Gainesville, Florida — alex condon scored 25 points, thomas hoff 22 and number 19 added Florida handled Charles Bediako and is in 23rd place alabama 100-77 On Sunday.
Florida’s fifth consecutive win in the series came a little more than a week after Gators coach Todd Golden said, “We’re going to beat them anyway” in response to the judge’s decision to allow Bediako to return to college.
Golden said that guaranteeing entry into the game was on his mind.
According to The Gainesville Sun, Golden told reporters, “Actually, I was thinking about it a lot last night.” “I thought when a beat writer from Alabama talked to Nate [Oats] about it on Friday, I thought about his reaction [was] Very similar. He’s like, ‘Yeah, I understand where he’s coming from, like, he’s trying to kick our ass, and we’re going to try to kick his ass. I don’t think this is news to anyone.
“But that being said, yes, absolutely.”
It was so lopsided that it was 7 feet 9 inches tall olivier riouxThe world’s tallest teenager played in the last minute and scored the last basket for Florida.
Boogie Land Had 15 points, 8 assists and a career-high 8 steals for the defending national champion Gators (16-6, 7-2 SEC). Finland dominated their matchup against the league’s leading scorer, labron fillon. Fland’s eight steals matched the program record set by Clifford Lett in 1989.
Fillon, who entered the game averaging 22 points, finished with 14. aden holloway Led the Crimson Tide (14-7, 4-4) with 19 points.
There was a difference in Florida’s frontcourt. Condon, Hogg and Reuben Chinyelu Combined for 61 points, 29 rebounds and 5 blocks. The Gators outscored Alabama 72–26 in the paint. Chinyelu finished with 14 points and 17 boards.
The 7-foot Bediako, who sued the NCAA in an attempt to regain college eligibility despite dropping out of school and entering the NBA draft, played his third game with Alabama and his first on the road. When he entered the game and touched the ball, the Florida student section taunted him by chanting “G League dropout”. Bediako finished with six points and seven rebounds before fouling out with 2:10 to play.
Florida used a 13-2 run late in the first half to help take a 10-point lead at the break and came out of the locker room scoring the first 12 points to keep the AP Top 25 matchup lopsided.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
