Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lawrence's late layup lifts Vanderbilt past Florida, 79-78 in finale
Florida (21-10, 11-7 SEC) came into the game riding high following a 105-87 win over No. 16 Alabama in its home finale Tuesday. The Gators advance to the conference tournament in Nashville as the No. 6 seed with a berth in Thursday's second round. Vanderbilt (9-22, 4-14) will play a first-round tournament game Wednesday.
Florida started the second half with a 39-32 lead, but the Commodores rallied in their final home game, pulling even at 43-43 on a Lubin layup five minutes into the half. The Gators went back in front and Zyon Pullin's layup with six minutes left gave them a 67-59 lead. Lubin hit a 3 and followed it with a layup to ignite a 9-2 run to get the Commodores within one, 69-68 with 2:41 left. Lubin tied the game at 73-73 a minute later.
Pullin hit two free throws with 35 seconds left to make it 78-75 and Lubin missed a 3-pointer to tie, but JaQualon Roberts snared the offensive rebound, drew a foul and hit both free throws to make it 78-77 with 24 seconds left. Lawrence forced a turnover and scored at the basket for the lead.
Lubin matched his season-high with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead Vanderbilt. Lawrence finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Pullin scored 20 points and dished eight assists to lead Florida. Tyrese Samuel scored 16 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 14.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ven-Allen Lubin Steal. | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Walter Clayton Jr. Turnover. | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Florida Timeout | 78 - 79 |
Statistics
 FLA |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-58 | FG | 27-76 |
| 51.7 | Field Goal % | 35.5 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 29.4 | Three Point % | 37.5 |
| 13-14 | FT | 19-20 |
| 92.9 | Free Throw % | 95.0 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 6,442 | 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 |