No. 2 Florida vs Oklahoma Game Thread

[Mark Wheeler]

No. 2 Florida takes on Oklahoma at 7:00 p.m. in the O'Dome in a game being played on ESPN2

Luke Adragna will be providing updates and observations.

LIVE STATS
PREGAME NOTES

 

[Mark Wheeler]

According to ESPN Analytics, Florida is, once again, a HUGE favorite to win tonight over Oklahoma.

 

[Luke Adragna]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892001331168096725

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 15:57

UF 6
OU 6

Florida went scoreless in the first three minutes until a Will Richard three-pointer. Bit of a slow start offensively, but nothing to be of concern. Just missed shots up to this point.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 11:51

UF 15
OU 8

Gators are on a 12-2 run and Oklahoma hasn't scored in nearly three minutes. Walter Clayton has hit two straight shots and is up to eight points already, just as much as OU.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

It's not even 10 minutes in yet and UF has doubled them up 20-10.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 8:07 | Timeout

UF 26
OU 14

Denzel finally hits his first shot for three. That's two straight triples for the #Gators, who are on an 11-4 run. Only thing keeping Oklahoma close to this point is freshman guard Jeremiah Fears. He has 8 points and five rebounds on 3-6 shooting

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 3:19 | Timeout

UF 37
OU 20

Oklahoma is struggling to make any of its shots. Sooners are shooting just 32% from the field and 25% from three. On the other hand, the #Gators have a better percentage from beyond the arc (53%) than they do from the field (46%).

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 0:29

UF 44
OU 24

Gators are up by 20 points but have been struggling offensively to close the half. UF is 1-7 and OU is 1-9 over the last few minutes.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

No. 2 Florida has been in control throughout, and leads Oklahoma 46-24 at the half. Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard have 11 points each to lead the Gators.

 

[Luke Adragna]

HALFTIME

UF 46
OU 24

Urban Klazvar lands a driving layup to close out the half. It was all Gators for 20 minutes. Florida landed nine triples and held Oklahoma to just 26% from the field. OU guard Jeremiah Fears had 14 of the Sooners' 24 first half points.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H2 - 15:43

UF 53
OU 33

It's been a back and forth second half -- Oklahoma has outscored Florida 9-7. Alijah Martin has five points this half after back-to-back makes.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H2 - 11:40

UF 64
OU 38

Gators are on an 11-3 run after another Klavzar layup. He's been impressive to watch the last few games as Florida has struggled with injuries.Klavzar is everything and more of what Todd Golden dubbed him to be during preseason.

 

[Luke Adragna]

Fantastic vision right there by Aberdeen to find Klavzar in the corner. Even on a night where he's struggling offensively, he's able to create opportunities for his teammates.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Oklahoma is on a three minute dry spell and UF is up by 27.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

No. 2 Florida had no problem at all with Oklahoma, beating the Sooners 85-63 to improve to 23-3 (10-3) on the season. Walter Clayton Jr. had 18 points to lead five Gators in double-digit scoring.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892032723104985400

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892026918825767335

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892033862722605218

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892029695719248219