Gators (9-7, 2-2 SEC) saw eight players enter the scoring column.
Both teams recorded 19 field goals, including five each from beyond 3-point range, but the difference came at the foul line with Florida going 24 for 32 to 13 for 16 for host LSU (12-4, 1-3). Florida scored 23 points on 16 LSU turnovers.
KJ Williams was the only double-figures scorer for LSU with 23 points. Trae Hannibal had 12 rebounds for the Tigers.
Castleton made two free throws and a Myreon Jones 3 broke a 36-all tie and Florida led for the remainder. Castleton's layup with 3:05 to go extended the Gators' lead to 60-49. Williams' three-point play reduced LSU's deficit to 61-54 with 2:02 left, but Castleton closed the door adding another layup and four foul shots in the final 1:25.
The game matched Florida coach Todd Golden against LSU’s Matt McMahon in their first seasons at their respective programs. They squared off last March in their NCAA Tournament game at Indianapolis, where Murray State (McMahon) defeated San Francisco (Golden) 92-87 in overtime. That was Golden’s last game with the Dons.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Alex Fudge Steal. | 67 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Trae Hannibal Turnover. | 67 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Trae Hannibal Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 56 |
Statistics
 FLA |
 LSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-48 | FG | 19-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 5-25 | 3PT | 5-28 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 24-32 | FT | 13-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 9,159 | 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 | 25-11 |
| 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 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 20-16 |
| 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 |