Overview
- Rioux’s first collegiate field goal came with about 42 seconds left, confirming a college basketball record for the tallest player to score from the floor.
- Florida beat Saint Francis 102-61 to move to 7-4, led by Xaivian Lee’s 18 points, Alex Condon’s 14, and Rueben Chinyelu’s 12 points and 11 rebounds.
- The O’Connell Center crowd chanted for Rioux in the closing minutes, and the bench erupted after his dunk in the final minute.
- Rioux previously debuted against North Florida as the tallest player to appear in a college game and logged his first points at the foul line versus Merrimack.
- Coach Todd Golden has limited Rioux to late minutes as he develops behind a veteran frontcourt, and Florida next hosts Colgate and Dartmouth before SEC play.