Mississippi State Bulldogs at Florida Gators
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Richard, Clayton help Florida sink Mississippi State 79-70
Richard added nine rebounds and Tyrese Samuel scored 12 for Florida (13-6, 3-3 SEC). The Gators overcame an 8-for-25 shooting performance from 3-point range by shooting 17 for 20 from the foul line.
Reserve Josh Hubbard led the Bulldogs (13-6, 2-4) with 26 points and Tolu Smith scored 10 and grabbed 10 rebounds. Cameron Matthews grabbed 11 rebounds for Mississippi State.
The Gators led 43-34 at intermission and extended their lead to 59-42 when Clayton buried a 3-pointer with 11:42 left. The teams traded 3s and jump shots then Mississippi State proceeded to outscore Florida 21-10 and got within 69-63 with 3:15 left.
Florida sealed it making all 10 of its final foul shots with Alex Condon and Clayton making all four of theirs and Pullin making a pair.
The Bulldogs host No. 8 Auburn on Saturday. Florida, winners of three of four, host Georgia on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw. | 67 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw. | 67 - 78 |
Statistics
 MSST |
 FLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-75 | FG | 27-64 |
| 38.7 | Field Goal % | 42.2 |
| 8-33 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 24.2 | Three Point % | 32.0 |
| 4-9 | FT | 17-20 |
| 44.4 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 22 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Gainesville, FL
Attendance: 8,484 | 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 |