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01/06 20:21 CST Newly unranked Florida pulls away from No. 18 Georgia late and
wins 92-77
Newly unranked Florida pulls away from No. 18 Georgia late and wins 92-77
By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) --- Thomas Haugh had 21 points, 12 rebounds and five
assists, and Florida dominated No. 18 Georgia in the second half to win 92-77
on Tuesday night and stretch their home winning streak to 14 games.
Alex Condon added 21 points, and Boogie Fland chipped in eight points, eight
rebounds and six assists for the defending national champion Gators, who beat
the Bulldogs for the 13th time in their past 14 meetings.
This one featured Florida playing as an unranked team for the first time since
entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Gators dropped out of the AP Top 25
following a loss at Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play.
It surely provided extra motivation against Georgia (13-2, 1-1 SEC), which
entered with its highest ranking since 2003 and with the nation's top scoring
offense. The Dawgs came up well shy of their season average, 99.4, and finished
with a season low in points.
Florida (10-5, 1-1) was a 9 -point favorite, according to BetMGM, and pulled
away in the second half.
Marcus Millender led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Leading scorer Jeremiah
Wilkinson finished with two points on 1-of-9 shooting.
Georgia's biggest issue came in the first half when 6-foot-11 center Somto
Cyril was ejected for throwing a forearm into Florida's Rueben Chinyelu.
Officials ejected Cyril midway through the first half after watching replays
and seeing him swing at Chinyelu following a made basket. The two Nigerians
were jockeying for position in the paint under during the play.
The 6-foot-11 Cyril entered the game averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9
blocks. He was shooting a team-high 81.1% on the season.
Up next
Georgia plays at South Carolina on Saturday.
Florida hosts No. 21 Tennessee on Saturday.
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