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Florida thumps Oklahoma in home blowout, extends winning streak to 5
By Andrew Olson
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Florida continues to show why it is ranked No. 2 in the country and a projected No. 1 seed. The Gators (23-3, 10-3 SEC) had no trouble with Oklahoma (16-10, 3-10), notching an 85-63 win in Gainesville to extend their winning streak to 5 games.
There was only 1 tie and 1 lead change in the game. Oklahoma was up early, 6-3 at the 16:39 mark in the 1st half. Once the Gators pulled ahead, they never looked back.
OU’s Jeremiah Fears was the game’s high scorer with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field and a 4-of-8 mark from 3-point territory while adding 4 free throws. For Todd Golden’s team, it was a balanced effort as 5 players were in double figures.
Standout guard Walter Clayton Jr. led the way for Florida. He scored 18 points with 6 field goals, including 4 3-pointers, both team highs.
Will Richard and Alijah Martin added 14 points each. Richard made 4-of-10 field goals, including 3-of-7 3-pointers. Martin was 5-of-12, with a pair of triples.
Rubin Chinyelu chipped in 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting with 1 free throw. Three-point extraordinaire Urban Klavzar logged 10 points on 4-of-7 field goals, going 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Oklahoma turned the ball over more (13-6) and Florida won the points off tunover battle (18-8). The Gators were also more productive in the paint (28-18) and got more from their bench (28-14).
UF will look to keep it rolling on the road Saturday at LSU. The Sooners will try to bounce back at home against Mississippi State and remain a projected NCAA Tournament team.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
