Overview
- Thomas Haugh posted 20 points and 13 rebounds, powering Florida’s interior control.
- Boogie Fland scored 18 and hit two free throws with 15.8 seconds left to push the Gators ahead 76-73.
- FSU’s Robert McCray V tallied 29 points and led a late surge before missing a tying free throw and a last-second three.
- Florida went 6-for-31 from deep yet extended its rivalry win streak to five as Rueben Chinyelu added 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
- The result marked Luke Loucks’ first loss as FSU head coach after the Seminoles entered as roughly 16–17.5-point underdogs, leaving Florida 2-1.