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23 Florida routs Saint Francis
World's tallest teen dunks for first college field goal as No. 23 Florida routs
Saint Francis
By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) --- Xaivian Lee scored 18 points, Alex Condon added 14,
and No. 23 Florida got a break from one of the toughest nonconference schedules
in the country with a 102-61 victory against Saint Francis on Wednesday night.
The Gators (7-4) never trailed while dominating every aspect of their first
home game in nearly a month.
Florida made 15 of its first 20 shots while building a 20-point lead and
enjoyed enough of a cushion that coach Todd Golden was able to get his bench
extended minutes.
Students started chanting for 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux with more than six
minutes to play. The world's tallest teenager --- standing 15 inches taller
than any of his opponents --- entered in the final minutes and got a dunk for
his first collegiate field goal.
Rueben Chinyelu added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Florida. Boogie Fland and
Urban Klavzar chipped in 11 points apiece for the defending national champions,
who have losses to three teams now ranked in the top five: Arizona, Duke and
UConn.
Saint Francis (2-10) lost by at least 25 points for the seventh time this
season. The Red Flash entered the game ranked 361st out of 365 Division I teams
in KenPom ratings, making them the worst team to visit the O'Connell Center in
the KenPom era (since 1996-97).
The Red Flash entered the game as 45 -point underdogs according to BetMGM
Sportsbook and trailed by as many as 25 in the first half. The Gators stretched
their lead to 61-31 shortly after the break and piled on from there.
Skylar Wicks, a senior attending his fifth school, led Saint Francis with 22
points. He took 22 of the team's 63 shots.
Up next
Saint Francis hosts Robert Morris on Saturday.
Florida hosts Colgate on Sunday.
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