NCAAB

Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators

· SEC Tournament - Semifinal
25-8, 9-3 Away
Final
82 - 104
29-4, 15-1 Home

Clayton scores 22 as No. 4 Florida beats No. 5 Alabama 104-82 in SEC semis

Clayton Jr. reflects on Florida's season-high points vs. Alabama

Alijah Martin and Will Richard each had 16 points for the Gators (29-4) in their fifth consecutive win.

Next up for Florida is Sunday's SEC championship game against No. 8 Tennessee, which beat No. 3 Auburn 70-65 in the first semifinal.

The second-seeded Gators led the Crimson Tide 47-45 after a first half that featured 10 lead changes. But Clayton and company really turned up their play down the stretch.

Chris Youngblood had 14 points for third-seeded Alabama (25-8). Clifford Omoruyi and Mouhamed Dioubate each had 12.

Clayton went 6 for 11 from 3-point range. The senior guard added six assists.

Takeaways Alabama: The loss derailed the Crimson Tide’s hope of winning the program's third SEC tournament title in the last five seasons. With 10 wins over AP Top 25 opponents this season, a program record for most in a single season, Alabama has a strong case for a good seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Florida: The Gators were impressive in the defensive end, holding the high-scoring Crimson Tide to just 82 points. Entering Saturday, Alabama had scored 90 points or more in 18 games this season, the most in Division I.

Key moment Richard hit a 3-pointer with 9:24 remaining in the second half to give Florida a 21-point lead and put the game out of reach for Alabama.

Key stat After a tightly contested first half, Florida outscored the Crimson Tide 57-37 over the final 20 minutes.

Up next Florida and Tennessee split the two-game season series, with both teams winning on their home courts. The Crimson Tide wait to learn the team's first opponent in the NCAA tourney.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 104
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 82 - 104
2nd 0:09 Mouhamed Dioubate made Layup. 82 - 104
2nd 0:19 Bennett Andersen made Layup. 80 - 104
2nd 0:46 Micah Handlogten Defensive Rebound. 80 - 102

Statistics

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28-67 FG 37-72
41.8 Field Goal % 51.4
11-35 3PT 12-27
31.4 Three Point % 44.4
15-23 FT 18-28
65.2 Free Throw % 64.3
38 Rebounds 43
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
27 Defensive Rebounds 30
14 Assists 17
4 Steals 8
4 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 12
14 Fast Break Points 15
34 Points in Paint 42
17 Fouls 19
6 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Venue: Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 19,049 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
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