No. 5 Florida vs No. 7 Alabama Game Thread

[Mark Wheeler]

No. 5 Florida travels to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 7 Alabama at 7:00 p.m. in a game being played on ESPN2.

Luke Adragna will be providing updates and observations.

LIVE STATS
PREGAME NOTES

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1897298332437098976

 

[Mark Wheeler]

According to ESPN Analytics, No. 7 Alabama is the home favorite over No. 5 Florida this evening.

 

[Luke Adragna]

Walter Clayton gets the first bucket of the game on a soft touch floater.

 

[Luke Adragna]

We’ll have to see how Micah’s minutes pan out again this game. Last contest, Rueben had fewer than 7 minutes and Handlogten is already in the game.

 

[Ryan Friedwald]

You can NOT let this game slip away in the first half.

 

[Luke Adragna]

Good lord. That shot attempt by Alijah was off the mark.

 

[Ryan Friedwald]

Drive. Dish. Score.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida is up by four with eight minutes remaining in the half.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 7:43

UF 27
AL 23

Florida has landed its last three shots. Meanwhile, Alabama is just one of its last seven. Clayton leads Florida with 8 points on 3-7 shooting.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Condon has nine points in nine minutes.

 

[Ryan Friedwald]

Walter... let's not get cute.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 6:06

Alijah Martin to the locker room. This is not good.

 

[Ryan Friedwald]

Florida obtained its largest lead when they drove to the rim. They keep missing from three.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 4:26

What a transition. Block leading to fastbreak slam from Will Richard.

 

[Luke Adragna]

H1 - 4:11

UF 31
ALA 31

Marc Sears is having himself a game so far. Four for six shooting with 11 points. On the other side of the court, Rueben Chinyelu is already halfway to a double-double with 8 points and five rebounds.

 

[Ryan Friedwald]

Mark Sears just blew up the arena. A very obvious timeout by Golden.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

No. 5 Florida and No. 7 Alabama are in a close one in Tuscaloosa, with the Gators up 41-40 at the half. Walter Clayton Jr. (10 points) and Alex Condon (12 points) lead UF in scoring.

 

[Luke Adragna]

Walter Clayton is without a three at the half, meaning his 51-game three point streak is on the line.

Right now he has 10 points on 4-10 shooting with three misses from beyond the perimeter.

 

[Ryan Friedwald]

Buckle up. This game is about to be a roller coaster of emotions.