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Southern Illinois Salukis at Florida Gators

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
68 - 93
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Alijah Martin scores 32 points as Todd Golden, No. 21 Florida top SIU 93-68

Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Florida Gators: Game Highlights

Martin went 11 of 19, including 8 of 13 from 3-point range, and drained four consecutive shots from behind the arc midway through the second half. His career high is 34 points back when he played for Florida Atlantic.

The Gators (6-0) made a season-high 16 shots from 3-point range, their third consecutive game with double-digit treys.

Thomas Haugh added a career-high 19 points to go with seven boards for Florida, which is off to its best start since 2021.

Florida’s Todd Golden coached while the university investigates sexual harassment and stalking allegations.

Ali Dibba led the Salukis (2-3) with 17 points, and Jarrett Hensley added 14.

Takeaways Southern Illinois: The Salukis played Charleston and Oklahoma State tough this month and looked like they might be in position to exceed expectations under first-year coach Scott Nagy, who won his share of games at Wright State and South Dakota State.

Florida: The Gators played their most complete game of the young season, leading by 21 at halftime and 30 midway through the second.

Key moment The Gators started slowly before using a 16-0 run over a three-minute span in the first half to build a 35-15 lead. Martin came up huge during the stretch with a dunk, a driving layup and then his second 3 of the night.

Key stat Florida's 16 3-pointers are the program's most since hitting 18 against Texas A&M in 2019.

Up next Southern Illinois plays Louisiana Tech in Estero, Florida, on Monday, and Florida plays Wake Forest in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thanksgiving.

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  • TV Channel: Southern Illinois at Florida 2021 College Basketball, week 3, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Matchup Prediction

Florida: 94.2%
Southern Illinois: 5.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 93
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 93
2nd 0:00 Drew Steffe made Free Throw. 68 - 93
2nd 0:00 Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. 67 - 93
2nd 0:00 Drew Steffe missed Free Throw. 67 - 93

Statistics

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25-72 FG 35-75
34.7 Field Goal % 46.7
5-15 3PT 16-39
33.3 Three Point % 41.0
13-18 FT 7-14
72.2 Free Throw % 50.0
49 Rebounds 46
20 Offensive Rebounds 16
29 Defensive Rebounds 30
7 Assists 25
5 Steals 7
2 Blocks 9
12 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 13
6 Fast Break Points 20
40 Points in Paint 36
14 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 30

Game Information

Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Location: Gainesville, FL
Attendance: 9,533 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9

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
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