Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's BasketballSamuel helps Florida beat Missouri 79-67 for first true road win of season
Samuel made 5 of 9 shots and 7 of 12 free throws for the Gators (12-6, 2/3 Southeastern Conference). Walter Clayton Jr. sank three 3-pointers and scored 15. Will Richard and Zyon Pullin scored 13 and 11, respectively. Micah Handlogten had 10 points and 13 rebounds for his second double-double this season.
Tamar Bates scored a career-high 36 points for the Tigers (8-10, 0-5). Bates made 13 of 21 from the field with a 3-pointer and all nine of his foul shots. His previous high was 25 points, set earlier this season. Nick Honor hit two 3-pointers and scored 10. Bates is the only player in the country who shoots 50% from the floor, 40% from 3-point range and 90% at the free-throw line.
Clayton had nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from 3-point range, Samuel scored eight and Florida took a 37-34 lead into halftime. Missouri led 16-12 on Noah Carter's jumper with 11:16 remaining. Clayton put the Gators up 22-20 with a 3-pointer at the 6:51 mark. Honor's 3-pointer pulled Missouri even at 32 with 2:39 to go. Samuel hit the second of two free throws and Handlogten followed with a dunk to give the Tigers the three-point lead.
Florida grabbed the first double-digit advantage when Riley Kugel's 3-pointer put the Gators up 63-52 with 7:36 left to play and Missouri got no closer than 10 from there.
The Gators lead the all-time series 10-4 and have a 4-3 record in Columbia.
Missouri travels to play Texas A&M on Tuesday. Florida returns home to play Mississippi State on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 67 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 67 |
2nd 0:02 | Will Richard Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 67 |
2nd 0:06 | Tamar Bates missed Jumper. | 79 - 67 |
2nd 0:14 | Will Richard made Free Throw. | 79 - 67 |
Statistics
FLA | MIZ | |
---|---|---|
25-56 | FG | 23-53 |
44.6 | Field Goal % | 43.4 |
9-22 | 3PT | 3-16 |
40.9 | Three Point % | 18.8 |
20-29 | FT | 18-21 |
69.0 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
40 | Rebounds | 27 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
12 | Assists | 10 |
4 | Steals | 8 |
3 | Blocks | 3 |
8 | Turnovers | 5 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
24 | Points in Paint | 18 |
16 | Fouls | 20 |
14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 11,489 | Capacity:
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Tennessee | 14-4 | - | 27-9 |
Auburn | 13-5 | 1 | 27-8 |
South Carolina | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
Kentucky | 13-5 | 1 | 23-10 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 1 | 25-12 |
Florida | 11-7 | 3 | 24-12 |
Texas A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 21-15 |
LSU | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 6 | 21-14 |
Ole Miss | 7-11 | 7 | 20-12 |
Georgia | 6-12 | 8 | 20-17 |
Arkansas | 6-12 | 8 | 16-17 |
Vanderbilt | 4-14 | 10 | 9-23 |
Missouri | 0-18 | 14 | 8-24 |