NCAAB

Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
4-0, 1-0 Away
Final
87 - 74

Clayton scores 25 points as No. 20 Florida, Todd Golden beat Florida State 87-74 on the road

Walter Clayton Jr. knocks down the triple

Florida’s Todd Golden coached his first road game after allegations of sexual harassment and stalking surfaced last week. Golden was greeted by boos from a sold-out Florida State student section.

Alijah Martin added 17 points and five rebounds, Alex Condon had seven points and 12 rebounds and Florida (4-0) won its fourth straight rivalry game against Florida State.

Florida State trailed by 15 with just under eight minutes to go but chipped away and cut Florida’s lead to 77-73 with 2:23 to go. But Clayton and Martin made 3s to help Florida secure the win.

Jamir Watkins had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Seminoles (3-1). Justin Thomas hit three 3-pointers in the second half, finishing with 11 points.

Takeaways Florida: The Gators had 13 offensive rebounds and produced 16 second-chance points.

Florida State: The Seminoles forced 19 turnovers, producing 16 points off turnovers, but the defensive effort wasn’t enough.

Key moment The Gators made 3s on back-to-back possessions to punctuate a 14-2 run, extending their lead to 37-19 with 5:36 until halftime.

Key stat Florida shot 26% from 3-point range in its first three games but was 7 of 15 (46.7%) from beyond the arc in the first half and raced to a 44-31 lead at the break.

Up next Florida hosts Florida A&M on Tuesday, the same day Florida State hosts Hofstra.

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Matchup Prediction

Florida State: 38.5%
Florida: 61.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 87 - 74
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 87 - 74
2nd 0:02 Taylor Bol Bowen Defensive Rebound. 87 - 74
2nd 0:08 Taylor Bol Bowen Block. 87 - 74
2nd 0:08 Alex Condon missed Layup. 87 - 74

Statistics

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32-61 FG 27-70
52.5 Field Goal % 38.6
10-28 3PT 7-20
35.7 Three Point % 35.0
13-17 FT 13-21
76.5 Free Throw % 61.9
47 Rebounds 29
13 Offensive Rebounds 14
34 Defensive Rebounds 15
12 Assists 12
2 Steals 10
4 Blocks 5
19 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 16
5 Fast Break Points 9
40 Points in Paint 36
21 Fouls 16
18 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Tucker Center

Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 9,797 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 0-0 - 12-0
Oklahoma 0-0 - 12-0
Tennessee 0-0 - 12-0
Auburn 0-0 - 11-1
Georgia 0-0 - 11-1
Ole Miss 0-0 - 11-1
Mississippi State 0-0 - 11-1
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 11-1
Alabama 0-0 - 10-2
Arkansas 0-0 - 10-2
Kentucky 0-0 - 10-2
LSU 0-0 - 10-2
Missouri 0-0 - 10-2
Texas 0-0 - 10-2
Texas A&M 0-0 - 10-2
South Carolina 0-0 - 9-3

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings