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Northern tale 5 game1/22/2024 Samuel was great in that tournament, but had 11 points (on 4-for-11 shooting) and three rebounds against Merrimack. Forward Tyrese Samuel has started at the "5" spot each of the last three games, since 7-1 sophomore center Micah Handlogten went down with an ankle injury less than a minute into UF's win over Pittsburgh in the opening game of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Condon became the first UF freshman since Al Horford in 2005 to grab at least 16 boards in a game. Freshman 6-11 center Alex Condon (8.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg) was fantastic off the bench, carding his first career double-double on the way to 12 points and 16 rebounds. He was summoned to the bench immediately and Coach Todd Golden in his post-game media was pretty direct about Kugel's need to be more engaged at all times. Kugel got careless with the ball against a Merrimack press on an early possession of the second half (just after UF had taken the lead) and coughed-up a live-ball turnover, layup and lead. His assertion was needed, with backcourt mate Riley Kugel, who had averaged 24.5 points the previous two games, scoring just five points and attempting only five shots over 21 minutes. ![]() The catalyst was guard Walter Clayton Jr., who scored 21 of his game-high 26 in the second half, hitting 10 of his 15 shots, four of seven 3-pointers and both his free throws. More than a half Tuesday before finding their groove during a 26-2 run that flipped a three-point deficit into a fat lead. What Florida - without a win in the NET Top 50 - does know is that it needs to stockpile victories during this final stretch of the non-league season, with only one opponent currently in the NET Top 100 remaining on the pre-Southeastern Conference slate. They jumped 18 spots in the NCAA Evaluation Tool rankings with the win over Merrimack. Florida is 19-13 all-time against the A-10. Redshirt sophomore center John Egbunu scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while sophomore forward Devin Robinson posted 12 points and 13 rebounds, and senior forward Dorian Finney-Smith tallied nine points and 13 boards, helping the Gators smash the Spiders on the glass 57-36. 1, 2015, in UF's first season under Coach Mike White, with the Gators prevailing 76-56 behind a dominant performance by the front court, especially on the glass. Florida leads the all-time series 3-2, including one game in the OBC. ![]() ![]() Richmond, meanwhile, fell 78-73 Wednesday night at Northern Iowa and is now 1-4 when playing away from home. This will be the first of three straight neutral-site dates for the Gators after playing three consecutive away from home (and going 1-2) before the Merrimack outing. Florida is coming off Tuesday night's 77-57 home victory against Merrimack that snapped a two-game losing skid. The Seminoles will play South Florida at 1:30 p.m., followed by the Gators and Spiders at 4. The Gators did not play in Sunrise last December, but are back and part of the double-header with Florida State. UF played in the OBC for 15 straight years (2006-21) and in 22 of the first 24 before committing to an every-other-year agreement. ![]() Setup / Series / Last Meetingįlorida and Richmond meet in the 2023 Orange Bowl Classic, the annual basketball event tied to the famous football game and one the Gators took part in annually for the better part of twoÄecades. Amerant Bank Arena (capacity 20,000), the home to the NHL Florida Panthers, in Sunrise, Fla.
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